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Crisis of incredible proportions unfolding in Afghanistan, 14 million faci
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], August 26 (ANI): A crisis of incredible proportions is unfolding in Afghanistan as conflict, combined with drought and COVID-19, is pushing Afghans into a humanitarian "catastrophe", said the UN food relief agency on Wednesday.
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UK donates extra USD 1mln WFP for family nutrition support program in Nepa
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it had received an additional 788,000 pounds (USD 1 million) from the British government toward nutritional support of 100,000 Nepalese mothers and children during the monsoon season
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World Food Programme warns of growing hunger in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Afghan people are facing hunger in the war-torn country.
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World Food Programme warns of growing hunger in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 7 (ANI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said a massive wave of COVID-19 infections currently surging throughout Myanmar is compounding hunger, as families struggle amid job losses, rising food and fuel prices, political unrest, violence an
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Italian FM calls for ensuring humanitarian access to crisis zones
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], July 1 (ANI/Xinhua): Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Wednesday called on developed countries to take steps to ensure humanitarian access to crisis zones.
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Had productive talks on supporting vulnerable societies: Jaishankar after
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brindisi [Itlay], June 30 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday thanked the UN World Food Programme's Executive Director, David Beasley for co-hosting the Ministerial in Italy stating that discussions between India and the world body to support vulnerable societies globa
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Odisha govt joins hands with UN WFP to empower, support women through SHGs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar [India], June 24 (ANI): The government of Odisha and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have joined hands to improve household food and nutritional security by strengthening livelihood initiatives, reaching thousands of state-supported Women's Self-Help G
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3.4 mn people in Myanmar will suffer from hunger within 6 months, warns Wo
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 23 (ANI): Within the next six months, 3.4 million people will go hungry, over and above the 2.8 million people considered to be food insecure in Myanmar before the military takeover, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
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UN warns famine will soar in Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, 17 more countries in
Updated : 5 years ago IST
New York [US], March 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Acute food insecurity will likely deteriorate over the next couple of months in 20 countries, including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Venezuela, and African countries, the World Food Program (WFP) said in a new report on Tuesday.
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12.4 million people in Syria face food insecurity in 2021
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 18 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Food Program (WFP) said in a press release on Thursday that an additional 4.5 million Syrians have become food insecure over the past year, bringing the total number of people on the brink of hunger to a record 12.4 million.
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Sonam Kapoor Ahuja joins hands with UN World Food Programme 'to end hunger
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja joined hands with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to make people aware about the hunger programmes across the globe.
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FAO, IFAD and WFP stressed on building resilient food systems on World Foo
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Against the backdrop of the Coronavirus pandemic that has challenged lives, livelihoods and economics, the three UN food agencies called for an unprecedented response by way of collaboration and partnership to continue the fight against food an
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