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Pakistan: Severe Acute Malnutrition among infants stand at 14 pc
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The French government has donated EUR 3.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) in support of the ongoing flood response for Pakistani women and children suffering from life-threatening malnutrition.
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Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage 'hotspots': Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Warnings on Pakistan and Afghanistan have been issued in a report jointly published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
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Afghanistan facing high levels of "acute" food insecurity, says FAO senior
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As Afghanistan humanitarian crisis continues to remain a concern for the global community, Maximo Torero, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s senior economist said that the population of the war-torn country is currently "facing high levels of acute food insecurity, not only in mag
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UN's World Food Programme resumes operation in war-torn Sudan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
WFP had paused its life-saving activities after three staff were killed in North Darfur on 15 April, the first day of clashes between the Sudanese army and the rival Rapid Security Forces (RSF). After a few weeks of the incident, WFP resumed its operation.
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Banning women's education a very serious issue for Afghanistan, says forme
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Banning females from attaining education is a very serious issue for Afghanistan and the children of our country, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai said in a statement to a Canada-based news organisation, reported Khaama Press on Tuesday.
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India, World Food Programme sign MoU during Global Millets Conference
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, on Sunday, lauded the work of WFP in promoting food self-sufficiency and supporting governmental and global efforts to ensure long-term solutions to the challenge of hunger.
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Amid food shortage, over 3 million Afghan children face acute malnutrition
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid reeling economic crisis and political turmoil, the sufferings of Afghan children have gone worse as the World Food Programme underlined that an estimated amount of 875,000 children are expected to suffer from severe acute malnutrition in 2023 in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported on Friday.
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EU contributes 50 million euros to World Food Programme for Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Having struggled through a year of unprecedented economic hardship and environmental disasters like earthquakes and flooding, the people of Afghanistan are less prepared than ever to weather another harsh winter.
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Afghans' lives have become "unbearably hard" due to rise in poverty: WFP
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Since Taliban seized power in Afghanistan after withdrawal of US troops, the country has witnessed a surge in poverty, unemployment and extreme food insecurity. Moreover, the economic crisis wiped out jobs, salaries and livelihoods across Afghanistan.
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World Food Programme to help 15 million Afghans overcome food crisis till
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI): Amid the ongoing food insecurity in Afghanistan, the World Food Programme (WFP) is set to provide more than 15 million Afghans with food assistance every month till March 2023.
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World Food Program, UN express concern over food insecurity, economic cris
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan condemned the ongoing economic crisis in Afghanistan as people in the country are on the brink of starvation and facing pove
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Sri Lanka's economic situation continues to deteriorate, inflation rate sp
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): The economic situation has continued to deteriorate in Sri Lanka, with the headline inflation rate spiking to another record high in July, World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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