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Half of Afghanistan's population facing acute hunger: WFP
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 11 (ANI): The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday said that record levels of hunger persist in Afghanistan.
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UN World Food Program delegation visits Amritsar to see India's wheat assi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], May 5 (ANI): A delegation of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) visited Amritsar, Punjab to understand the process of procurement, testing and transportation of wheat from India to Afghanistan.
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Tajikistan President wants increase in humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 10 (ANI): Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has met with the EU special representative for Afghanistan Tomas Niklasson and emphasized the need for an increase in humanitarian aid to the people of Afghanistan, Afghan media reported citing Tajikistan President's of
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UN expresses concern over economic situation of Afghan people
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 6 (ANI): Expressing concern over the abject economic situation of the Afghan people post-Taliban came to power, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said that millions of people in the country are facing economic challenges.
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India donates 10,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan under new agreement wi
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): India has signed the second agreement with the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) under which it will donate another 10,000 metric tons of wheat to Afghanistan.
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WFP delivers food aid to over 1 million people in Ukraine, seeks USD 590 m
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], March 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday that it has delivered food aid to 1 million people in Ukraine and requested an additional USD 590 million in funding to expand the assistance.
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Russia-Ukraine war may trigger food, fuel price hike in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 20 (ANI): As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that the ongoing conflicts between both countries will cause a hike in the prices of food items and fuels in Afghanistan.
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Afghan authority claims foreign institutions presenting false statistics a
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 16 (ANI): Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) has claimed that certain foreign institutions were misleading the world by presenting false statistics about humanitarian aid and embezzling tens of millions of dollars in the name of Afgh
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3.5 million Afghan children need nutritious treatment: WFP
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 14 (ANI): United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has expressed concern over children's situation in Afghanistan and said that 3.5 million Afghan children currently need nutritious treatment in the country.
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Funds are running dry in Afghanistan but economic crisis continues, says U
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 7 (ANI): Underlining the need for more humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan, the food-assistance branch of the United Nations, has once again raised concern about the growing multifold crisis in the country.
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Calling changemakers to identify solutions on malnutrition and hunger in I
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Cargill, the Centre for Responsible Business (CRB) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in India are proud to announce the Nutrition Innovation Mini Challenge as part of the 'PoshanPehal aur Pragati' project, for improving
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Afghan truck drivers praise India for sending humanitarian aid to Afghanis
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): Afghan truckers who came to Attari integrated check-post (ICP) to carry the first consignment of humanitarian aid of 50,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan praised India for the kind gesture.
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