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WFP urges global communities to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 12 (ANI): Following the Taliban takeover and deteriorating economy, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) urged global communities to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.
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Taliban discuss Afghanistan situation with UN Food Programme chief
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 8 (ANI): The Taliban's interim government's Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi met with David Beasley, the Chief of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Kabul and discussed the Afghanistan situation, Sputnik reported citing Taliban spokesperson
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UN warns 3 million more now 'teetering on the edge of famine'
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 8 (ANI): The UN World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Monday that the number of people teetering on the edge of famine in 43 countries, has risen to 45 million as acute hunger spikes around the world.
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Amid economic turmoil, WFP distributes cash to poor Afghans in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 5 (ANI): The World Food Program (WFP) started distributing cash to poor families, with each receiving 3,500 Afghanis (approx. 33 US dollars) per month in Afghanistan after the Taliban came into power, Afghanistan's economy has rapidly declined and poverty and hu
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Madagascar reports 'pockets of famine', risks grow for children: WFP
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [US], November 3 (ANI): "Pockets of famine" have now been reported in Southern Madagascar, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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Displaced families in northeast Nigeria 'knocking on door of starvation':
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Abuja [Nigeria], October 16 (ANI): Displaced families in Nigeria's northeast are "knocking on the door of starvation", the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
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Afghan economy on verge of collapse under Taliban: WFP Official
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 7 (ANI/Sputnik): The economic situation in post-war Afghanistan under the Taliban government continues to deteriorate, Mary-Ellen McGroarty, country director at World Food Programme (WFP) in Kabul, said on Wednesday.
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Job losses, soaring prices creating new class of hungry in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 24 (ANI): Job losses, lack of cash and soaring prices are creating a new class of hungry in Afghanistan, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned on Thursday.
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First humanitarian flight to Kabul marks 'turning point' in crisis: WFP
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 15 (ANI): The return of humanitarian flights to Kabul since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a turning point in the crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
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South Sudan: Cash shortage triggers food suspensions for 100,000 displaced
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 14 (ANI): The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday that beginning next month, funding shortages will force it to suspend life-saving food assistance for more than 100,000 displaced people in parts of South Sudan until the start of 2022.
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Political uncertainty may force 500,000 Afghans to leave country in next 4
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 29 (ANI): Due to political uncertainty following the collapse of the former government to the Taliban, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday estimated that 500,000 Afghans will leave the country in the next four months.
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India at UNSC: Ethiopia needs all support from international community
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [UN], August 27 (ANI): India on Thursday (local time) said that Ethiopia needs all the support it can get from the international community amid the Tigray crisis.
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