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Food insecurity increases Pakistan's woes
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad, [Pakistan], November 29 (ANI): Pakistan has failed to lift itself out of poverty with the Global Hunger Index (GHI) ranking it 92nd out of 116 nations and with a score of 24.7. The country's level of hunger is categorised as 'serious'.
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9.4 million people 'living their worst nightmare' in northern Ethiopia due
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], November 27 (ANI) The number of people in need of humanitarian food assistance across northern Ethiopia has spiked as a direct result of ongoing conflict, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday.
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Ethiopia: Mass arbitrary arrests target Tigrayans, says UN rights office
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): Over the past week, mass arrests of people reportedly of Tigrayan origin have continued in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and elsewhere, the UN rights office said on Tuesday.
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UN backs plans to ensure regular, healthy school meals for every child in
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 17 (ANI): Following pandemic-driven school closures, five UN agencies threw their strong support behind an international coalition to improve the nutrition, health and education of school-age children around the world.
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24 million Afghans facing acute hunger crisis: World Food Program
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 16 (ANI): At least 24 million Afghans are facing an acute hunger crisis in Afghanistan as the country suffers a combination of drought and economic meltdown.
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Pakistan likely to allow transportation of Indian wheat to Afghanistan thr
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 13 (ANI): Pakistan would 'favourably' consider the request by the Taliban regime for transporting wheat offered by India through the country on an "exceptional basis" for humanitarian purposes, said Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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WFP urges global communities to provide humanitarian assistance to Afghani
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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Afghanistan facing worst humanitarian crisis on earth: UN
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], November 9 (ANI): Director of United Nations World Food Programme David Beasley has called the looming humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan "the worst crisis" on earth, local media reported citing his interview with a broadcasting company.
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Taliban discuss Afghanistan situation with UN Food Programme chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 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, 6 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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US military withdrawal from Afghanistan should not mean diplomatic disenga
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], November 7 (ANI): With the humanitarian situation continuing to worsen in Afghanistan, several experts and UN agencies have called on the international community to step up its efforts to curtail the crisis.
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Amid economic turmoil, WFP distributes cash to poor Afghans in Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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