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US suspends assistance operations in Afghanistan's Ghor
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Speaking to reporters in Washington D.C., the US State Department's Spokesman Mathew Miller also said that the World Food Program halted distribution in two districts of Ghazni province from January to April when local officials attempted to interfere in distribution.
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UN's World Food Programme resumes operation in war-torn Sudan
Updated : 3 years 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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World Food Programme vows to continue to provide humanitarian aid in Afgha
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Head of the UN World Food Programme in Afghanistan, Hsiao-Wei Lee, stated on Thursday in Berlin, Germany, that the organization had no plans to leave the country.
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Amid humanitarian crisis, UN's World Food Program vows to remain in Afghan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Hsiao-Wei Lee, the head of the UN World Food Programme in Afghanistan, stated on Thursday this week in Berlin, Germany, that the organization had no plans to leave the country, as the people of Afghanistan continue to live miserably.
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Unprecedented shortage of wheat may lead to anarchy in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Pakistani media is filled with tragic stories of chaos and stampedes in markets coming from several areas covering all the provinces. As per a recent report in the prominent Pakistani newspaper 'The Express Tribune', thousands flock to the markets and spend hours every day for the subsid
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World Food Programme halts aid operations in Sudan after 3 staff killed in
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a statement, Executive Director of the UN agency Cindy McCain, on Sunday, said that all the operations in Sudan have been suspended, pending a review of the evolving security situation.
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Heavy rains, flash floods affected 645 families in Afghanistan: UN
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said due to the recent heavy rains and flash floods in seven provinces, at least 645 families have been affected.
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Nine million people in Afghanistan on verge of facing acute starvation: UN
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Beasley wrote on Twitter that the world cannot turn its back on the Afghan people in this hour of unprecedented crisis, and donor countries and aid organizations should generously contribute to help the people of Afghanistan during these difficult times, according to Khaama Press.
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India, World Food Programme sign MoU during Global Millets Conference
Updated : 3 years, 2 months 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, 3 months 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, 6 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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United Kingdom donates USD 28 million to Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
The United Kingdom donated around USD 28 million in emergency funds ahead of winter in Afghanistan amid the country's fragile economy.
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