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WFP says 7.4 million people food insecure in south Ethiopia amid severe dr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Severe drought has caused 7.4 million people to be food insecure in southern and south-eastern Ethiopia, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned.
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Naveen Patnaik to share Odisha's food security model at WFP in Rome
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 18 (ANI): A delegation led by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is scheduled to visit the World Food Programme (WFP) headquarters in Rome next week to share Odisha's "transformational journey" in food security and disaster management.
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After seven years, outcome expected at WTO; India plays key role
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 16 (ANI): In a major breakthrough, an outcome is expected at the ongoing 12th WTO Ministerial Conference on some key negotiation issues including those relating to World Food Programme (WFP) and e-commerce, sources said.
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Afghanistan enters list of global hunger hotspots that need humanitarian a
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], June 7 (ANI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) are issuing an early warning alert for urgent humanitarian action in 20 hunger hotspots, including Afghanistan, where hunger is expected to worsen from June to September 2022
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Amid food security concerns, India may not agree to exemption to WFP purch
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): India may not agree to exemptions for World Food Programme (WFP) at World Trade Organization's 12th ministerial conference scheduled to be held in Geneva from June 12 to 15, sources told ANI.
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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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India donates 10,000 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan under new agreement wi
Updated : 3 years, 11 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, 11 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 : 3 years, 11 months 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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Calling changemakers to identify solutions on malnutrition and hunger in I
Updated : 4 years 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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WFP needs USD 2.6 billion to address humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 2 (ANI): World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday announced that it needs urgent funding of USD 2.6 billion to boost operations for 8.7 million starving Afghans as the freezing winter is deteriorating the situation.
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WFP, Odisha to work together for resilient food security, women empowermen
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], January 23 (ANI): United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) hoisted a multi-stakeholder interactive and consultation session on food security in Odisha on digital mode, in which more than 80 policymakers, government actors, NGO partners, academicians, and
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