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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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UK donates extra USD 1mln WFP for family nutrition support program in Nepa
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] August 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday that it had received an additional 788,000 pounds (USD 1 million) from the British government toward nutritional support of 100,000 Nepalese mothers and children during the monsoon season
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World Food Programme warns of growing hunger in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 16 (ANI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that Afghan people are facing hunger in the war-torn country.
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World Food Programme warns of growing hunger in Myanmar
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], August 7 (ANI): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday said a massive wave of COVID-19 infections currently surging throughout Myanmar is compounding hunger, as families struggle amid job losses, rising food and fuel prices, political unrest, violence an
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Had productive talks on supporting vulnerable societies: Jaishankar after
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brindisi [Itlay], June 30 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday thanked the UN World Food Programme's Executive Director, David Beasley for co-hosting the Ministerial in Italy stating that discussions between India and the world body to support vulnerable societies globa
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Odisha govt joins hands with UN WFP to empower, support women through SHGs
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar [India], June 24 (ANI): The government of Odisha and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have joined hands to improve household food and nutritional security by strengthening livelihood initiatives, reaching thousands of state-supported Women's Self-Help G
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3.4 mn people in Myanmar will suffer from hunger within 6 months, warns Wo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 23 (ANI): Within the next six months, 3.4 million people will go hungry, over and above the 2.8 million people considered to be food insecure in Myanmar before the military takeover, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
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Sonam Kapoor Ahuja joins hands with UN World Food Programme 'to end hunger
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 12 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja joined hands with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to make people aware about the hunger programmes across the globe.
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World Food Programme wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Stockholm [Sweden], October 9 (ANI): The World Food Programme (WFP) has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by the Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday.
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Panic buying amid COVID-19 can impact global food supply chain: WPF
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [USA], April 4 (ANI): The unfolding COVID-19 pandemic is so far having little impact on the global food supply chain but that could change for the worse if anxiety-driven panic by major food importers takes hold, the World Food Programme (WFP) has said.
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INS Trikand escorts World Food Programme ship
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): INS Trikand, a front-line warship of the Indian Navy, has provided escort to a UN-affiliated merchant ship transporting relief materials for the underprivileged in Africa under the World Food Programme (WFP) initiative.
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India contributes USD 1 mn for WFP's humanitarian activities in N Korea
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], Nov 5 (ANI): As North Korea faces chronic food shortage, India has contributed USD 1 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) for its humanitarian activities in Pyongyang, the UN agency's monthly report said on Tuesday.
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