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Pakistan, Afghanistan among global food shortage 'hotspots': Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Warnings on Pakistan and Afghanistan have been issued in a report jointly published by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
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India strengthens soft power in Afghanistan, sidelining Pakistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A spokesman of the United Nations World Food Programme recently informed that an Indian donation of 20,000 metric tonnes of wheat is scheduled to arrive in Afghanistan in the coming months.
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Pakistan a 'very high concern' area in food insecurity: UN report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
It observes that, in the midst of the present global economic slump, rising state debt has aggravated Pakistan's protracted financial crisis.
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UN's World Food Programme resumes operation in war-torn Sudan
Updated : 2 years, 10 months 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 : 2 years, 10 months 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 : 2 years, 10 months 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 : 2 years, 10 months 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 : 2 years, 11 months 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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India, World Food Programme sign MoU during Global Millets Conference
Updated : 2 years, 12 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, 1 month 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, 4 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, 4 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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