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WFP official

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan receives a courtesy call from World Food Programme (WFP) Philippines country director Regis Chapman on...

UN sends emergency food aid for one million Lebanese

Rome, Italy—The World Food Programme (WFP) on Sunday said it had launched an emergency operation to provide meals for one million people affected by the...

Famine imminent in north Gaza, an ‘unprecedented’ crisis: UN

By Ella IDE Rome, Italy -- Half of Gazans are experiencing "catastrophic" hunger, with famine projected to hit the north of the territory by May...

UN concern over Hamas-Israel war impact on food supply

Rome, Italy - The UN's World Food Programme said Sunday it was "deeply concerned" about the impact of war between Israel and Hamas on...

In Ukraine’s Avdiivka, ‘hope is all we have’

Looking pale and exhausted, a dozen of the few remaining residents of Ukraine's frontline town of Avdiivka briefly come out of their shelters to...

UN ship arrives in Africa with grain for Ethiopia’s hungry

A UN-chartered ship loaded with 23,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat destined for millions of hungry people in Ethiopia docked in neighbouring Djibouti on Tuesday. The...

Sharp jump in number of people facing famine–UN

Rome—The UN’s food agency said Monday the number of people on the edge of famine in 43 countries had risen to 45 million, as...

US, EU pledge $600M in Yemen aid, but UN warns millions face hunger

United Nations—Donors led by the United States and European Union on Wednesday pledged another $600 million for Yemen, but the United Nations said that...

Humanitarian convoys reach Tigray region

Humanitarian convoys have begun to reach Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, a United Nations spokesman said Wednesday, after the area was cut off in early...

World Food Program wins Nobel Prize for anti-hunger efforts

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the World Food Programme on Friday for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea, with...

700,000 affected by South Sudan floods: UN

Some 700,000 people have already been affected by what seem set to become the worst floods in 60 years in South Sudan, the United...

Mass hunger fears as Mozambique insurgency hampers aid

Tens of thousands of people are being deprived of humanitarian aid in northern Mozambique as extremist militants intensify an Islamist insurgency, the UN agency...

Scramble to get relief supplies to Mozambique

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US government sends new aid package to Marawi

The United States government has extended a new package of humanitarian aid worth P100 million ($2 million) to boost food security in Marawi and...
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