WFP hopes to resume some Ethiopia food aid distribution by July
The UN World Food Programme hopes to resume some food aid distribution in Ethiopia as soon as next
Congo sentences six to life in prison for Italian envoy’s death
A Democratic Republic of Congo military court sentenced six men to life in prison on Friday over the
Syria facing food crisis following devastating earthquake
The World Food Programme says it requires 450 million dollars just to maintain its emergency food
WFP to allocate $5.4 bln for Lebanon over 3 years, caretaker PM says
The World Food Programme has agreed to allocate $5.4 billion in aid for Lebanon over the next three
WFP plans food relief for 3.8 million Zimbabweans
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is planning a food relief programme targetting 3.8
Food insecurity becoming more prevalent in African countries, according African Union
The African Union Peace and Security Council says it is concerned about the increase in food
World Food Programme temporarily suspends evacuation flights from Mozambique
The World Food Programme has temporarily suspended evacuation flights from the town of Palma in
WFP to procure 200 000 tonnes of wheat for Sudan in 2021
The World Food Programme will procure 200 000 tonnes of wheat for Sudan in 2021, in the second year
UN food agency wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize
The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday
Insurgency in Mozambique threatens food security: World Food Programme
Worsening violence by militants with links to Islamic State in northern Mozambique are causing
Somalia sets up disaster warning centre to battle floods and locusts
At a government building in a former United Nations compound in Mogadishu, Khadar Sheikh Mohamed
Zimbabwe grain deficit seen widening to 1.17 million tonnes
Zimbabwe’s grain deficit is expected to widen to 1.17 million tonnes this year despite a small
Global hunger could double due to COVID-19 blow: UN
The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due
Millions face hunger as African cities impose coronavirus lockdowns
Shehu Isah Daiyanu Dumus has run out of cash and says he only has a few handfuls of cassava flour
Famine stalks millions in South Sudan after droughts, floods
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned of a potential famine in South Sudan in the
Jihadist violence putting ‘generation at risk’ in Africa’s Sahel: WFP
Jihadist violence in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso has forced nearly 1 million people to flee their
South Korea approves $8 million in aid for hungry North
The $8 million donation to North Korea will be made through the UN as President Moon Jae-in seeks to
Lesotho faces acute food shortages
Lesotho is facing acute food shortages. It’s estimated about half a million people are facing hunger
Aid groups suspend activities to Syria’s embattled northwest
UN-linked aid groups have suspended activities in parts of violence-plagued northwest Syria, where
Toll from cyclone-hit southern Africa surges
Cyclone Idai smashed into the coast of central Mozambique last Friday, unleashing hurricane-force