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UN bodies warn Yemen facing outright catastrophe over rising hunger

Published on: March 14, 2022
19:19

United Nations, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Yemen’s already dire hunger crisis is teetering on the edge of outright catastrophe, UN agency chiefs said on Monday, as new data analysis from the war-ravaged country indicated potentially record food insecurity.

WFP warns of food crisis in Yemen

Published on: February 25, 2022
17:29

Aden, Yemen, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) was forced to cut its monthly food assistance just to 8 million Yemenis of the 13 million due to the lack of funds, WFP Executive Director David Beasley warned Friday.

Importance of WFP’s shipments to Cuba highlighted in Panama

Published on: February 24, 2022
00:30

Panama, Feb 24 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) on Wednesday highlighted the importance of humanitarian aid shipments to Cuba to fight Covid-19.

WFP calls for urgent funding for millions of hungry Afghans

Published on: February 1, 2022
14:36

Kabul, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) requested urgent funding to boost aid operations for 8.7 million hungry Afghans.

UN concerns over WFP warehouses looting in Darfur

Published on: December 30, 2021
17:03

United Nations, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) UN authorities are deeply concerned about looting of three warehouses of the World Food Program (WFP) in El Fashar, North Darfur, the UN Secretary-General's spokesman reported Thursday.

WFP forced to cut food assistance in Yemen

Published on: December 22, 2021
19:41

United Nations, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) warned on Wednesday that it is running out of funds to continue providing food assistance to 13 million people in Yemen, the deputy spokesman for the UN Secretary General Farhan Haq said.

WFP urges greater efforts to fight hunger, climate crisis

Published on: October 15, 2021
18:34

Havana, Oct 15 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) on Friday urged all nations on World Food Day to redouble their efforts to tackle hunger and climate crisis.

UN representative Haysom highlights peace process in South Sudan

Published on: September 16, 2021
07:19

United Nations, Sep 16 (Prensa Latina) Nicholas Haysom, UN Special Representative and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday said that while significant challenges continue for the peace process in South Sudan, some progress has also been made.

WFP delivers food to over 1 million people in Tigray

Published on: August 11, 2021
07:26

United Nations, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) delivered food to over a million people in the north-west and parts of southern Tigray in June and July under the second round of distributions, despite numerous challenges.

FAO, WFP warn about obstacles to food assistance

Published on: August 3, 2021
07:21

United Nations, Aug 3 (Prensa Latina) Efforts to fight a global surge in acute food insecurity are being stymied in several countries by fighting and blockades that cut off life-saving aid to families on the brink of famine, warn the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Program (WFP) in a new report issued today.

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