WFP

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.

World Food Program begins activities in Venezuela

Published on: July 2, 2021
12:21

Caracas, Jul 2 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) delivered the first supplies of the school food program for vulnerable children and education personnel in Venezuela on Friday.

WFP says communities on verge of starvation in Madagascar

Published on: June 26, 2021
11:43

Antananarivo, Jun 26 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director David Beasley called on the world to react to the invisible crisis in southern Madagascar today, where entire communities are on the verge of starvation, with women and children walking for hours to reach food after the worst drought in four decades devastated the south of the island.

WFP executive director welcomes Cuban ambassador

Published on: June 9, 2021
14:11

Rome, Jun 9 (Prensa Latina) The executive director of the World Food Program (WFP), David Beasly, received the Cuban ambassador and Permanent representative at the United Nations agency, Jose Carlos Rodriguez, the Cuban Embassy informed on Wednesday.

WFP, China finishes off food assistance in Dominican Republic

Published on: May 20, 2021
09:25

Santo Domingo, May 20 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) and China have successfully finished off a food and nutritional assistance project in Dominican border provinces, both parties reported.

WFP fears food deficit and price rise in Gaza

Published on: May 17, 2021
15:50

Ramallah, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) is helping more than 51,000 citizens in the Gaza Strip, where it fears a worsening of the humanitarian crisis, the United Nations agency reported on Monday.

NEWS