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New report reveals the intensity of food crisis on ‘hunger hotspots’, as famine looms in the Horn of Africa
The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food...
U.N Emergency Relief warns Security Council that ‘tsunami of hunger’ could trigger multiple conflict-induced famines
United Nations (U.N) Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths has recalled previous warnings over the...
Massive fuel heist puts WFP humanitarian operations in Ethiopia’s Tigray region at risk
The plunder of over half a million tonnes of fuel from the World Food Programme (WFP) in Ethiopia’s Tigray...
UN-WFP scales up assistance as historic drought raises famine threat in the Horn of Africa region
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is expanding assistance in the Horn of Africa as levels of hunger soar...
First WFP vessel leaves Ukraine, boosting efforts to get food supplies to people threatened by famine
The first maritime shipment of Ukrainian wheat grain for humanitarian operations run by the UN World Food Programme (WFP)...