World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
The UN World Food Programme (WFP), which provides lifesaving food assistance to millions across the world has been awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize. The announcement was made by Berit Reiss-Andersen,...
View ArticleIOM warns of drought and famine after a relatively dry winter
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has warned that Afghanistan could face drought and famine this year and that 17 million people could be at risk of facing hunger. Nick Bishop, an...
View ArticleElon Musk pledges $6 billion if UN can say how it will spend money
Elon Musk says he will sell Tesla shares and give $6 billion to the United Nations to help ‘solve world hunger’ if the UN can say how his money will be spent. “If WFP can describe on this Twitter...
View ArticleWFP survey finds about 98% of Afghans not getting enough food
Almost all Afghans do not have enough to eat and a failing economy could tip Afghanistan’s increasingly dire situation under Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) rule into catastrophe next year, the...
View ArticleHunger and poverty surge in Afghanistan as drought persists
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has called for increased global support to stem spiraling hunger in Afghanistan as one of the world’s worst humanitarian...
View ArticleIndia’s Jaishankar discusses Afghanistan, urges SCO to stop hunger crisis
India’s external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday discussed the crisis in Afghanistan and said the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) must help combat the hunger crisis in the country....
View ArticleNine out of ten people in Afghanistan face a lack of food: WFP
The World Food Program (WFP) says it has helped more than 19 million people in Afghanistan since the beginning of this year. According to WFP it helps people across Afghanistan every day. The World...
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View ArticleNumber of Afghans facing severe hunger now 6.6 million: report
The number of people facing severe levels of hunger in Afghanistan has increased to 6.6 million, Save the Children said in a report released Thursday. In 2019, the number of Afghans with severe levels...
View ArticleMalnutrition rates in Afghanistan at record high, WFP warns
Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan have reached record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday. “Half of Afghanistan...
View ArticleUnited Nations: Afghanistan is one of the 7 hungry countries in the world
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s report on food crises, Afghanistan is among the seven countries whose citizens are facing acute poverty and hunger. The report...
View ArticleUN food agency cuts rations to 2 million Afghans as funds dry up
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) had to cut rations to another two million Afghans this month and is warning of a “catastrophic” winter if funding runs out with little food for remote communities in...
View ArticleAbout 6.5 million children in Afghanistan will ‘face crisis levels of hunger’...
An estimated 6.5 million children in Afghanistan – or nearly three out of ten – will face crisis or emergency levels of hunger this year as the country feels the immediate impacts of floods, the long...
View Article2,500 tons of pulses distributed in Afghanistan last year: WFP
The World Food Program (WFP) said it distributed 2,500 metric tons of pulses across Afghanistan last year with support from the European Union, Germany, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United...
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