Tag: WFP
UN Reports: Gaza Has Been Unable To Recieve Food For Eleven Days, One Million People In Risk For Food Insecurity
Haq emphasized that humanitarian organizations are responding “to the best of their abilities,” but aid levels are at their lowest in months. Related: Death Toll Rises to 42,126 Palestinians in Gaza Due to Ongoing Israeli Attacks The United Nations reported that the World Food Programme (WFP) has been unable to deliver food to Gaza since […]
October 11, 2024
S. Sudan: WFP for 248 Mln USD for Disaster Response
According to the early warnings issued by WFP and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on acute food insecurity outlook from June to October, South Sudan is one of the 18 hunger hotspots globally where food security is deteriorating. On Tuesday, the World Food Program (WFP) said it needs 248 million U.S. […]
July 31, 2024
Gaza Strip: UN Agencies Forced to Cut Food Deliveries
The UN estimates that nine out of 10 Palestinians have been forced to leave their homes. Israeli orders to leave areas often classified as “safe” led to massive displacements at least once a month.
July 18, 2024
Gaza Strip: UN Warns of Food, Water and Health Crisis
The agency said that access to emergency medical care is also a challenge for the population.
July 15, 2024
Gaza Authorities Warn Territory Is Heading for Famine
Carl Skau, Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme, expressed concern that the same catastrophic levels of hunger previously recorded in the northern areas could soon be reached in the southern Gaza Strip.
June 18, 2024
Africa: Drought Threatens to Spread Food Insecurity
On Thursday, the impact of the El Niño-induced drought is threatening millions of people with food insecurity following heavy crop losses in Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) said. Related: Sudan: Situation Worsened in El Fasher Countries such as Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi have declared states of disaster after predicting the loss of 40 to […]
May 23, 2024
WFP: Gaza Humanitarian Operations Are About to Collapse
The World Food Programme (WFP) warned that humanitarian operations in Gaza “are about to collapse”, after suspending food distributions in Rafah, south of the territory. RELATED: UNICEF Worries About Haitian Health System Collapse According to an information note on the portal of the United Nations (UN), the agency detailed that at the moment it “tries […]
May 22, 2024
UN Stops Food Distribution in Rafah
“Food distributions in Rafah, in southern Gaza, are currently suspended due to lack of supplies and insecurity,” announced the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (Unrwa), in its X account. RELATED: Israel Prevents Associated Press From Transmitting Gaza Images The organization denounced on the social network itself that as a result […]
May 21, 2024
East Africa: WFP for 523 Mln USD for Humanitarian Response
On Friday, the UN World Food Program (WFP) said it requires 523 million U.S. dollars for its humanitarian response in East Africa. Related: World Food Programme Suspends Humanitarian Aid in Rafah WFP said the money will be used for relief, nutrition support for vulnerable local people and service provision in Burundi, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and […]
May 17, 2024
World Food Programme Suspends Humanitarian Aid in Rafah
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced the suspension of food aid distributions in the Rafah area, south of the Gaza Strip in Palestine, following the depletion of its reserves in that enclave. RELATED: Zionist Settlers Criminally Terrorize West Bank Population WFP’s decision comes amid a very tense situation in Gaza, as according to […]