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WFP delivers aid to more than 17 million Afghans

Published on: May 17, 2022
14:50

By: Ana Luisa Brown

Kabul, May 17 (Prensa Latina) The World Food Program (WFP) announced Tuesday in this capital that it provided food assistance, nutrition and other support to 17.5 million Afghans.

WFP aid to Ethiopia considered insufficient

Published on: April 13, 2022
14:13

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Addis Ababa, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) Ethiopia hosts more than 837,000 refugees and until today the support of the World Food Program (WFP) to migrants is insufficient due to funding problems, the United Nations organization itself announced.

Yemeni government and WFP seek to mitigate humanitarian crisis

Published on: March 22, 2022
11:00

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Aden, Yemen, Mar 22 (Prensa Latina) Yemeni government and World Food Program (WFP) agreed here to increase collaboration in order to mitigate the serious humanitarian crisis that the country is facing due to the war.

UN bodies warn Yemen facing outright catastrophe over rising hunger

Published on: March 14, 2022
19:19

By: Pavel López Lazo

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

By: Pavel López Lazo

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

By: Erich Tellez Corrales

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

By: Luis Linares Petrov

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

By: Pavel López Lazo

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

By: Pavel López Lazo

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

By: Prensa Latina

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.

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