COVID-19: Major relief airlift reaches ‘most vulnerable’ African nations
The World Food Program (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have dispatched aboard an Ethiopian Airlines charter one million facemasks, along with gloves, goggles, […]
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UN announces unprecedented levels of hunger in southern Africa
The United Nations World Food Program on Thursday announced that a record 45 million people in the 16-nation Southern African Development Community faced growing hunger. […]
Over $330 million needed to cope with ‘worst-ever’ hunger crisis in Zimbabwe – WFP
With Zimbabwe now experiencing its “worst-ever hunger crisis”, the UN food relief agency has revised its humanitarian appeal to step up food assistance to people […]
Vital UN Air Service risks being grounded in CAR due to funding shortages
The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) that enables aid workers to deploy to reach tens of thousands of people in need in the Central […]
WFP driver killed in Democratic Republic of Congo
The World Food Program is deeply saddened by the killing on Monday of a staff member in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Richard Kasimba, […]
UN seeks $80 million to support refugees in Ethiopia
Two United Nations humanitarian agencies are jointly seeking $80 million to provide food assistance to refugees in Ethiopia, which hosts the second largest number of […]
WFP, Cameroonian gov’t launch two-year strategic plan to end hunger
The World Food Program (WFP) and the Cameroonian government will launch a two-year Country Strategic Plan in January, aiming to improve household food security in […]
Kenya: WFP cuts food rations for over 400.000 refugees by 30%
The U.N. World Food Program on Monday announced that it will cut food rations by 30 percent for more than 400,000 refugees living in camps […]
Sierra Leone: mass burial begins, 600 still missing
A seven-day national mourning commenced in Sierra Leone on Wednesday as the West African nation starts burying hundreds of victims of the mudslide that swept […]
UN agencies ring alarm bell over hunger-affected South Sudan
South Sudan has declared famine in some parts of the country as half of the population is facing unprecedented levels of food insecurity. The country […]