World Food Programme
80% of Yemen Children In Need of Immediate Aid
A vicious combination of war, cholera and hunger has left 80 percent of Yemeni children in desperate need of aid, the...
Top UN Delegation Visits Crisis-Hit Yemen
A high-level UN delegation arrived in Yemen on Monday, a UN source said, to visit areas held by both the government and...
WFP Expands Food Aid Deliveries In Syria’s Raqa
The UN's World Food Programme announced Wednesday it has resumed aid deliveries in parts of Syria's Raqa province for...
UN Urges Aid To Avert Cholera-Induced Famine In Yemen
International donors must step up to prevent a cholera epidemic in war-torn Yemen from producing full-blown famine...
Yemen Cholera Outbreak Tops 300,000 Suspected Cases
A cholera outbreak in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 suspected cases, the Red Cross said Monday as the war-torn...
UN Refugee Cash Card Scheme Boosts Lebanese Grocers
In three years, Lebanese grocer Ali Khiami hired six staff, invested in property and funded his children's university...
Yemen Cholera Outbreak Shows Signs of Slowing
A cholera outbreak in Yemen, which has claimed 1,400 lives in two months, shows tentative signs of slowing as fatality...
WFP Chief Urges EU To Step Up Funds For Africa Famine
The UN food agency's director urged the European Union on Monday to help raise the $1 billion needed over the next few...
Yemen Cholera Cases Could Pass 300,000 By September
A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen could infect more than 300,000 people by the end of August, up from nearly...
AU Is Committed To Keeping Food Safe – Commissioner Sacko
The African Union Commission has reiterated its commitment to working with the World Food Programme (WFP) in enhancing...
Israeli and International Groups Warn of Looming Gaza Disaster
Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a "total collapse" in Gaza if Israel goes ahead...
Israeli and International Groups Warn of Looming Gaza Disaster
Israeli and international NGOS joined the UN on Wednesday in warning of a "total collapse" in Gaza if Israel goes ahead...
Ethiopia’s Emergency Food Aid To Run Out Next Month
Ethiopia will run out of emergency food aid for 7.8 million people affected by drought at the end of this month, the UN...
Planting For Food & Jobs Commitment Fee Scaring Farmers
The Centre for Agricultural Policy and Analysis (CAPMA) believes farmers are being scared away from enrolling on the...
IS Shelling Kills 14 Civilians In East Syria City
Fourteen civilians were killed late Monday when Islamic State group jihadists shelled a government-controlled...
Canadian High Commissioner Cuts Sod For Agro-Processing Factory
The Canadian High Commissioner in Accra, Ms Heater Cameron, has cut the sod for the construction of an agro-processing...
WFP Scales Up Fight Against Malnutrition
The World Food Programme (WFP has launched a five-year integrated agriculture and nutrition project to assist prevent...
Funding Shortfall Hits Starving In NE Nigeria
Lack of funding is forcing aid agencies to cut feeding programmes for starving people in northeast Nigeria, the UN said...
UN Wants More Than $1bn To Help With South Sudan
Neighbouring countries are struggling to cope with the refugees crossing over from South Sudan UN aid agencies are...