UN Food Agency Cuts Rations to 2 Million Afghans As Funds Dry Up

The UN World Food Program (WFP) had to cut rations to another 2 million Afghans this month and is warning of a “catastrophic” winter if funding runs out with little food for remote communities in place, the agency’s country director said.

UN says forced to cut Yemen rations, compounding food crisis

More than four million Yemenis will receive less food assistance as a result of funding shortages, compounding one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, the UN’s food agency warned Friday.

13 Million Face Hunger As Horn of Africa Drought Worsens: UN - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of Africa experiences its worst drought in decades, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.

World Food Program: 14 Million Face Severe Hunger in Afghanistan Amid Conflict - FARS

(FNA)- The head of the United Nations food agency said that 14 million Afghans could face severe hunger following the Taliban takeover of the country.

Report: 155 Million Faced Food Insecurity in 2020 - FARS

 (FNA)- At least 155 million people faced crisis levels of food insecurity in 2020 because of conflict, extreme weather events and economic shocks linked in part to COVID-19, a UN-partnered flagship report said.

Russia-donated grain arrives in food-short North Korea

A total of 800 tons of flour donated by Russia arrived at a North Korean port this week to help meet the North's food shortages, Radio Free Asia reported Tuesday.

Lack of funds: U.N. food aid to North Korean children at risk of being terminated

International food aid to North Korean children may be suspended by October due to a lack of funds at the World Food Program, Voice of America reported.

WFP issues emergency aid to over 140,000 North Korean flood victims

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided food assistance to over 140,000 North Koreans affected by recent flooding in the northeast of the country, according to a press release on Tuesday.

Syria:13,000 food packages distributed in Hasaka, new quantities of aid arrive at Qamishli Airport

Over the past week, the Relief Subcommittee in Hasaka province distributed 13,000 food packages provided by the World Food Program “WFP”.

Syria: WFP humanitarian aid arrives to Qamishli International Airport

Two aircrafts loaded with humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Program (WFP) arrived on Saturday to Qamishli International Airport through the air lift that carries aid from Damascus International Airport.

UN team in Jordan uses cranes to hoist relief aid to Syrian refugees at sealed border

UN, 5 August 2016 – Syrians stranded at a sealed border with Jordan have received life-saving food and other supplies from the United Nations in a unique operation that saw aid hoisted by crane and monitored by drones across the closed frontier.