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UN: Aid to N Korea hit by sanctions

2013-04-29 21:08

International sanctions against North Korea have hit humanitarian funding for the isolated country, five UN agencies say in an appeal for help.

Syria war causing great civilian strife

2013-02-05 16:26

The UN says that the humanitarian crisis in Syria has reached "catastrophic" proportions, with some 2.5 million people in the war-ravaged country lacking enough food.

CAR rivals agree unity government

2013-01-12 09:00

Central African Republic rebel groups have signed a ceasefire deal with President Francois Bozize who agreed to set up a government of national unity and call new elections.

UN unable to feed a million Syrians

2013-01-08 16:12

The World Food Programme has said it is unable to help a million Syrians who are going hungry.

Hunger adds to pain in Syria's Aleppo

2012-08-13 22:26

Syrians who have yet to flee the war in Aleppo are facing another problem that is growing more acute by the day: hunger.

1.6m Zimbabweans need food aid

2012-07-27 13:08
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About 1.6 million of Zimbabwe’s estimated 12 million people will need food aid during the peak of the dry season due to poor harvest, the UN says.

UN aid chiefs call for $725m in Sahel

2012-02-15 22:33

United Nations and European Union aid chiefs have called for "urgent" assistance for West Africa's drought-hit Sahel region, saying it needed $725m this year.

South Sudan bracing for 500 000 refugees

2012-01-30 20:49

Conflict and food shortages could push up to half a million Sudanese refugees to flee to South Sudan if Khartoum does not allow aid agencies more access to its restive border regions.

Food crisis imminent in Niger

2011-10-28 22:44

The United Nations World Food Programme says Niger could be held towards a "full-scale food crisis".

UN wants access to Sudan hot spot areas

2011-09-23 15:20

The World Food Programme has urged Sudanese authorities to allow the UN agency full access in the troubled states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile.

WFP knows how to control aid supplies

2011-08-16 18:27

UN says aid to Somalia won't decrease due to fraud probe over diversion of food shipments

WFP expands Somali relief work

2011-08-14 17:24

The World Food Programme is expanding its food distribution efforts in famine-struck Somalia, where the UN estimates that only 20% of people needing aid are getting it.

Somali famine: WFP 800-ton food airlift

2011-08-09 16:30

The World Food Programme has begun an 800-ton airlift of high energy biscuits to fight famine in Somalia.

29 000 Somalis under age 5 dead

2011-08-04 22:20

The US says the Somalia famine has killed more than 29 000 children under age five in the last 90 days.

Rains adds to Somalia refugees misery

2011-07-31 22:29

Somalia's famine refugees are drenched and cold after torrential rains pounded Mogadishu.

AU forces battle rebels in Mogadishu

2011-07-29 07:51

Somali government forces and AU troops have battled insurgents in the capital Mogadishu in a bid to secure aid routes for drought victims.

WFP starts food airbridge to Somalia

2011-07-27 17:20

The World Food Programme has airlifted 10 tons of emergency supplies to Somalia, the worst affected country by a severe drought in the Horn of Africa region.

E Africa drought: Herders kill animals

2011-07-27 11:22

Villagers in the Horn Africa have resorted to culling their animals rather than see them die in the extreme drought sweeping the region.

WFP to start airlifting aid into Mogadishu

2011-07-22 07:53

The World Food Programme will start airlifting aid into Mogadishu “within days”, the UN agency’s director says, after the UN officially declared a famine in two regions of southern Somalia.

1000s in Libya running out of food

2011-07-05 15:10

Tens of thousands of people living in Libya’s western mountains region are running short of food and are increasingly dependent on food aid to survive, the WFP says.

UN resumes food aid in S Sudan states

2011-05-13 13:36

The UN World Food Programme says it has resumed operations in two states in South Sudan halted after a wave of violence before secession in July.

WFP halts food aid in South Sudan

2011-04-28 11:11

The UN Food Programme says it has suspended operations in two states in South Sudan because of insecurity, deepening the region’s crisis ahead of its independence in July.

WFP aid ship reaches besieged Misrata

2011-04-07 22:35

A WFP ship carrying food, medicines and doctors, has arrived at the besieged port of Misrata in Libya, the UN body reports.

Food merchants flee southern Sudan

2010-11-20 12:44

Merchants from northern Sudan say they are starting to feel like foreigners even before the south's independence referendum could split Africa's largest nation.

UN: Fewer hungry people

2010-09-14 21:22

The number of chronically hungry people in the world has dipped considerably below the 1 billion mark - the first drop in 15 years - thanks partly to a drop in food prices.

 

UN aims to feed 2.5 million Syrians

2013-02-05 19:01

The UN food agency says it was dramatically expanding its aid operation in Syria to reach a million more people, in the face of growing alarm over the situation in the war-torn country.

Syria allows agency to feed more people

2013-01-16 22:26

The Syrian government will give the World Food Programme greater access to the 2.5 million Syrians suffering from hunger, the head of the UN agency has said.

Food aid pillaged in CAR

2013-01-08 18:44

Hundreds of tons of food aid have been stolen from warehouses across the restive Central African Republic, the UN's World Food Programme says.

Almost a million displaced in DRC

2012-12-13 22:27

More than 900 000 people have been displaced by violence in the strife-ridden eastern DRC region of North Kivu, up about 500 000 on the figure made public in April.

WFP sends food aid to Syria's Aleppo

2012-08-01 16:29

The World Food Programme has sent supplies to Syria's commercial capital Aleppo to help tackle shortages triggered by escalating clashes between troops and rebels, the UN agency says.

UN foreign staff back in Sudan war zone

2012-02-25 16:16

UN international staff have returned to Sudan's South Kordofan for the first time in months, as global concern mounts over food shortages in the war-torn state.

Millions still risk hunger in South Sudan

2012-02-08 22:33

Conflict, population displacement and high food prices mean millions of people in South Sudan face hunger this year.

Zim food worries after drought

2011-11-21 22:25

More than 1 million Zimbabweans may struggle to feed themselves in the coming months, the World Food Programme (WFP) has warned, noting a poor harvest in several areas of the country.

Millions of Yemenis go hungry

2011-10-12 19:43

The UN World Food Programme says that more Yemenis were going hungry because of rising food prices and severe fuel shortages brought about by months of political unrest.

Somalia famine yet to reach its peak

2011-09-01 22:38

Food will be increasingly scarce in famine-struck southern Somalia until next year's harvest, the head of the United Nations refugee agency says.

Somali famine aid stolen

2011-08-15 18:54

Thousands of sacks of food aid meant for Somalia's famine victims have been stolen and are being sold at markets, depriving many of urgently needed sustenance.

WFP gets more access in Somalia

2011-08-11 21:32

The UN's food agency says it has been able to reach more parts of famine-struck Somalia in the last month but there were still significant security challenges in Mogadishu.

5 killed as Somali gunmen steal food aid

2011-08-05 15:00

At least five people were killed when an armed gang raided a camp in the Somali capital and stole relief food meant for thousands of drought-affected people, officials say.

Aid flights brave war-torn Somalia

2011-08-01 11:43

Aid groups have ramped up operations to help millions of drought-stricken people in the Horn of Africa, with the UN World Food Programme expanding its airlifts of emergency food supplies.

Somalia drought a conspiracy, rebels say

2011-07-30 12:00

For Somalia’s al-Qaeda-linked rebels, the drought devastating parts of the country is being exploited by external enemies, claiming that local Muslims are adequately addressing the crisis.

Fighting breaks out in Somali capital

2011-07-28 10:32

Heavy fighting has broken out in the Somali capital Mogadishu after government forces backed by AU troops launched an assault against a stronghold of the Shabaab insurgents, officials.

Somalia: Aid groups battle to deliver aid

2011-07-27 12:33

Relief groups are struggling to deliver emergency aid to hunger-stricken Somalia, where the World Food Programme is set to airlift 14 tons of food for victims of an extreme drought.

UN holds talks on East Africa crisis

2011-07-25 12:15

A catastrophic drought in the Horn of Africa demands "massive and urgent" action from the international community, the UN says as emergency talks on the crisis open.

WFP warns Somali aid delivery dangerous

2011-07-20 19:08

The UN food agency has warned that delivered aid to rebel-held Somali regions where up to 350 000 people face famine will be dangerous.

Bulgarian copter crew freed in Darfur

2011-06-06 21:06

Three Bulgarian helicopter crew on a UN contract kidnapped in Sudan's troubled Darfur region have been released after 145 days in captivity.

Libya food crisis 2 months away - UN

2011-04-28 22:59

Libya will suffer a large-scale food crisis within two months unless stocks are replenished and distribution networks are supported, the United Nations says.

Abidjan food aid store looted

2011-04-13 22:34

The World Food Programme says that its food stocks in Abidjan had been completely stolen by an armed group, leading to a halt in distribution.

Severe drought threatens Somalia

2011-02-04 07:32

A severe drought has plunged millions of Somalis into crisis after rains have failed for several consecutive seasons.

Child malnutrition widespread in N Korea

2010-10-28 16:10

More than a third of children in some parts of North Korea suffer from malnutrition, says the UN World Food Programme chief.

Pakistan aid for sale

2010-08-30 23:02

Needing cash not food, refugees in Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest do not have to look far for buyers for their rations. Outside an aid warehouse, middlemen buy US-branded oil, flour and biscuits.

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