Thousands in DR Congo’s Kasais to benefit from UN food, nutrition efforts, but challenges remain

Dec 21, 2017, at 09:45 am

  New York, Dec 21(Just Earth News): Against the backdrop of severe hunger as a result of conflict in central Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations emergency food relief and food security agencies are stepping up their response to assist more than 100,000 people.  

UN emergency food agency to feed some 220,000 people in conflict-affected Ukraine

Feb 16, 2017, at 03:00 pm

New York, Feb 13 (Just Earth News): Access to food is becoming harder in eastern Ukraine as prices are outpacing incomes, the United Nations emergency food agency on Wednesday said, warning that without longer-term intervention, more people will need humanitarian aid in the months and years to come.

Yemen: UN agency appeals to all sides to allow food in for thousands under siege

Jan 01, 2016, at 03:31 pm

New York, Jan 1 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday appealed to all parties to the conflict in Yemen to allow food in for hundreds of thousands of hungry people under siege in the central city of Taiz, who have been deprived of supplies for many weeks.

Border blockade on imports sends food and fuel prices skyrocketing in Nepal: UN

Dec 12, 2015, at 03:14 pm

New York, Dec 12 (Just earth News/IBNS): Warning of severe shortages of food and fuel now plaguing Nepal caused by the ongoing major disruptions in imports across its southern border with India, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Friday predicted extreme hardship for the land-locked country if prices of basic food staples continue to soar.

Central Africa: UNWFP delivers food aid to thousands displaced by violence in capital

Oct 15, 2015, at 03:06 pm

New York, Oct 15 (IBNS): The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday that aid workers have reached more than 30,000 newly displaced people in desperate need of food in the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui, where the situation remains "tense and volatile" after a new surge in violence.

Iraq: UN agency prioritizes most needy Syrian refugees for food assistance

Aug 07, 2015, at 02:10 pm

New York, Aug 7 (IBNS): In an effort to meet the food needs of the most vulnerable Syrian refugees living in Iraq, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it will focus its resources this month on those living in the country’s Kurdistan region.