Around 27.3 million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have said.
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Acute hunger set to rise in over 20 countries, say FAO, WFP
There is a likelihood of further deterioration in acute food insecurity in over 20 countries in the coming months, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
Does WFP Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
By Jan Lundius ”If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? And if not now, when? That which is hateful to you, do not do to your…
Nobel to WFP Delivering Life-Saving Sustenance to Millions
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Oct 9 2020 (IPS) – With the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize bestowed on the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations and its affiliated agencies continue to hold a monopoly of one of the…
WFP, Oxfam, Green Delta Insurance to help protect labourers
Dhaka, Aug 03 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Oxfam Bangladesh and Green Delta Insurance Company Ltd have launched a new insurance scheme to protect casual agricultural labourers in Bangladesh from floods during this monsoon.
Monsoon rains destroy Rohingya shelters, prompt WFP response
13 September 2019, Unusually heavy monsoon rains have inundated shelters in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh creating “havoc”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as it launched its biggest emergency response of the year for displaced Rohingya families.