Energising School Feeding
<p>Cooking school meals requires energy. In some countries, families are asked to contribute to fuel expenses or to provide firewood, failing which, children may be refused school meals. The acquisition
World Food Programme (WFP)
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UN: 'We Stand No Chance of Ending Hunger' Without Peace
Conflict is worsening global starvation, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as it called for greater peace-building efforts to end hunger for almost 500 million people living in war zones. In the world's
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Risk of hunger and crime as UN cuts food for refugees in East Africa
With humanitarian needs soaring around the world, donors are prioritising crises in Syria, Yemen and Bangladesh, said Peter Smerdon, the World Food Programme (WFP)’s east Africa spokesman. Refugees
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WFP says urgent food distribution needed in South Sudan
South Sudan’s food security situation will worsen this year compared to the previous year unless food is procured and distributed to millions of people in urgent need in hard-to-reach areas before the
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Malawi mobilises US$12.3m for hunger fight
Government says the country through its development partners has managed to mobilise US$12.3 million to be used for fighting hunger. Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs Clement Chinthu Phiri
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Over 40 million suffer hunger due to conflicts in Near East, North Africa region
More than 40 million people are suffering hunger in the Near East and North Africa Region (NENA) due to wars and conflicts, according to the latest 2017 report of the Food and Agriculture Organization
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Congo-Kinshasa: FAO and WFP Step Up Efforts to Alleviate Hunger in Greater Kasai
Kinshasa — Against a backdrop of intense human suffering, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are joining forces to mitigate some of the effects of conflict in
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Up to 2.6 million people cannot afford a decent meal more than half a century after independence
A roadside food kiosk proprietor prepares chapatis for his customers' lunch at Arina estate in Kisumu on May 10,2017. Up to 2.6 million people cannot afford a decent meal (Photo: Denish Ochieng| Standard)
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WFP says plan to feed 1.7m South Sudanese in 2018
The agency, in a statement issued Wednesday, said 19 trucks it had contracted and loaded with 500 tonnes of sorghum left El Obeid in Central Sudan on 22 November and arrived five days later in Aweil.
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Legislators and UN agencies join efforts to eliminate hunger
Regional legislators and experts from UN agencies have called for strong collaboration between governments, private sector, civil society and legislature in fighting hunger and malnutrition so as “to reduce
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South Sudan Food Problem 'Worsening'- WFP
The food situation in South Sudan is worsening, according to a new report released by United Nations, humanitarian agencies, and the government. It projects the number of people who are severely food