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3 Mln Children in Sudan Suffer from Malnutrition

International organizations said that about three million children in Sudan are acutely malnourished, of which 650,000 suffer from severe acute malnutrition and need care. These children are mainly in Darfur and Kordofan states in western Sudan and the Red Sea region, east of the country. These areas have witnessed armed…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Haiti gang blockade is causing catastrophic hunger, U.N. officials say

Haitians are experiencing catastrophic hunger because of gangsters blockading a major fuel terminal, U.N. officials said on Friday, with more than 4 million facing acute food insecurity.

Reuters

Goodbye WFH, hello WFP (that’s working from pub) this winter

Pubs face a tough time as the cold bites. But one answer to rising overheads could be to cater for laptop workers wanting to save on their own bills

The Guardian - UK

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U.N. ship to deliver Ukrainian wheat to Somalia -ministry

A fifth vessel chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), NEW ISLAND, has arrived at Ukraine's Black Sea port of Chornomorsk and will deliver Ukrainian wheat to Somalia, Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said on Sunday.

Reuters

WFP Provides Food Assistance for 250 Thousand Yemenis

The United Nation World Food Program (WFP) announced plans to maximize support for Yemen, suspended earlier this year due to funding shortfalls, supported by a 30 million euros contribution from Germany. The WFP said in its Situation Report for August that it will resume work to complete 300 assets in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Haiti looting caused loss of some $6 million in relief supplies, WFP says

Looting in Haiti this month led to the loss of at least $6 million of relief assistance including 2,000 tonnes of food, a World Food Programme official said on Monday, as the Caribbean nation struggles with civil unrest and chronic gang violence.

Reuters

U.N. food agency: debris from drone strike hit truck in northern Ethiopia

Debris from a drone strike in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region hit a World Food Programme truck carrying humanitarian aid and injured the driver, a WFP spokesperson said on Monday.

Reuters

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‘Humanitarian crime’: fighting cuts off insulin supply in Tigray

International Diabetic Federation decries reports war has led to shortages of life-saving drug at Ethiopian region’s biggest hospital

The Guardian - UK

'Knocking on famine's door': UN food chief wants action now

The U.N. food chief is warning that the world is facing “a perfect storm on top of a perfect storm" when it comes to hunger

The Independent UK

It is the people of Pakistan who are suffering

A humanitarian act can also be part of smart diplomacy, and India ought to make a distinction between Islamabad and the people of the country

The Hindu

WFP: 345 Million Face Acute Hunger - Half Are Children

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) estimates that the global food crisis has pushed an additional 23 million under-18s into acute food insecurity since the start of the year, taking the total of children now affected to 153 million. This represents nearly half of the 345 million people facing…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners

Older people will receive a further discount on their energy bills this autumn

The Independent UK

How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners

Older people will receive further money off their energy bills this autumn

The Independent UK

WFP plans food relief for 700,000 Zimbabweans

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is planning a food relief programme targeting 700,000 people in Zimbabwe from October as the effects of a poor harvest and the Ukraine war continue to show, an official has said.

Reuters

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The Independent UK

How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Putin Says Ukraine Grain Deal Mostly Helping Rich EU

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that "almost all" the Ukrainian grain shipped under a UN-backed deal to ease a global food crisis was reaching rich European nations, an accusation denied by Kyiv. Data compiled by a joint center in Istanbul monitoring the July agreement showed slightly more than a…

Al Jazeera

‘Almost all’ Ukrainian grain reaching European nations: Putin

Ukraine denies Russian leader’s claims that grain export under UN-backed deal was mostly helping EU.

Al Jazeera

Drought and hunger in Somalia, Ethiopia and region: What to know

Millions of people are facing food shortages due to the worst drought in 40 years and rising global food costs.

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The Independent UK

Ukraine says grain coming to Somalia, but Russia skeptical

Ukraine’s president says tons of grain from his country will arrive in the coming weeks in Somalia, where famine approaches and the global crises of food security and climate change put millions at risk

The Independent UK

How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners

Older people will receive further money off their energy bills this autumn

The Independent UK

Pension: How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners

Older people will receive further money off their energy bills this autumn

The Independent UK

Pension: How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners

Older people will receive further money off their energy bills this autumn

Reuters

U.N. helicopter crashes in east Congo, three crew injured

A United Nations helicopter crashed on Friday morning as it was flying over east Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said.

The Independent UK

Pension: How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners

Older people will receive further money off their energy bills this autumn

The Independent UK

Pension: How to get the £300 cost of living payment for pensioners

Older people will receive further money off their energy bills this autumn

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