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Houthi Network Loots Humanitarian Aid Sent to Devastated Yemenis

The Iran-backed Houthi militias have set new conditions for international humanitarian aid agencies and UN programs operating in Yemeni areas under their control, forcing the relief organizations to give up the personal data of aid beneficiaries. In the meantime, Asharq Al-Awsat uncovered documents and information from judiciary sources showing how…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 21, 2022

‘We just pray for rain’: Niger is in the eye of the climate crisis – and children are starving

Aguié’s clinic is full of malnourished children, with more dying in villages, as the global food crisis worsens years of drought

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2022

Odisha CM to embark upon two-nation tour from June 20

This is Naveen Patnaik’s first foreign trip in last one decade

The Hindu · Jun 19, 2022

South Sudan: WFP to suspend some food assistance due to funding gaps

In tonight's edition: A desperate lack of funding has forced the World Food Programme to suspend some food aid in South Sudan just as the country needs it most. We speak to the WFP's acting country director, Adeyinka Badejo. Also, survivors of one of the most brutal extremist attacks in…

France 24 · Jun 14, 2022

World Food Programme suspends some food aid in South Sudan as funds dry up

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday it had suspended some food aid in South Sudan due to a funding shortage - heightening the risk of starvation for 1.7 million people.

Reuters · Jun 14, 2022

Millions at risk in South Sudan as Ukraine war forces slashing of aid

Drastic cuts to World Food Programme assistance will leave people ‘looking death in the face’ unless global donors offer support

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022

Sweet as a nut: Hondurans fight drought and poverty with cashews

A female-led community group in the dry south of the country are diversifying crops to adapt to the climate crisis. Now they are reaping the bounty

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022

WTO should allow food exports from public stock to help countries in need: Goyal

"For India, a response to the pandemic would not be complete without a TRIPS (Trade Related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) waiver," the Union Mininster said.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2022

WTO should allow food exports from public stock to help countries in need: Piyush Goyal

GENEVA: India on Monday strongly suggested the WTO to permit exports of food grains from public stocks for international food aid and for humanitarian purposes, especially on government-to-government basis, as the UN's World Food Programme was not able to ramp up its supplies to help needy nations.

The Times of India · Jun 13, 2022

Senators derailed Biden from dumping head of Nobel-winning World Food Program

Biden wanted to replace Republican David Beasley at the UN.

Axios · Jun 12, 2022