World Food Program

Nearly 2 million people in Afghanistan face acute food insecurity

Sep 24, 2023

Afghanistan is one of the 10 nations where nearly two million people face acute food insecurity, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press

Sri Lanka’s political vacuum continues amid economic crisis

Jul 11, 2022

Sri Lanka is in a political vacuum for a second day Monday with opposition leaders yet to agree on who should replace its roundly rejected leaders

Sri Lanka PM says he’s open to Russian oil

Jun 13, 2022

Sri Lanka may be compelled to buy more oil from Russia as the island nation hunts desperately for fuel amid an unprecedented economic crisis

WTO holds big meeting to tackle vaccines, food shortages

Jun 13, 2022

The head of the World Trade Organization predicted a “bumpy and rocky” road as it opened its highest-level meeting in 4-1/2 years

Indian officials in Kabul for talks on aid distribution

Jun 2, 2022

Indian foreign ministry officials visited Kabul for talks with the Taliban and international organizations involved in the distribution of humanitarian assistance

War in Ukraine adds to food price hikes, hunger in Africa

May 30, 2022

The UN has warned that an estimated 13 million people were facing severe hunger in the Horn of Africa region as a result of a persistent drought

Davos updates | Soros: New tech, AI help repressive regimes

May 25, 2022

Billionaire investor turned philanthropist George Soros has blamed new technology for helping repressive regimes

UN expresses concern over economic situation of Afghan people

Apr 6, 2022

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said that millions of people in the country are facing economic challenges

Starving Afghan people selling children, body parts: WFP

Jan 29, 2022

The UN Head of World Food Program (WFP) has again expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and added that the Afghan people have resorted to selling their children and parts of their bodies to survive.