World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize
United Nations agency the World Food Programme has won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced in Oslo. The organization combats hunger and famine around the world.…
World Food Programme head warns Covid-19 pandemic could provoke ‘famines of biblical proportions’
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) is warning of potential famines of "biblical proportions" as the Covid-19 pandemic affects countries in an already dire situation. In an interview with FRANCE 24, the…
South Sudan: UN’s World Food Programme airdrops supplies in bid to “stop famine in its tracks”
Severe hunger persists in South Sudan and the World Food Programme says it is expected to worsen if assistance is not scaled up. The WFP has three planes operating airdrops in the…
Offensive against Yemen port city threatens lifeline
The UN World Food Programme and other aid organizations are trying to help some 20 million people caught in the crossfire between a Saudi-led military alliance and Iran-backed Houthi rebels. Meanwhile, the…
World Food Programme warns of famine threat in northeast Nigeria
Despite security challenges ravaging the north eastern states of Nigeria, the World Food Programme says new data shows that the situation for extremely vulnerable families, has improved further in the past six…
Over 4.7mn north-eastern Nigerians face food insecurity
The prolonged humanitarian crisis in north-eastern Nigeria has had a devastating impact on food security in the region. According to the World Food Programme (WFP) up to 4.7 million people face food…
Nothing to eat but cactus in Madagascar’s hunger capital
The World Food Programme says close to a million people are facing starvation in southern Madagascar, as an ongoing drought causes harvests to fail, leaving whole villages dependent on food aid.…
Somalia seizes expired food from World Food Programme
The Somali government has arrested several World Food Programme officials, and seized a plane load of what it says is expired food. A senior government official has said the aid shipment was…
Somalia seizes expired food from World Food Programme
The Somali government has arrested several World Food Programme officials, and seized a plane load of what it says is expired food. A senior government official has said the aid shipment was…