12.2 million people in Afghanistan acutely food insecure: UN

Aug 19, 2021

New York [US], August 20 : UN humanitarians on Thursday said that the relief crisis in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, with 12.2 million people...

Nearly 2 million people in Afghanistan face acute food insecurity: UN World Food Programme

Sep 23, 2023

In a statement released on Saturday, UN World Food Programme warned that Afghanistan is one of the 10 nations where 19.9 million people are...

WFP says 7.4 million people food insecure in south Ethiopia amid severe drought

Jun 18, 2022

Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], June 19 (ANI/Xinhua): Severe drought has caused 7.4 million people to be food insecure in southern and south-eastern Ethiopia, the UN...

3.4 mn people in Myanmar will suffer from hunger within 6 months, warns World Food Programme

Apr 23, 2021

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], April 23 : Within the next six months, 3.4 million people will go hungry, over and above the 2.8 million people considered...

World Food Programme calls for USD 1.1 bn aid for food-insecure Afghans

Sep 28, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], September 28 : Due to a massive surge in food insecurity amid the Ukraine war, the World Food Programme has called for...

Food insecurity directly linked to healthcare expenses in US: Study

Jan 09, 2023

Researchers at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine have reported the findings of a new study that shows food-insecure families spend more money...