South Korea donates $4 million to WFP’s life saving operation in Afghanistan
Korea’s office of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Monday Seoul’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently donated $4 million to WFP Afghanistan. Donations will be used to provide emergency...
View ArticleAbout 3,500 tons of soybeans and wheat mix stuck at border of Afghanistan and...
The World Food Program (WFP) says that about 3,500 tons of soybean-wheat mixture is stuck on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. This United Nations agency said: “Further delay in transit [soybean wheat...
View ArticleRussia contributes $1 million to WFP in Afghanistan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan announced Monday Russia has contributed $1 million to support nearly 150,000 people with food assistance. WFP said in a statement that this...
View ArticleOver 1 million women in Afghanistan malnourished last year: WFP
A total of 1.2 million women in Afghanistan were malnourished last year, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday. Mona Shaikh, head of nutrition at WFP Afghanistan, said that the number of...
View ArticleWFP warns food insecurity in Afghanistan is growing daily
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said in its 2023 annual report on Afghanistan’s strategic plan for 2018-2025, that the food security crisis in the country continues. The report states that...
View ArticleUN builds 470km of water canals in Afghanistan in past year
The United Nations has built 470 kilometers of much needed water canals in Afghanistan in the past year in cooperation with local communities, the World Food Program (WFP) confirmed. WFP in Afghanistan...
View ArticleWFP says it can only support 1 in every 3 malnourished children across...
The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday it can only support one in every three malnourished children across Afghanistan, highlighting the shortage of funding. WFP said on X that there are three...
View ArticleSevere flooding in Afghanistan hunger hotspots set to worsen, warns WFP
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned Tuesday that the devastating floods that struck the northeastern and northwestern regions of Afghanistan in the past two weeks are likely to...
View ArticleWFP expands school feeding scheme in Afghanistan with help of EU
The European Union is allocating an additional EUR 10 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) for school feeding activities in Afghanistan. This will allow WFP to expand school feeding...
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Afghanistan’s central bank chief upbeat over stable AFN
The acting head of Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) says that the value of the afghani (AFN) against the US dollar has remained stable compared to that of other currencies in the region. Hadayatullah Badri...
View ArticleWFP provides cash assistance to 4 million people in Afghanistan this year
The World Food Program said almost four million needy people in Afghanistan have received cash assistance from the UN agency so far this year. In a post on X, WFP said about half of the recipients were...
View ArticleWFP delivers life-saving food to nearly 250,000 in Afghanistan
The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced in a report that the organization was able to reach nearly 250,000 food-insecure people across Afghanistan with the assistance from China in the past few...
View ArticleFrance pledges €3 million to boost nutritional aid for Afghanistan
France has allocated 3 million euros ($3.3 million) from its Food Assistance Program (FAP), to support the World Food Programme’s (WFP) school feeding and nutrition programs in Afghanistan, the UN...
View ArticleMost families borrow money to buy food in Afghanistan: WFP
The World Food Programme (WFP) has said that three out of four Afghan families borrow money to buy food. On average, a family’s debts are AFN 38,200 (nearly $560), according to the organization. WFP...
View ArticleEU pledges €15 million to WFP to help mitigate climate crisis impact on Afghans
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a €15 million (US$15.8 million) contribution from the European Union (EU) for its climate related activities in Afghanistan. According to a...
View ArticleAfghanistan’s harsh winter intensifies struggles for vulnerable families: WFP
As Afghanistan’s harsh winter sets in, millions of families across the country are being forced to make impossible choices between keeping their children warm or providing enough food, the World Food...
View ArticleSouth Korea pledges $5 million to support vulnerable families in Afghanistan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has announced the receipt of a $5 million donation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. This contribution will...
View ArticleWFP says aid cuts to Afghanistan leave millions hungry this winter
The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in U.S. foreign funding....
View ArticleCommodity prices have increased in Afghanistan with currency depreciation: WFP
Commodity prices have increased in Afghanistan as the country’s currency depreciated against the US dollar during the past week, the UN World Food Program (WFP) said on Thursday. WFP said in a report...
View ArticleJapan contributes $7 million to WFP in Afghanistan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan announced Monday Japan had contributed $7 million to support emergency food assistance, prevent malnutrition and bolster school feeding...
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