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View ArticleMalnutrition rates in Afghanistan at record high, WFP warns
Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan have reached record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday. “Half of Afghanistan...
View ArticleWFP to increase flow of aid to Afghanistan via Uzbekistan
Construction of new warehouse facilities has started at the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Logistics Hub in Termez, Uzbekistan, and once completed the facility will allow for an increase...
View ArticleFunding shortage forces UN food agency to cut rations in Afghanistan
The UN food agency in Afghanistan announced on Friday that a lack of funds has forced deep cuts to life-saving assistance in March for at least four million people. Catastrophic hunger could become...
View ArticleJapan gives another $5 million to WFP for Afghanistan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday Japan has contributed an additional $5 million towards the Afghanistan crisis. WFP says this funding comes at a critical time after the aid...
View ArticleWFP: We need $800 million in urgent aid to help Afghanistan
The World Food Program (WFP) says it urgently needs $800 million to help Afghanistan in the next six months. This appeal comes on the heels of the Islamic Emirate’s ban on women working for the United...
View ArticleWorld Food Programme halts Sudan operations, 3 workers killed
The United Nations’ World Food Programme (WFP) said on Sunday it had temporarily halted all operations in Sudan after three of its employees were killed in clashes between the Sudanese army and the...
View ArticleHanafi meets with WFP chief, calls for more international support
Deputy prime minister Abdul Salam Hanafi met with Carl Skau, the Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer of the UN’s World Food Program in Kabul on Monday where the two discussed the...
View ArticleWFP deputy chief visits Afghanistan, reaffirms WFP’s commitment to Afghans
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer Carl Skau said this week, after his visit to Afghanistan, that it is clear WFP programs save lives in...
View ArticleWFP set to run out of money for food assistance to Afghans in October
Food assistance to Afghanistan will shrink to nothing by the end of October under current funding projections, the World Food Programme’s country director told Reuters on Friday. The WFP has already...
View ArticleWFP stops food aid to two million people in Afghanistan
The United Nations’ World Food Programme has announced it will drop another two million people from food assistance in Afghanistan, as the country faces its third consecutive year of a devastating...
View ArticleWFP warns of looming global food crisis amid massive funding shortfalls
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that every one percent cut in food assistance risks pushing more than 400,000 people towards the brink of starvation. This comes as WFP is...
View ArticleWFP deputy director in Brussels to drum up urgent funding for Afghanistan
The UN World Food Program (WFP) deputy executive director, Carl Skau, will call for urgent funding at a meeting on Afghanistan in Brussels on Thursday, in a bid to avoid a catastrophe this winter....
View ArticleWFP warns of Afghanistan pullout due to shortage of funding
The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain warned on Sunday that the aid agency could pull out of Afghanistan if it does not receive enough funding. Earlier this month, the WFP...
View ArticleEU allocates $10 million to help Afghan schoolchildren
The European Union said on Saturday it was allocating $10 million to support nearly two million Afghan primary school pupils with nutritious school snacks. “I am really glad to say that we just signed...
View ArticleWFP ‘prepares’ to support one million returning Afghan refugees
The head of the World Food Program (WFP) Cindy McCain says that the organization is preparing to support one million Afghans who are expected to return to their country in the near future. According to...
View ArticleWFP seeks $400 million for food in Afghanistan before winter sets in
The World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan said on Monday $400 million is needed for food before winter arrives. “Winter is just weeks away in Afghanistan, which will cut off entire communities behind...
View ArticleAfghan families return to Afghanistan at the worst of times: WFP
The Country Director for the World Food Program (WFP) in Afghanistan, Hsiao-Wei Lee, while visiting the crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan said that, she witnesses a daily exodus of thousands of...
View ArticleEU provides €10 million in aid to healthcare sector in Afghanistan
The European Union (EU) has provided €10 million to Afghanistan through the World Health Organization (WHO) to combat infectious diseases and strengthen healthcare services. The World Health...
View ArticleWFP appeals for $27.5 million to support Afghan returnees
The World Food Programme (WFP) in Afghanistan has said it urgently needs $27.5 million to support refugees returning from Pakistan. WFP in a statement warned that with the harsh winter just around the...
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