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Pause in fighting allows delivery of life-saving food assistance in Gaza, but more access is needed, says World Food Programme

Pause in fighting allows delivery of life-saving food assistance in Gaza, but more access is needed, says World Food Programme

  • WFP regional director: Gaza at risk of famine as six days are ‘simply not enough’ to provide necessary assistance
  • Only operational WFP-run bakery is working ad-hoc on first day of pause in hostilities
By Arab News ·
Hend Sabri resigns as World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador over failure in Gaza

Hend Sabri resigns as World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador over failure in Gaza

By Arab News ·
UN says forced to cut Yemen rations, compounding food crisis

UN says forced to cut Yemen rations, compounding food crisis

By AFP ·
Smoke rises over the city as army and paramilitaries clash in power struggle, in Khartoum, Sudan, April 15, 2023 in this picture

World Food Programme halts operations in Sudan after 3 employees killed

By Reuters ·
Yemen crisis: WFP gives Marib’s displaced fewer, lighter food packets

Yemen crisis: WFP gives Marib’s displaced fewer, lighter food packets

By Saeed Al-Batati ·
Food aid staving off famine in Somalia: UN

Food aid staving off famine in Somalia: UN

By AFP ·
UN: Record number of people without enough to eat in 2021

UN: Record number of people without enough to eat in 2021

By AP ·
Fleeing drought, hunger in rural areas, thousands trek to Somalia’s capital

Fleeing drought, hunger in rural areas, thousands trek to Somalia’s capital

By AP ·
World Food Programme director praises Saudi global aid efforts

World Food Programme director praises Saudi global aid efforts

By Arab News ·
UN resumes grain milling in starvation-threatened Yemen

UN resumes grain milling in starvation-threatened Yemen

By Reuters ·
Houthis destroy UN food aid after blocking it from delivery in Yemen

Houthis destroy UN food aid after blocking it from delivery in Yemen

By AFP ·
UN resumes Sanaa aid distribution halted after Houthi thefts

UN resumes Sanaa aid distribution halted after Houthi thefts

By Reuters ·
World Food Programme suspends Yemen aid in Houthi-controlled Sanaa 

World Food Programme suspends Yemen aid in Houthi-controlled Sanaa 

By Arab News ·

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