UN food agency WFP received dozens of US stop work orders despite emergency waiver
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) was ordered by Washington to stop work on dozens of U.S.-funded grants, according to an ...
USAID is going away. Here's what it's been doing in South America
Colombia has long been the largest recipient of U.S. foreign assistance in South America. Recent USAID money has supported ...
Afghanistan food crisis deepens as aid cuts leave many living on ‘just bread and tea’
The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after ...
How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze
President Trump’s order to halt most foreign aid has intensified humanitarian crises and raised questions about the United ...
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For the world's poorest, fears for long-term setbacks after Trump aid cut
In Uganda, millions of schoolchildren have benefitted from a universal education programme backed by the United States. In South Sudan, US assistance has h..
Hunger rises as food aid falls – and those living under autocratic systems bear the brunt
Food aid – a form of international assistance in which donors give food, or funds to buy food, to low- or middle-income countries – has recently fallen, reaching fewer people ...
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States must contribute 10% to join RAAMP, says FG
The Federal Government has emphasised the importance of states committing 10 per cent counterpart funding to qualify for ...
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74% of Latin American, Caribbean countries highly exposed to extreme weather events, affecting food security –new UN report shows
CHANGING patterns of climate variability and extreme weather events are negatively affecting all dimensions of food security, and exacerbating other ...
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A generation at risk: Food crises in Gaza and elsewhere put millions of children in danger of lifelong harm
according to estimates provided exclusively to Reuters by the United Nations’ World Food Programme. Nearly 4.7 million pregnant women live in these areas, the United Nations Population Fund said.
1-ON-1 INTERVIEW: Former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack on being named World Food Prize Foundation CEO
Local 5 News caught up with Vilsack to discuss what he is looking forward to and what he believes he brings to the role as CEO.