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Eastern DR Congo faces ‘catastrophe’ from floods: UN

  • The UN body voiced concern at the effect on health service provisions as sickness hit affected areas of the country
  • Locals were reporting seeing hippos, crocodiles and snakes in flooded inhabited areas, risking fatal attacks, especially on children and livestock
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‘World has never seen such a rapid increase in hunger,’ WFP regional director Corinne Fleischer tells Arab News

By Nadia Al-Faour ·

Food aid for Sudanese refugees in Chad could end next month, WFP says

By Reuters ·

UN urges Israel to allow aid to Gaza through port

By AFP ·

Aid trucks entering Gaza must double to meet basic needs, WFP says

By Reuters ·

Sudan soon to be ‘world’s largest hunger crisis’: WFP

By AFP ·

World Food Programme appeals for sustained access to Gaza to provide food lifeline

By Arab News ·

Halted Ukraine grain deal, funding shortages rattle UN food aid programs

By AP ·

UN convoy crosses from Syria regime areas to rebel-held Idlib

By AFP ·

UN food agency says will slash Syria aid by about half

By AFP ·

UN: 258 million people faced acute food insecurity in 2022

By AP ·

WFP says forced to scale down Pakistan flood assistance due to $107 million shortfall 

By Arab News Pakistan    ·
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Saudi, UAE donations ‘continue to save people from hunger,’ says World Food Programme GCC representative

By Arab News ·
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WEF: Economists warn of deepening human misery amid global economic fragmentation 

By Arab News ·
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UN food agency director hails Saudi Arabia’s ‘most important’ aid efforts in Yemen

By Rashid Hassan ·

Prosecutors name two WFP officials over Italy envoy death

By AFP ·

WFP boosts assistance in Lebanon as economic crisis deepens

By AP ·

12.4 m people food insecure in war-torn Syria: WFP

By AFP ·

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