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Food security, as defined by the United Nations' Committee on World Food Security, means that all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their food preferences and dietary needs for an active and healthy life.
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Palestinian Territories
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Gazza Rocked by starvation due to Fuel blockade by IsraelIn a dire situation, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza face worsening conditions as severe fuel shortages threaten to disrupt vital humanitarian operations, including… Full Story |
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630,000 |
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Palestinian Territories
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Lifesaving WHO health supplies land in Egypt for people-in-need in Gaza14 October 2023, Cairo, Egypt – A plane carrying 78 cubic metres of health supplies from WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai has landed in Al-Arish airport in Egypt. The supplies will be… Full Story |
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300,000 |
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Burkina Faso
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Humanitarian Helicopter Targeted by Gunfire, Disrupting Critical Aid Deliveries to Blockaded TownIn a distressing incident on August 10, a humanitarian heavy load helicopter became the target of gunfire while en route to the besieged town of Djibo, a vital destination for the… Full Story |
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300,000 |
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Central African Republic
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Ongoing conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) has left over a million children in danger.In the Central African Republic (CAR), an ongoing conflict has resulted in a dire situation for over a million children. The country has been grappling with armed conflict and… Full Story |
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1,000,000 |
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Burkina Faso
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Burkina Faso Tops List as World's Most Neglected Displacement Crisis, Reports SayBurkina Faso has emerged as the world's most neglected displacement crisis, according to the annual report released by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) on June 1st. The report… Full Story |
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42,000 |
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Burkina Faso |
Attacks by Armed Groups Claim Over 70 Lives, Trigger Displacement, and Threaten Food Security in Burkina FasoBetween May 15 and 21, non-state armed groups launched a series of attacks in Burkina Faso, resulting in the tragic loss of more than 70 lives. These attacks targeted the… Full Story |
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7,000 |
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Congo - Kinshasa |
OCHA-Led Interagency Mission Departs Goma for Rutshuru Amid Heightened InsecurityGoma, Democratic Republic of Congo - After months of restricted access due to escalating insecurity, an interagency mission led by the United Nations Office for the Coordination… Full Story |
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90,000 |
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Peru |
Peru's Food Security EmergencyAt the end of January, the Peruvian authorities declared a food security emergency in the capital city, Lima. The declaration came in response to ongoing road blockades throughout… Full Story |
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6,800,000 |
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Ukraine
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Ukraine: UN aid reaches Soledar area as IAEA boosts safety measures at nuclear sitesThe United Nations has sent an aid convoy to the vicinity of the eastern Ukrainian city of Soledar, which has been heavily affected by the ongoing conflict and Russian invasion.… Full Story |
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800 |
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Yemen |
Yemen - 17 Million Exposed To high Levels of Food Poverty and InsecurityOn 16 November, an Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) projection update for the period October – December 2022 was published for Yemen. The new figures indicate… Full Story |
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17,000,000 |
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Syria |
Syria - severe drought and food insecurityThe World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) seasonal outlook for Syria reports that the severe and long-term drought is persisting. The continuing unusual dry conditions have led… Full Story |
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13,900,000 |
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Haiti |
Increasing food Insecurity Continues to Affect HaitiHaiti is an extremely fragile state, vulnerable to natural and man-made hazards. It is also the poorest country in Latin America and the Caribbean, with almost 77% of its citizens… Full Story |
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4,400,000 |
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Djibouti |
Serious escalation in the number of acutely food insecure people in Djibouti reported by IFRCIPC projections for July to December 2022 indicate an increase in the number of acutely food insecure people likely reaching 192,168 people, representing 16% of analyzed… Full Story |
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192,168 |
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Mali
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Growing Food Security issues in MaliMali is a Sahelian country, whose economy depends largely on the agricultural sector, which itself is dependent on climatic hazards with recurrent droughts since the 1970s, floods… Full Story |
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1,841,067 |
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Cape Verde |
Cape verde Government Declares EmergencyAlready severely affected by Covid-19 and drought, compounded with the effects of the war in Ukraine, Cabo Verde is struggling with a deteriorating socio-economic crisis. On 20… Full Story |
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- - |
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Mozambique
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World Food Proigram Appeals for support to feed 940000 In NeedWorld Food Programme (WFP) urgently needs USD 86 million to feed at least 940,000 people over a six-month period. WFP is currently distributing half rations, funding shortfalls… Full Story |
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940,000 |
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Burkina Faso |
Acute food insecurity (DG ECHO, IFRC)On 7 June, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) has launched an appeal to intervene in the Yagha Province of Burkina Faso which has seen significant deterioration… Full Story |
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4,200 |
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Chad
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STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED OVER FOOD INSECURITYOn 1 June, the Government of Chad issued a decree declaring a food and nutrition emergency, in light of the country s severe current food insecurity and malnutrition situation. At… Full Story |
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2,100,000 |
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Chad
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Chadian Government Declare A State of EmergencyA Declaration of Emergency was issued on 1 June by the Government of Chad. This decree comes in light of the current serious food insecurity and malnutrition situation, which will… Full Story |
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2,100,000 |
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Uganda
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Karamoja subregion - Acute food insecurity and malnutritionThe last Acute Food Insecurity Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) revealed that approximately 518,000 people are in urgent need of food assistance in Karamoja (northeast Uganda… Full Story |
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609,600 |
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Burkina Faso
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Complex inter-community Violence leads To Food Insecurity and Increases in COVID19 InfectionsBurkina Faso is currently experiencing a multi-faceted crisis characterised by armed conflicts and inter-community violence, leading to the desertion of arable land and a large… Full Story |
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3,453,510 |
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Cameroon
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US$376M REQUIRED TO ASSIST 2.6M PEOPLE IN URGENT NEED OF ASSISTANCEOn 14 April, the United Nations and the government of Cameroon jointly launched the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan for Cameroon, which will require US$376 million to assist 2.6… Full Story|
 24-Apr-2022 |  DISPLACED - IDP, FOOD SECURITY, WATER: SANITATION, Fund Raising | 
ONGOING
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2,600,000 |
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Nigeria
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US $351 MILLION IS URGENTLY NEEDED TO PROVIDE FOOD AID TO 4.1 MILLION PEOPLEAccording to the Cadre Harmonisé, about 4.1 million people across Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe (BAY) states, in the north-east, risk facing acute food shortages during the upcoming… Full Story |
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4,100,000 |
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Ukraine
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DELIVERY OF AID & SUPPLIES TO CITIES ACROSS UKRAINERazom Emergency Response project continues to grow and develop at an incredible speed thanks to the support of our donors and dedicated volunteer network in the US and Ukraine.… Full Story |
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100,000 |
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Sri Lanka |
Economic Crisis Resulting in an Acute Shortages of Essential Supplies Grips Sri LankaWith Sri Lanka’s economic crisis resulting in an acute shortage of essential supplies like food, medicine, milk powder, cooking gas and fuel, on 22 March, 16 Sri Lankan nationals… Full Story |
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2,000 |
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Ukraine
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Russia's war on UkraineThe war in Ukraine has been ravaging for over 3 weeks and the humanitarian needs are increasing exponentially. According to new estimates from IOM, around 14.7% of Ukrainian… Full Story |
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6,480,000 |
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Ukraine
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ICRC Scales up its response by the hour to Meet Ukrainians desperate Need Of SupportIn just two weeks, homes have been reduced to rubble. Families are huddled underground for hours on end to seek refuge from fighting. Hundreds of thousands of people have no food… Full Story |
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11,000 |
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Poland
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WCK is serving thousands of fresh meals to Ukrainian familiesWCK is serving thousands of fresh meals to Ukrainian families fleeing home as well as those who remain in the country. On February 24, Russia launched a large-scale military… Full Story |
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- - |
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Yemen
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Funding Shortages Affects Desperately needed Food Supplies in YemenOn 22 December, WFP warned that they are running out of resources to provide food assistance to its 13 million beneficiaries in Yemen. If no funding is mobilised soon, 8 million… Full Story |
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13,000,000 |
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – Food insecurity (IPC)According to the latest IPC (Integrated food security Phase Classification) published on 10 November, 27 million people in DRC are experiencing high levels of food insecurity… Full Story |
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27,000,000 |
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Ethiopia
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5.5 million people are facing acute food insecurity in Tigray and Surrounding Localitiesis estimated that 5.5 million people are facing acute food insecurity in Tigray and the neighbouring regions of Afar and Amhara, in Ethiopia, with 353,000 people in Catastrophic… Full Story |
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2,500,000 |
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Venezuela
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First WFP food supplies for vulnerable school children arrive in VenezuelaFirst WFP food supplies for vulnerable school children arrive in Venezuela © WFP/Alexis Masciarelli CARACAS – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has moved its first… Full Story |
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185,000 |
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Nigeria
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OVER 64,000 PEOPLE REACHED WITH FOOD AND NUTRITION AID IN PULKAAid partners distributed food and condiment rations to some 64,442 people across camps and host communities in Pulka town, in Gwoza local government area of northeastern Borno… Full Story |
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64,000 |
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South Sudan
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Starvation Affects 60 per cent of the populationThe food security situation in South Sudan has reached crisis levels and there is need for scaled up actions. According to its Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC)… Full Story |
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7,200,000 |
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Palestinian Territories
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Nearly half a million people out of reach in Gaza - OxfamA distressed father carries his wounded daughter from the rubble of a destroyed house after an Israeli air strike in Gaza on Sunday © Haitham Imad/EPA/Shutterstock Oxfam warned… Full Story |
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450,000 |
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Chad
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MORE THAN 5 MILLION PEOPLE EXPECTED TO BE FOOD INSECUREFigures of the Cadre Harmonisé (CH), which is a regional analysis framework identifying populations affected by food crises, indicated that the number of food insecure people in… Full Story |
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5,000,000 |
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Myanmar (Burma)
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WFP step up operations in response to fast rising hunger in MyanmarYANGON, Myanmar – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is to mount a new food assistance operation, targeting up to 2 million vulnerable people in the poor townships in… Full Story |
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3,300,000 |
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Burkina Faso
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2.8 Million Face Food InsecurityAbout 2.8 million people are expected to face high levels of food insecurity during the lean season, from June to September, up from 2 million people currently facing hunger.… Full Story |
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2,800,000 |
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Congo - Kinshasa
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Hunger rates Spinning out of control in the DRCWFP is providing life-saving food to 8.7 million people in DRC. In addition, WFP needs notably to be able to continue its work in the prevention and treatment of malnutrition,… Full Story |
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- - |
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Mozambique
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WFP responds as attack on Palma displaces thousandsThe World Food Programme (WFP) is working to assist more than 50,000 people affected by the deadly violence in Palma, a town in Mozambique's troubled Cabo Delgado region. “It’s… Full Story |
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50,000 |
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Yemen
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Famine around the corner, says World Food ProgrammeA child at a WFP-supported clinic in Hajjah is diagnosed with moderate acute malnutrition. © WFP/Issa Al-Ragh High-level donor conference convened by UN hears millions are at… Full Story |
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8,000,000 |
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Madagascar
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Humanitarian crisis looms in Southern Madagascar as drought and pandemic double number of hungry peoplePhoto: WFP/Tsiory Andriantsoarana ANTANANARIVO – Three consecutive years of drought coupled with a sharp recession triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic will leave a third of the… Full Story |
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150,000 |
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Ethiopia
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Action Against DesertificationAn estimated 92 000 hectares of forests and woodlands, as well as 2 billion metric tons of fertile soil are lost every year in Ethiopia due to improper land use, poor land… Full Story |
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250,000 |
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Lebanon
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U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE FOOD SECURITYIn FY 2020, USAID/BHA supported WFP to reach 295,000 Syrian refugees and 9,600 refugees of other nationalities through cash transfers for food and food vouchers, allowing… Full Story |
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300,000 |
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Mozambique
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Malnutrition and deadly diseases threaten 250,000 displaced children in Cabo Delgado province as the rainy season startsApproximately 250,000 children have been displaced by the escalating crisis in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado and are now at risk of deadly diseases as the rainy… Full Story |
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250,000 |
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Kenya
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WFP warns of critical food shortages for refugees in KenyaNAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today warned more than 435,000 refugees in Kenya faced imminent food shortages unless new funds are swiftly received. WFP… Full Story |
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400,000 |
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Yemen
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World Food Programme WFP Yemen Situation ReportAmal Hussein, 7, whose name means "hope" in Arabic, is weighed at a Yemeni health center in August. (AP File Photo/Hammadi Issa) Even before fighting broke out in early 2015,… Full Story |
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8,300,000 |
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Ethiopia
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Over 8.6 million people in seven regions of Ethiopia face high levels of acute food insecurityIn the analysis period of October to December 2020, about 8.6 million people are facing high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or above). The Meher analysis covers 17… Full Story |
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8,600,000 |
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Iraq
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WFP expands its work in support of vulnerable people in the south of IraqBAGHDAD – Responding to rising humanitarian needs in southern Iraq, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has expanded its activities in the region to support an… Full Story |
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107,000 |
