Famine threatens millions of people because of events in Sudan — UN

The ongoing fighting in Sudan could result in hunger of millions of people living in the country, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.

20 Million Risk Starvation As Horn Of Africa Drought Worsens: UN - UrduPoint

Twenty million people are at risk of starvation this year as delayed rains worsen an already brutal drought in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia, the UN warned Tuesday.

UN Calls On Combatants To Spare Ukraine Civilians As Conflict Intensifies - UrduPoint

UN humanitarian officials Tuesday appealed for protection of civilians from further bloodshed amid fighting in Ukraine since the start of last week's Russian military offensive that has driven out over 600,000 people from the country.

World Food Program Says 41Mln People At Imminent Risk Of Famine - UrduPoint

The UN World Food Program (WFP) warned on Tuesday that some 41 million people across the world are at imminent risk of famine.

Habitantes de Madagascar mueren de hambre silenciosamente

 

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UN sounds alarm over dangerous famine threat in Madagascar

 

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North Korea border shutdown raises food security concerns at U.N. - UPI.com | EL ETOS UT

North Korea's closure of its borders at the start of the coronavirus pandemic has had an adverse impact on the food supply, U.N. agencies say.

FAO, WFP warn against ignoring famine alarm in Yemen, Africa

The leaders of the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) called on the international community to urgently step up action to prevent further hunger deaths in four countries stalked by famine: north-eastern Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.

UN delivers aid to besieged people in N. Iraq

The World Food Program (WFP) has delivered food for more than 30,000 people in and around the northern Iraqi town of Qayyarah which was under siege over the last two years, said a UN spokesperson on Tuesday.