UN: Virus could push 14 million into hunger in Latin America BOGOTA: The UN World Food Program is warning that upward of at least 14 million people could go hungry in Latin America as the coronavirus pandemic rages on, shuttering people in their homes, drying up work and crippling the economy. New projections... Women 28 May, 2020
Child labour, marriages on rise in Yemen as COVID spreads: UN agency GENEVA: The UN refugee agency said on Tuesday its work in Yemen was near a “potential breaking point” as coronavirus spreads in the war-damaged country, with rising numbers of families resorting to begging, child labour and marrying of... Women 26 May, 2020
Yemen could face 'catastrophic' food situation as pandemic worsens: FAO DUBAI: Yemen, already pushed to the brink of famine by a five-year war, could see a “catastrophic” food security situation due to the coronavirus pandemic and lower remittances from the Gulf, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said... Women 18 May, 2020
WFP sounds food crisis warning Kathmandu, April 29 World Food Programme Nepal has launched its first update report to track Nepal’s food security situation as the novel coronavirus and its secondary economic impacts are felt in the country. As per the COVID-19 Food Security... Travel 30 Apr, 2020
UN food chief: funding and access can avert starvation UNITED NATIONS: The head of the World Food Program says he has been on the phone with leaders of some of the world's richest nations with a critical message: the coronavirus pandemic is not only affecting your economy but is impacting the economies of... Women 27 Apr, 2020
Global hunger could double due to COVID-19 blow: UN GENEVA: The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. The impact of lost tourism revenues,... Women 21 Apr, 2020
Virus choking off supply of what Africa needs most: Food HARARE: In a pre-dawn raid in food-starved Zimbabwe, police enforcing a coronavirus lockdown confiscated and destroyed 3 tons of fresh fruit and vegetables by setting fire to it. Wielding batons, they scattered a group of rural farmers who had traveled... Women 15 Apr, 2020
Before disaster strikes: Forecast-based anticipatory action in Nepal As climate change drives more extreme weather events around the world, countries like Nepal are broadening the humanitarian toolbox to ensure that the right support gets to those most in need, at the right time In 2019, an estimated 1.26 million... 27 Dec, 2019
Govt teams up with businesses to fight against malnutrition Kathmandu, November 6 The Government of Nepal is teaming up with local businesses to curb malnutrition, which has been affecting 50 per cent of the country’s children. A Business-Nutrition Engagement Breakfast, jointly organised by the National... Horoscopes 07 Nov, 2019
Bahamas hurricane survivors tell of children swept away; death toll reaches 30 MARSH HARBOUR, BAHAMAS: Richard Johnson said his six-year-old brother Adrian was just too small to withstand Hurricane Dorian. The boy was blown into churning storm surge and is among thousands of people missing, many of them children, after the worst... Women 06 Sep, 2019
British minister visits forward logistic base Kathmandu, May 22 British Minister of International Development Baroness Elizabeth Sugg today visited the construction site of a forward logistic base at Nepalgunj airport. The FLB is being constructed by World Food Programme in Nepal in close... Travel 23 May, 2019
South Korea vows to send aid to North quickly, may send food SEOUL: South Korea vowed Monday to move quickly on its plans to provide $8 million worth of humanitarian aid to North Korea while it also considers sending food to the country that says it's suffering its worst drought in decades. Lee Sang-min,... Women 20 May, 2019
