- 25 April, 2024
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WTO should allow food exports from public stock to help countries in need: Goyal
Geneva, Jun 13 (PTI) India on Monday strongly suggested the WTO to permit exports of food grains from public stocks for international food aid and for humanitarian purposes, especially on…
‘Afghanistan praises Indian quality wheat sent as aid; 3rd batch of shipment scheduled for Mar 8’
New Delhi, Mar 5 (PTI): Stating that Afghanistan has praised the quality of Indian wheat supplied to the trouble-torn country as part of its humanitarian aid, India on Saturday said…
Exclusive-World Bank proposal would shift about $1 billion from Afghan trust
By Andrea Shalal, Jonathan Landay and Arshad Mohammed WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The World Bank's management has approved a plan to use some $1 billion in a frozen Afghanistan trust fund for…
Nearly 40% of people in Ethiopia’s Tigray lack adequate food -WFP
By Giulia Paravicini NAIROBI (Reuters) -Fifteen months of war have left nearly 40% of the people in Ethiopia's Tigray region without enough food as aid groups struggle to reach cut-off…
Donors back $280 million transfer for Afghan food, health
By Arshad Mohammed, Jonathan Landay and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donors agreed on Friday to transfer $280 million from a frozen, trust fund to the World Food Program (WFP)…
Exclusive-World Bank backs using $280 million in frozen aid funds for Afghanistan
By Arshad Mohammed and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's board has backed transferring $280 million from a frozen trust fund to two aid agencies to help Afghanistan…
Pakistan allows Indian aid transit to Afghanistan
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday granted permission to arch-rival India to use its land route to ship wheat aid to neighbouring Afghanistan where millions of…
U.N. appeals for fresh injection of funds for famine-threatened Yemen
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Funds needed to feed millions of people in war-ravaged Yemen could run out in a matter of weeks, a senior United Nations official warned,…
‘Children are going to die’, U.N. agency warns as Afghanistan verges on collapse
By Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) - Millions of Afghans, including children, could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken to pull Afghanistan back from the brink of collapse, a…
Germany donates USD 2.3 million to aid Afghan, Iraqi refugees in Iran
Tehran [Iran], August 31 (ANI/Sputnik): Germany contributed USD 2.3 million to support Afghan and Iraqi refugees in Iran, the World Food Program said in a press release on Tuesday. "The…
Crisis of incredible proportions unfolding in Afghanistan, 14 million facing hunger: UN food relief agency
Rome [Italy], August 26 (ANI): A crisis of incredible proportions is unfolding in Afghanistan as conflict, combined with drought and COVID-19, is pushing Afghans into a humanitarian "catastrophe", said the…
US announces USD 50 million in humanitarian assistance to Myanmar
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): The United States on Tuesday announced USD 50 million in critical humanitarian assistance to the people of Myanmar, including those forced to flee violence and…
