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20 aid trucks enter Gaza; not enough, says UN chief

United Nations leaders and agencies have welcomed the entry of a humanitarian aid convoy into Gaza via the Rafah border crossing with Egypt but noted that it is only a small beginning, still far......

Lankan Prez's whereabouts still not known, protesters camp at his house

The anti-government protesters in Sri Lanka on Sunday continued to occupy the residences of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, a day after they stormed into the......

India sends first shipment of 2,500 tonne wheat to Afghanistan via Pak

India on Tuesday sent the first shipment of 2,500 tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan via Pakistani land route, over four months after announcing the humanitarian aid for the Afghan people. IMAGE: A......

5 lakh Afghans may leave due to political uncertainty in next 4 months: UNHCR

Due to political uncertainty following the collapse of the former government to the Taliban, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Saturday estimated that 500,000 Afghans......

All you need to know about World Food Programme -- Nobel Peace Prize winner

The 2020 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme for its efforts to combat hunger. The Norwegian Nobel Committee said the WFP had acted "as a driving force in......

WFP runs out of money; food aid may be affected

The United Nations has said it expects to register a 'dangerous and unprecedented' shortfall in budgetary allocations for its World Food Programme and as a result of which food aid to millions of......

10 nations where people survive on less than $1.25 a day

A young girl with her mother attend a religious mass. Photograph: Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images About one-third of the world’s 'extremely poor' people live in India, according to......

Hunger on the rise, warns UN

With over one billion people going to bed hungry, the United Nations has warned that the hunger index is rising and appealed to governments and civil societies to 'leverage every tool' to combat......

G8 leaders urged not to forget the poor

Ahead of the G-8 summit in Italy, the World Food Programmeand the Food and Agricultural Organisationhas urged leaders of the top eight richest countries of the world not to forget the poor as they......

G20 must not forget the poorest

This week's Group of 20 meeting already has a packed agenda: maintaining demand, repairing the global financial system and increasing the International Monetary Fund's resources. But the G20 must......

Murali fit for charity match

Sri Lanka off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has passed himself fit to participate in the fundraising match for tsunami victims between an ICC World XI and an Asian XI in Melbourne on Monday.Also......

Tergat lends a hand to new generation

As a child, world marathon record holder Paul Tergat had a good incentive for going to school every day -- a free, hot meal provided by the World Food Programme (WFP).The Kenyan double Olympic......

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20 aid trucks enter Gaza; not enough, says UN chief

Lankan Prez's whereabouts still not known, protesters camp at his house

India sends first shipment of 2,500 tonne wheat to Afghanistan via Pak

5 lakh Afghans may leave due to political uncertainty in next 4 months: UNHCR

All you need to know about World Food Programme -- Nobel Peace Prize winner

WFP runs out of money; food aid may be affected

10 nations where people survive on less than $1.25 a day

Hunger on the rise, warns UN

G8 leaders urged not to forget the poor

G20 must not forget the poorest

Murali fit for charity match

Tergat lends a hand to new generation

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