World Food Programme Archives

April 25, 2025
International
World

No fruits, vegetables, milk or meat left in Gaza markets as WFP runs out of food stocks

UN food agency says its food stocks in Gaza have run out under Israel’s blockade. (AP photo) The World Food Programme has exhausted its food reserves in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s nearly eight-week blockade, terminating a vital source of sustenance for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians. The WFP announced that it has distributed its […]

April 22, 2025
International
World

UN agency forced to halt food aid for 650,000 women, children in Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA: The World Food Programme said Tuesday that it was suspending aid for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia because of a lack of funding.The UN agency warned they were among 3.6 million people in Ethiopia who would no longer have access to food aid in the coming weeks without urgent new funding.“WFP […]