Tag: WFP
Ukraine Govt. donates grains to Nigeria amidst food price spikes
The Government of Ukraine has donated 25,000 metric tons of wheat as emergency food assistance to 1.3 million vulnerable, crisis-affected people in northeast Nigeria,...
COVID-19 pushes extreme poverty by 3 % in West Africa —...
Extreme poverty in West Africa rose by nearly three per cent in 2020, another fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, a UN-backed report launched on...
U.S. steps up aid to Afghanistan, bypassing Taliban
In view of the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the U.S. is providing nearly 144 million dollars in additional aid, the National Security Council said...
15.4 million African children have acute malnutrition, UN agencies warns
The United Nations has forecasted that West and Central Africa will have 15.4 million cases of acute malnutrition in children under five years old...
WFP provides food aid to 138 million people
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in response to the Covid-19 pandemic is undertaking the biggest humanitarian response in history with assistance to...
Nigeria: WFP in need of $182m for ‘aid’
The World Food Programme (WFP) says over $182million (N68billion) is needed to “sustain lifesaving aid” to Nigeria over the next six months.
WFP’s senior spokesperson,...
WFP to collaborate with Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs
The World Food Programme (WFP) says it will like to collaborate with the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development to strengthen...
