UN World Food Programme says it cannot replace UNRWA in Gaza
The World Food Programme (WFP) cannot serve as a replacement for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip.
Sun Nov 03 2024
Shots fired, bulldozers rammed cars during UN standoff with Israeli military
UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Israeli soldiers wanted to question two Palestinian staff members.
Wed Sep 11 2024
Northern Gaza still heading toward famine, says deputy WFP chief
World Food Programme is appealing for a greater volume and diversity of aid to be allowed into the enclave.
Fri Apr 26 2024
UN agency says attempt to resume northern Gaza food deliveries 'largely unsuccessful'
WFP said it despatched a 14-truck food convoy to northern Gaza, but it was turned back by the Israeli army after a three-hour wait.
Wed Mar 06 2024
Little aid reaching Gaza prompting risk of 'pockets of famine' - WFP
A World Food Programme spokesperson said there was a "systematic limitation on getting into the north of Gaza, not just for the WFP".
Tue Jan 23 2024
Haiti looting caused loss of some $6 mln in relief supplies, WFP says
Gangs have been blocking roads from the capital toward the country's rural provinces for months, complicating efforts to distribute food.
Tue Sep 27 2022
Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on Congo convoy
The WFP said the attack occurred on a road that had been cleared previously for travel without security escorts.
Mon Feb 22 2021
World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize for hunger fight
The World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for fighting hunger and seeking to end its use as "a weapon of war and conflict-.
Sat Oct 10 2020
World Food Programme: Five things to know
Latin America has seen an almost three-fold rise in the numbers of people requiring food assistance due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fri Oct 09 2020
UN food chief urges rich to help keep millions from starving
The WFP and its partners were going all out to reach as many as 138 million people this year, the biggest scale-up in our history.
Fri Sep 18 2020
World on brink of 'hunger pandemic' - WFP chief
According to experts, 821 million people go to bed hungry and a newly-published Global Report on Food Crisis indicated an additional 135 million are facing crisis levels of hunger or worse.
Wed Apr 22 2020
Two Malaysians leave North Korea, leaving nine stranded
The nine remaining Malaysians are at the embassy in Pyongyang, unable to leave the country.
Thu Mar 09 2017
UN Food Agency forced to curtail food aid in CAR without urgent influx of funding
"Funding shortages have resulted in WFP only being able to help under half of the people it had aimed to reach, as well as supply only half the amount of food it had intended to provide."
Fri Dec 23 2016
UN to feed up to one million people hit by Ebola
The United Nations is to step up food aid to reach up to a million people affected by the Ebola outbreak wreaking havoc in west Africa, the World Food Programme (WFP) said Friday.
Sat Aug 16 2014
WFP says aid yet to reach 600,000 typhoon survivors
Some 600,000 survivors of a deadly typhoon that tore through the Philippines have yet to receive the World Food Programme assistance.
Tue Nov 19 2013
How quickly can Trump's Musk-led efficiency panel slash US regulations?
Moves by Trump and his appointees to eliminate existing rules will be met with legal challenges, as many progressive groups and Democratic officials have made clear.
Sat Nov 23 2024
2TM: Consultations on PTPTN loans, admission to IPTA at MOHE booth
Consultations on PTPTN loans and admission to IPTA are among services provided at the Higher Education Ministry booth.
Sat Nov 23 2024
Kampung Tanjung Kala residents affected by flooded bridge every time it rains heavily
Almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala have ended up stuck when their 200-metre (m) long concrete bridge flooded.
Sat Nov 23 2024
COP29 climate summit draft proposes rich countries pay $250 billion per year
The draft finance deal criticised by both developed and developing nations.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Bomb squad sent to London's Gatwick Airport after terminal evacuation
This was following the discovery of a suspected prohibited item in luggage.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Kelantan urges caution amidst northeast monsoon rains
Kelantan has reminded the public in the state to refrain from outdoor activities with the arrival of the Northeast Monsoon season.
Fri Nov 22 2024
Former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern receives UN leadership award
Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.
Fri Nov 22 2024
ICC'S arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant an apt decision - PM
The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Fri Nov 22 2024
KTMB provides two additional ETS trains for Christmas, school holidays
KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.
Fri Nov 22 2024
BNM'S international reserves rise to USD118 bil as at Nov 15, 2024
Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.
Fri Nov 22 2024