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Homeless And Fearful, Afghan Quake Survivors Sleep In The Open

Families huddled hungry and homeless days after a deadly earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan, not daring to set foot in the few remaining buildings for fear an aftershock could bring them down.

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Aid To Famine-struck Gaza Still 'Drop In The Ocean': WFP

Aid To Famine-struck Gaza Still 'Drop In The Ocean': WFP

The World Food Programme warned Tuesday that the aid Israel is allowing to enter Gaza remains a "drop in the ocean", days after famine was formally declared in the war-torn Palestinian territory.

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‘No more food’: In northern Nigeria, US funding cuts bite for aid groups

‘No more food’: In northern Nigeria, US funding cuts bite for aid groups

Organisations like the World Food Programme are scaling back aid or completely halting operations.

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Israel launches air and ground offensive on Deir al-Balah in central Gaza

Military targets key humanitarian hub that was relatively unscathed by war after ordering Palestinians to leave

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Desperate plea for Sudan aid from UK as civil war rages: ‘Why is nobody watching?’

IN FOCUS: Aida Elsayed, from the Sudanese Red Crescent Society, is in the UK to urge MPs not to forget what has become of the worst humanitarian crises in the world. She speaks to Rachel Schraer about the horrors her country is facing

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‘We live on bread and tea. I’ve wished for death’: Yemen’s forgotten refugees

War has intensified poverty and hunger as aid is cut, with many families living in makeshift camps barely surviving

The Guardian - UK

UN Air Service Slashes Fleet By Nearly A Quarter

The UN's air service which flies humanitarian workers and cargo to hard-to-reach corners of the world has been forced to slash its global fleet by almost a quarter due to funding cuts, the World Food Programme (WFP) told AFP. WFP, which manages the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), received…

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Thousands Storm Aid Warehouse In Gaza As Hunger Crisis Deepens

Thousands Storm Aid Warehouse In Gaza As Hunger Crisis Deepens

Thousands of desperate Palestinians stormed a United Nations warehouse in central Gaza on Wednesday, with the World Food Programme reporting two possible deaths in the tumult as Israel and the UN traded blame over the deepening hunger crisis.

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Gaza Rescuers Say 13 Killed In Israeli Strike On School

Gaza Rescuers Say 13 Killed In Israeli Strike On School

Palestinian rescuers said an Israeli strike at dawn on Monday killed 13 people at a Gaza City school, as Israel presses ahead with what it has described as a renewed push to destroy Hamas.

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Netanyahu says all of Gaza will be under Israeli control by end of war

Netanyahu says all of Gaza will be under Israeli control by end of war

Netanyahu stressed the need to prevent a humanitarian crisis and unveiled a three-stage plan to get aid deliveries into Gaza

Evening Standard

"Brussels, my love?" Gazans 'smash macaroni to make bread'

"Brussels, my love?" Gazans 'smash macaroni to make bread'

In this episode, we hear how hard life inside Gaza is and how Israelis are also pressuring their government to stop the bombing.

Trump’s aid cuts leave countries unable to fight back against famine

Trump’s aid cuts leave countries unable to fight back against famine

IN FOCUS: More than 4.5 million people in Somalia are expected to suffer from hunger and food shortages before the end of June. The US president’s axing of aid leaves the country with precious few resources to respond. Nick Ferris reports

The Independent UK

Almost 500 staff protest against UN budget cuts as US scales back humanitarian funds

Almost 500 staff protest against UN budget cuts as US scales back humanitarian funds

The Geneva rally comes two days after several UN aid agencies said they would have to slash jobs because of funding cuts, warning the reductions will severely affect aid programmes worldwide.

Israeli strikes on Gaza continue as food supply dwindles amid blockade

Israeli strikes on Gaza continue as food supply dwindles amid blockade

Israel has carried out daily waves of strikes on Gaza since ending its ceasefire with Hamas. Meanwhile, Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv demanding a ceasefire and a deal to return all the remaining hostages held by Hamas.

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Cuts to food aid put more than 3 million malnourished people at risk in Ethiopia

The situation facing Ethiopia represents a “perfect storm of overlapping crises”, says the World Food Programme

UN food agency cites funding gap as it halts aid to 650,000 in Ethiopia

Aid to 3.6 million people overall is at risk unless new support is sourced, the World Food Programme warns.

International Business Times

UN Warns US Aid Cuts Threaten Millions Of Afghans With Famine

Fresh US cuts to food assistance risk worsening already widespread hunger in Afghanistan, according to the World Food Programme, which warned it can support just half the people in need -- and only with half rations.

Latest US cuts to emergency food schemes 'a death sentence' for millions, UN warns

The World Food Programme said that the Trump administration had axed funding for life-saving schemes in 14 impoverished countries — despite previously pledging to spare vital aid.

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Myanmar Relief Camps Receive Last WFP Aid As Cuts Begin

Distraught Myanmar relief camp dwellers received final handouts from the World Food Programme on Wednesday as the UN agency begins halting aid to a million people in the country because funding has dried up.

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WFP Says Funding Shortfall Forces It To Cut Food Aid To 1 Mn People In Myanmar

The World Food Programme will be forced to cut off one million people in war-torn Myanmar from its vital food aid because of "critical funding shortfalls", it said on Friday.

Millions Of Afghans Facing Food Insecurity Due To Aid Cuts

Challenges faced by World Food Programme in Afghanistan due to funding cuts and Taliban restrictions, impacting aid efforts for millions in need.

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Ons Jabeur: ‘Kids are dying everywhere in Ukraine or Gaza. I have to speak out’

The former world No 2 tells Simon Cambers about her struggles with seeing suffering in Palestine and her work with the World Food Programme

Israeli attacks target Palestinians across Gaza amid ceasefire talks

World Food Programme condemns Israeli forces for firing at one of its convoys in Gaza in ‘unacceptable’ incident.

US Monitoring Israel's Actions In Gaza To Prevent Starvation Policy

US closely monitors Israel's actions in Gaza to prevent starvation, urging more aid deliveries and improvements to the humanitarian situation.

World Food Programme Freezes Movement In Gaza After Attack

World Food Programme faces challenges in Gaza as violence escalates, leading to a freeze on employee movement.

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