FCI signs MoU with WFP to supply rice to support eradication of global hungerIndia's Food Corporation of India (FCI) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the World Food Programme (WFP) to supply 2 ...
18 Feb, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
India holds significant potential to help other countries boost their food security: WFP officialIndia can help other nations improve food security. The World Food Programme (WFP) wants to work more with India to fight food insecurity. ...
25 Aug, 2025, 10.34 PM IST
India's food transformation key to global hunger fight as Western funding drops: WFP Deputy ChiefAs global hunger soars due to conflict and funding cuts, the WFP highlights India's transformation into a key aid supplier. India's innovat...
25 Aug, 2025, 12.32 PM IST
Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after a rocket attack but the UN says no aid has enteredThe Israeli military reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after days of closure, but no humanitarian aid has entered yet, and there...
09 May, 2024, 07.28 AM IST
Thailand sends aid to war-torn Myanmar, but critics say it will only help juntaMyanmar is wracked by a nationwide armed conflict that began after the army ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2...
25 Mar, 2024, 12.11 PM IST
US says Israel has agreed to the framework for a Gaza cease-fire. Hamas must now decideAfter the U.S. outlined a proposed Gaza cease-fire and hostage release deal, Israel has reportedly accepted the framework, leaving the deci...
03 Mar, 2024, 08.07 AM IST
Many of those killed or wounded in Gaza stampede for aid were shot by Israel's army, EU arm saysOutrage is rising over the desperation of hundreds of thousands struggling to survive in northern Gaza after nearly five months of fighting...
02 Mar, 2024, 08.31 PM IST
Gaza health ministry says war deaths near 30,000 as famine loomsThe war was triggered by an unprecedented Hamas attack on southern Israel that resulted in the deaths of around 1,160 people, mostly civili...
29 Feb, 2024, 11.09 AM IST
The $3.9 billion UN humanitarian appeal for Ukraine is only 30% funded, UN aid official saysA report last week from the U.N. humanitarian office said lack of funding "is hampering operations, adding to the challenges imposed by ins...
01 Aug, 2023, 07.37 AM IST
Forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis: UNThe United Nations' World Food Program (WFP) has cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries due to a si...
29 Jul, 2023, 08.36 AM IST