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Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik to meet Pope Francis in Vatican City, potential investors in Dubai during 11-day foreign trip"He will also meet WFP Director David Beasley and other senior office-bearers of the organisation and have detailed discussions on partners...18 Jun, 2022, 02.42 PM IST- UN food agency seeks safe access in Ukraine war zonesThe Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), which has been operating in Ukraine since the start of the conflict, says it has delivered food ...15 Apr, 2022, 09.22 PM IST
- Ukraine war's food crisis is worst since WWII: UN food chiefDavid Beasley, executive director of the UN World Food Program, told the UN Security Council that already high food prices are skyrocketing...30 Mar, 2022, 07.16 AM IST
- Elon Musk gives about $5.7 billion in Tesla stock to charityLate last year, the billionaire sold $16.4 billion worth of shares after polling Twitter users about offloading 10% of his stake in the ele...16 Feb, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
- Elon Musk donated Tesla shares worth over $5.7 bn to charity in NovemberThe donation was worth $5.74 billion, based on the closing prices of Tesla shares on the five days that Elon Musk donated the stocks.15 Feb, 2022, 09.16 AM IST
- Musk offers $6 billion if UN shows how it will solve world hungerHis statement came after U.N. World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley challenged Musk, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and other bi...02 Nov, 2021, 09.59 AM IST
- Billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk need to step up, says WFP chiefBeasley pointed at the small group of ultra-wealthy individuals, specifically naming the two richest men in the world -- Jeff Bezos and Elo...28 Oct, 2021, 04.20 PM IST
- More than half of Afghans face 'acute' food crisis: UN agencieshe crisis is already bigger in scale than that facing Yemen or Syria, and worse than any food insecurity emergency apart from the Democrati...25 Oct, 2021, 03.16 PM IST
- 16 million Yemenis are 'marching towards starvation': United NationsWorld Food Program is running out of money again and without new funding reductions will be made in rations for 3.2 million people in Octob...23 Sep, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
- 2020 Nobel Peace ceremony won't be held in person in OsloThe Nobel Peace Prize ceremony usually is held at Oslo City Hall. However, organizers said the event would be a scaled-down affair held at ...18 Nov, 2020, 05.39 PM IST
- WFP chief won't pick up Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo due to pandemic: Foundation"We are now considering the possibility of holding a digital award ceremony where the WFP will be presented with the medal and diploma," th...18 Nov, 2020, 04.06 PM IST
- Time for billionaires to loosen the purse strings & donate: World Food Programme seeks millions for foodWEF was awarded the Noble Peace Prize on Friday for combating world hunger.10 Oct, 2020, 02.04 PM IST
- WFP chief David Beasley seeks million from donors, billionaires for foodWorld Food Program chief David Beasley said the WFP and its partners were going all out to reach as many as 138 million people this year _ ...10 Oct, 2020, 10.08 AM IST
- World Food Programme chief 'deeply humbled' by Nobel win, calls it 'incredible recognition' of WFP familyIn 2015, eradicating hunger was adopted as one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.09 Oct, 2020, 04.21 PM IST
- This is the first time in my life I've been without words: WFP head David Beasley on Nobel Peace PrizeThe announcement was made in Oslo by Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Nobel Committee. The Nobel Committee said that the coronavirus ...09 Oct, 2020, 03.41 PM IST
- A week after explosion, Beirut could run out of bread in 2 weeksU.N. food chief David Beasley is in Beirut assessing damage and recovery prospects.11 Aug, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
- World could face multiple famines of biblical proportions due to COVID-19: UN bodyThe novel coronavirus, which originated in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December last, has so far infected over 2,565,290 people and claime...22 Apr, 2020, 01.59 PM IST
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