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Malawians search for relatives buried under the mud as death toll jumps

In Malawi, where floods swept away entire villages this month after a storm tore through its southern districts, police officers and soldiers on Friday dug for victims buried under the mud and rocks as the death toll rose sharply.

Reuters

DWP's new cost of living payments from April 2023 – who gets them and when

People on low incomes, those receiving disability benefits, and pensioners will all be supported by the measure

Nottingham Post

WFP: More Than Half of All Syrians Going Hungry

An average monthly wage in Syria currently covers about a quarter of a family’s food needs, the UN World Food Program said in a statement on Tuesday, highlighting an urgent need for increased humanitarian assistance as the country grapples with the devastating impact of recent earthquakes and a 12-year-long conflict.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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UN scrambling to save Ukraine grain deal

Geneva (AFP) - The UN was scrambling Tuesday to ensure a Ukrainian grain exports deal aimed to ease the global food crisis can continue, but its fate remained unclear days before the March 18 expiry date.

AFP

Growing foothold: how Russia donates fertiliser to deepen African alliances

Malawi is at the centre of a diplomatic tussle for influence, but as a food crisis looms, farmers are happy to accept desperately needed shipments

The Guardian - UK

US Provides $55 Million in Assistance for Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Deputy Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), Isobel Coleman, announced in Jordan on Thursday that the United States, through the Agency, is providing $55 million in additional food assistance for Syrian refugees in Jordan as part of the Syria crisis response.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Concerns mount over UN food aid cut for Rohingya in Bangladesh

The UN and Bangladesh government call for more international aid to help the refugees as they face a ‘difficult year’.

Al Jazeera

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UN: Most Relief Restrictions are Concentrated in Houthi Areas

A recent report by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) showed that most of the restrictions that hinder aid organizations in Yemen are concentrated in areas controlled by the Houthi militia. The Program confirmed that its ability to monitor and evaluate relief aid was reduced by up to 81…

Asharq Al-Awsat

U.N. humanitarian flights suspended in Congo's North-Kivu and Ituri provinces, WFP says

The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) suspended flights in Congo's North Kivu and Ituri provinces following an attack on one of the service's helicopters last week, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Monday.

Reuters

Is Africa still ‘neutral’ a year into the Ukraine war?

Since Russia’s invasion, many African governments have officially not taken sides. But for some, that may be changing.

Al Jazeera

Hunger Still Blights the Lives of Sudan's Children

In Sudan's sprawling Kalma camp for the displaced, Ansaf Omar lives with the gut-wrenching guilt of losing her toddler to a food crisis that has hit millions of people nationwide. "I am severely malnourished so I couldn't breastfeed him," said Omar, 34, a month after her one-and-half-year-old child died in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN food agency chief tells of 'apocalyptic' scenes in quake-hit Turkey

The head of the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) said on Saturday he was confronted with "apocalyptic" scenes as he visited earthquake-stricken areas in southern Turkey.

Reuters

N Korea paper warns against ‘poisoned candy’ amid food shortages

The Rodong Sinmun warns against accepting external help amid reports North Korea is teetering on brink of famine.

Al Jazeera

Turkey winds down earthquake rescue efforts in all but two areas

Rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Turkey have been wound down in all but two areas, officials confirmed on Sunday.

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Al Jazeera

Turkey earthquake rescue operations to end, government says

The head of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency says rescue operations will likely end on Sunday evening.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rescue Efforts Wind Down in Türkiye, Many Left to Mourn without a Funeral

Rescue efforts in earthquake-hit Türkiye wind down on Sunday, nearly two weeks after the country's deadliest modern disaster struck, with many praying only for bodies to mourn. "Would you pray to find a dead body? We do ... to deliver the body to the family," said bulldozer operator Akin Bozkurt…

Reuters

WFP boss says renewing Black Sea grain deal critical for Africa

The head of the U.N. food agency warned on Saturday that failure to renew a U.N.-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia would be catastrophic as millions in Africa are on the cusp of famine.

Reuters

WFP boss criticises northwestern Syrian authorities for slowing quake aid

The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday pressured authorities in northwestern Syria to stop blocking access to the area as it seeks to help hundreds of thousands of people ravaged by earthquakes.

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The Guardian - UK

UN warns of ‘unconscionable’ cuts to Rohingya food rations as donations fall

World Food Programme calls for urgent $125m injection after being forced into axing supplies into Bangladesh refugee camps by 17%

Bangkok Post

UN to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees

The United Nations (UN) plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and malnutrition in the world’s largest refugee settlement.

Reuters

U.N. to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees, citing fund shortfall

The United Nations plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and malnutrition in the world’s largest refugee settlement.

Al Jazeera

Alarm grows over WFP plan to cut food aid for Rohingya refugees

Experts say reduction would be ‘catastrophic’ for hundreds of thousands living in Bangladesh camps.

Reuters

More than 15 million Colombians suffer food insecurity -UN

More than 15 million Colombians suffer moderate or severe food insecurity, equivalent to almost a third of the population, due to poverty, unemployment and the Andean country's long-running conflict, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Turkey issues 113 building arrest warrants after earthquake

Turkish police have taken at least 12 people into custody since Monday

The Independent UK

Turkey earthquake: 10-day-old baby saved after spending almost half his life under rubble

Boy and mother taken away in an ambulance for health checks at a hospital

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