World Sep 28 WFP official on addressing global hunger in face of wars and climate disasters By Nick Schifrin
World Aug 29 Watch 6:32 WFP's Cindy McCain describes dire conditions after visit to famine-gripped Gaza Israel launched its Gaza City offensive, labeling it a Hamas stronghold. It’s home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians already facing starvation and yet another round of forced displacement. The U.N. warns that Israel’s evacuation orders are a “recipe for… By William Brangham, Dan Sagalyn, Janine AlHadidi
Nation Apr 25 Watch 7:38 'Food is not political,' WFP head says as U.S. cuts aid and Israel blocks help to Gaza The World Food Programme says it has delivered the last of its food in Gaza and warned the kitchens it has been supporting would run out of food in days. Nick Schifrin spoke with Executive Director Cindy McCain who says… By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi
World Jun 10 As UN pauses Gaza aid distribution from pier, U.S. plans to stockpile it on secure beach The U.S. military said Monday that it plans to stockpile aid shipments on a secure beach in Gaza during a U.N. pause on distributing food from the American-built pier after one of the deadliest days of the Israel-Hamas war. By Ellen Knickmeyer, Edith M. Lederer, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
World Feb 09 UN declares 'The Year of Millets' to address global food insecurity With concerns about war, drought and the environment raising new worries about food supplies, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization has christened 2023 as the "Year of Millets" — grains that have been cultivated in all corners of the globe… By Farai Mutsaka, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press
Oct 07 WATCH: Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel peace prize By Kiko Rosario, Frank Jordans, Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The Norwegian Nobel Committee stressed that an independent press is vital in promoting peace. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 7:02 UN says Taliban cooperating with aid workers, allowing food distribution operations As America leaves Afghanistan, there remains the possibility of a humanitarian disaster. Feeding millions of people is a top priority of the United Nations' World Food Program, whose executive director, David Beasley, negotiated with Taliban leaders in Qatar last week… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 5:29 Leader of Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Programme on global starvation crisis The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to the United Nations’ World Food Programme for its efforts to fight global hunger, especially during the pandemic, which has brought millions more people to the brink of starvation. The organization’s executive director,… Continue watching
Jun 29 Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs By Issa Mohammed, Associated Press The U.N. children's agency warned about last week that millions of children in war-torn Yemen could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus sweeps across the Arab world's poorest country. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 6:11 Yemen's war must end to address starvation, UN food aid chief says In Yemen, 10,000 are estimated to have been killed in the war that's been raging for three and a half years. But millions are suffering from an acute hunger crisis and the United Nations warns that Yemen is on the… Continue watching