Food aid
Record 45m people need urgent food aid in southern Africa : UN
'This hunger crisis is on a scale we've not seen before and the evidence shows it's going to get worse,' World Food Programme (WFP) regional director Lola...
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Drought drives 7 million Zimbabweans onto food aid
Earlier this year, aid agencies said around 5.3 million people would need food aid between now and April, when the next harvest is due.
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UN finalises accord with Yemen rebels to resume food aid
The UN had suspended deliveries of food aid to rebel-held areas on 20 June following accusations of "diversion of food" meant for Yemeni civilians.
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Zim villagers appeal for food aid following erratic rainfall, crop failures
Authorities say although some 9,400 families were already receiving aid the figure has since grown to 16,800.
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Nigeria says half of government food aid never reached victims of Boko Haram
Some 1.5 million people are on the brink of famine in the northeast, where the jihadist group has killed more than 20,000 people and forced 2.7 million to flee.
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Killings, kidnappings and burnout: The occupational hazards of aid work
The year 2013 was the worst for aid workers with 460 killed, kidnapped or seriously wounded.
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UN aid for 1 million Syrians
The United Nations plans to distribute aid to 1 million Syrians
