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International relief agencies say they welcome the global outpouring of aid for Ukraine since Russia's invasion but worry that the crisis is diverting attention and finances from equally urgent humanitarian emergencies in Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere. The vast scale of the refugee...

The head of the U.N. World Food Program said people are being "starved to death" in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, and he predicted the country's humanitarian crisis is likely to worsen as Russia intensifies its assault in the coming weeks.

The heads of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and WTO issued a joint statement on 13 April urging coordinated action to help vulnerable countries address growing threats to food security. The proposed actions include providing emergency food supplies and deploying financial support to households and countries, facilitating unhindered trade, and investing in sustainable food production and nutrition security.

The head of the U.N. World Food Program said people are being “starved to death” in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, and he predicted the country's humanitarian crisis is likely to worsen as Russia intensifies its assault in the coming weeks. WFP executive&#...

Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries, including financing to support farmers and increase food supplies. - VnExpress International

About 2.9 million people are on the cusp of catastrophic famine in certain regions of South Sudan, an analysis shows  

The war could throw more than one-fifth of humanity into poverty, destitution and hunger on a scale not seen in decades.

Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity in poor countries, including financing to support farmers and increase food suppli…

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The heads of four major global organizations on Wednesday called for urgent, coordinated action on food security to help vulnerable countries.

 WASHINGTON, April 13, 2022 (BSS/AFP) - Major international organizations issued an appeal Wednesday for urgent measures to deal with rising food insecurity