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WFP On Mozambique Crisis Caused By Extremist Rebels
Mozambique s humanitarian crisis from the extremist insurgency in the country s north is rapidly spiraling, with more than 950,000 people in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations World Food Programme said Thursday.
Mozambique s humanitarian crisis from the extremist insurgency in the country s north is rapidly spiraling, with more than 950,000 people in urgent need of food aid, the United Nations World Food Programme said Thursday.
An estimated 50,000 people fled their homes amid the rebels five-day siege of Palma earlier this month, swelling the numbers of displaced and hungry.
Many have fled to Pemba on boats, making a treacherous trip in stormy seas, and thousands are still trapped in Palma and the nearby settlement of Quitunda.
Grandfather, 65, and grandkids, aged 10 and 15, drown while attempting to cross from Venezuela to Colombia to plan trip for much needed supplies
Pedro Ascanio and his grandchildren, Anderson Pérez, 10, and Yadira Pérez, 15, drowned while crossing a river from Venezuela to Colombia on Monday
Ascanio and the children tried to walk across the Pamplonita River when they were swept away by a rapid current
Juan Pérez said Ascanio asked for permission to take his granddaughter on an errand to find out the price of a border crossing trip for supplies
Yadira Pérez s body was recovered by her father Monday. A search for Ascanio and Anderson Pérez was called off due to darkness, but their bodies were recovered Tuesday
CARACAS: The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) and Venezuelan officials said on Monday they had reached a deal to supply food to school child.
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CARACAS, April 19 (Reuters) - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and Venezuelan officials said on Monday they had reached a deal to supply food to school children in the South American country suffering a humanitarian crisis spurred by an economic collapse.
The program will reach 185,000 children in the crisis-stricken country this year, and aims to expand to some 1.5 million by the end of the 2022-2023 school year, the WFP said in a statement. Child malnutrition https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/venezuela-malnutrition has increased in Venezuela as the once-prosperous country s economy collapsed.