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COVID-19: Worst humanitarian crisis since WWII looms ― WFP

On April 26, 202012:45 amIn Coronavirus Updatesby Temisan Amoye

World Food Program, WFP, the U.N. food agency has warned that the world is “on the brink of a hunger pandemic,” as it struggles to contain COVID-19. WFP Executive Director David Beasley told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that “2020 would be facing the worst humanitarian crisis since World War II.” ALSO READ: Covid-19: Nigerians
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WFP gets $10.7m funding to avert famine in Horn of Africa

On May 2, 20177:40 pmIn Newsby Nwafor

The World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that it has secured 10.7 million dollars to help roll back famine in South Sudan and also to assist hungry people in Horn of Africa countries hit by drought.

China supports WFP’s emergency response in Ethiopia

On April 27, 20177:53 pmIn Newsby Nwafor

The government of China on Thursday provided life saving nutrition assistance worth eight million dollars to support the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) response in drought-hit Ethiopia.