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2. World Food Programme - Wikipedia

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   The World Food Programme [a] ( WFP) is an international organization within the United Nations that provides food assistance worldwide. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization [2] [3] and the leading provider of school meals. [4] Founded in 1961, WFP is headquartered in Rome and has offices in 80 countries. [5]

3. Food and Agriculture Organization - Wikipedia

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   Cereals. Dairy. Meat. sugar. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [note 1] ( FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security. Its Latin motto, fiat panis, translates to "let there be bread".

4. International Fund for Agricultural Development - Wikipedia

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   The International Fund for Agricultural Development ( IFAD; French: Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA)) is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. It is the only multilateral development organization ...

5. World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain: Gaza is in a ...

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   May 3, 2024 at 4:33 PM. Meet The Press. Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, said she believes there is a "full-blown famine" in northern Gaza. "Whenever you have ...

6. 2021–2022 Madagascar famine - Wikipedia

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   The WFP further reported the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country closed markets and prevented migratory workers from finding jobs. By late June 2021, the WFP reported that 75% of children had abandoned school and were begging or foraging for food. Intense dust storms were further aggravating the circumstances.

7. Food security during the COVID-19 pandemic - Wikipedia

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   During the COVID-19 pandemic, food insecurity intensified in many places. In the second quarter of 2020, there were multiple warnings of famine later in the year. In an early report, the Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) Oxfam-International talks about "economic devastation" while the lead-author of the UNU-WIDER report compared COVID-19 to a "poverty tsunami".