Topic: United Nations World Food Programme
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4 ways to prevent natural disasters from becoming human tragedies
The catastrophic impact of climate change – especially on the developing world – is not inevitable. Here are four cutting-edge tools to anticipate and minimize the damage from natural disasters.
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North Korea to suspend nuclear activity in exchange for food: 5 key questions
Here are five key questions on the link between food and nuclear weapons in North Korea.
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North Korea food and nukes: 5 key questions
North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong-un, is accusing the United States of politicizing food aid by linking it to a long-standing demand that North Korea halt its nuclear program.
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Four reasons help is slow to reach Somalia’s famine victims
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Japan earthquake: 5 ways the international community is helping
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Q&A: How much aid has reached Haiti?
More than $1 billion in aid to Haiti has been pledged so far by governments from Guatemala to Greece. The UN and other groups are increasing food distribution by the day.
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In Pictures: Staff shots: Scenes from the Haiti earthquake
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In Haiti, aid is finally getting to the people
Slowed by logistics at the airport and a weak infrastructure that makes transportation difficult, crucial food, water, and medical supplies are just now making it to many desperate Haitians.
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In Haiti, signs that foreign aid flow is strengthening
As Haiti earthquake relief efforts continued, President Barack Obama joined with predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton to appeal for donations and sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Caribbean nation.
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Haitian earthquake: Aid starts to pour in, Clinton fears high death toll
Two days after the Haiti earthquake, outside help has started to pour into Port-au-Prince as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the death toll may be in 'tens of thousands.' A US carrier is steaming toward Haiti, and British, Brazilian, Chinese, and other aid teams are already on the ground.
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Refugee camps in Kenya brace for some 20,000 Somalis
Threatened by Islamic militant group, Al Shabab, the World Food Program last week decided to pull out of southern Somalia. UN aid agencies in Kenya are planning for an increase of refugees into already-packed refugee camps.
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UN suspends food aid to southern Somalia
The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) pulled out of southern Somalia on Tuesday, citing repeated threats and raids by commanders of Al Shabab, the Al Qadea-linked Islamist militant group.
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Eritrea: Africa's version of North Korea?
In a rare interview, Eritrea's president Isaias Afwerki denies helping Islamic militants in Somalia, and says his country doesn't need elections.
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Suicide bomb on UN breaks Pakistan's lull in major attacks
A suicide bomber wearing a uniform killed five people Monday after entering the UN's World Food Program office in Islamabad, Pakistan. Major attacks dropped after Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was killed in August. Is the lull over?
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Suicide bomber hits UN food office in Pakistan
At least four people – three Pakistanis and an Iraqi national – were killed in the first bombing in Islamabad since June.
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Yemen rejects peace talks with rebels
The country has instead launched fresh attacks on a Houthi stronghold. The conflict threatens to destabilize the country, increasing its potential to become a terrorist haven.
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Court ruling looms on disputed Sudan oil-town
Over four years after a peace agreement ended Sudan's bloody civil war a ruling in the Hague may resolve control of a rich oil field, but may also spark more conflict.
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Sri Lanka's postwar resettlement stalls
Some 280,000 refugees remain detained, a month after fighting stopped. A national probe into war abuses was shut down this week.
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North Korea may spare US journalists from hard labor
But the two women sentenced to 12 years in prison still face awful conditions. Their whereabouts since last week remain unknown.
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UN: Israeli buffer zone eats up 30 percent of Gaza's arable land
Looking to increase security, Israel dropped leaflets last week warning residents to stay at least 1,000 feet from the border or risk being shot.
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Somali insurgency driving thousands of refugees to Kenya
Islamist militias' clashes with Somalia's government has forced more than 25,000 to flee.
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Without aid, Darfuris go hungry
Nearly two months after 13 major international aid agencies were expelled from Sudan, concerns rise that rebel groups are uniting in preparation for fresh attacks.
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Sudan bombs Darfur rebels – and civilians – amid calls for a 'no-fly' zone.
A Dutch journalist and photographer traveled with rebel forces in Darfur in February. They were pinned down by government forces for weeks, before escaping across the border into Chad.
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Greens take a cue from financiers
Environmental ‘derivatives’ encourage creative, proactive conservation.
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Islamist militias clash in Somalia as Ethiopian troops withdraw
As 3,000 Ethiopian soldiers depart, militia groups are battling to take more control from the weak transitional government.
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Financial crisis may worsen food crunch it eclipsed
Although commodity prices for a wide range of crops have fallen by as much as 50 percent from record highs in June, the financial crisis is expected to make food shortages dramatically worse.
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Quake aid for Pakistan's neglected
The government's disaster relief in Balochistan comes amid ongoing efforts to reach out to the troubled province.
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Somali forces free hijacked vessel
Amid increasingly brazen pirate attacks, Europe eyes antipiracy patrols.
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Slow recovery for Burma's cyclone victims
Aid trickles in, but locals struggle to find food before winter's harvest.
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Getting food ships past Somalian pirates
Attacks at sea force a UN aid agency to rely on naval guards.
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