With the strikes in the Odesa region, Russia appears to be trying again to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain, harming its economy and pushing up world prices.
Tag: World Food Program
Israel Faces 4-Front War Year After Oct. 7 Attack
Gaza, Lebanon, Iran and Yemen: Israeli forces exchanged fire with militants backed by Tehran on Monday.
UN World Food Program Halts Gaza Aid Deliveries After Team Hit by Gunfire
The U.N. agency said that none of its employees was harmed in the shooting, which occurred Tuesday night near an Israeli military checkpoint.
As Starvation Spreads in Sudan, Military Blocks Aid Trucks at Border
A country torn apart by civil war could soon face one of the world’s worst famines in decades, experts said.
No Gaza Aid Delivered Through U.S.-Built Pier Has Been Distributed, Pentagon Says
The temporary pier is one of few remaining entry points for aid shipments since Israel began an incursion into Rafah, in southern Gaza, earlier this month.
What We Know About Where Aid Can Enter Gaza
A look at the humanitarian assistance getting into the Gaza Strip by land, air and sea.
How 360,000 Haitians Wound Up Living in Empty Lots and Crowded Schools
In a worsening humanitarian crisis, Haitians have been forced to flee their homes in the face of gang onslaughts, but the international response has failed to keep up.
Parts of Gaza in ‘Full-Blown Famine,’ U.N. Aid Official Says
Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is “moving its way south.”
Parts of Gaza Are in Famine, World Food Program Chief Says
The remarks by Cindy McCain do not constitute an official declaration of famine, but she said the assessment was based on “what we have seen” on the ground.
U.N. Official Says ‘Every Day Counts’ in Aid Efforts for Gaza
The top coordinator for humanitarian aid in the territory said Israel had made progress but that much more needed to be done to meet the vast need there.