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  "Full-Blown Famine" In North Gaza, Says UN Food Program Chief

  The chief of the United Nations' food program has warned of a "full-blown famine" in northern Gaza and reiterated calls for a ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas.

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  UN To Cut Food Aid For Rohingya Refugees For Lack Of Funds

  The United Nations plans to slash food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, blaming a funding shortfall for cuts that agencies warned on Friday would deepen food insecurity and

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  Afghan People Starving, Forced To Sell Children, Body Part: UN Food Head

  The UN Head of World Food Program (WFP) has again expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and added that the Afghan people have resorted to selling their children and parts of their bodies to survive.

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  G7, Gulf States Pledge $1.8 Billion for United Nations Refugee Aid

  The G7 group of leading economies and Gulf states pledged $1.8 billion in funding Tuesday for UN aid agencies helping Syrian refugees.

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  Germany Pledges 100 Million Euros For Refugees

  Germany on Tuesday committed an additional 100 million euros ($113 million) to UN agencies to improve assistance for refugees in their home regions.

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  US Top Court Rejects Iraq Bid to Revive 'Oil-For-Food' Lawsuit

  The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an effort by Iraq to revive a lawsuit against dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with former leader Saddam Hussein's government to subvert the UN oil-for-food program and deprive Iraqi citizens of humanitarian aid.

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  UN Asks People to Give $1 Each for Syrian Refugees

  The World Food Program launched an unusual campaign on Wednesday to raise $1 contributions from 64 million people around the world so it can restore food vouchers to Syrian refugees who won't be getting any UN help in December.

• India Pledges Over $9 Million for UN Development Activities

  Although India says it "has its own plate full of developmental challenges", it pledged contributions of over $9.2 million for UN development activities in 2015.

• Food Deliveries From UN in Sierra Leone to Fight Ebola

  An official says the UN's World Food Program (WFP) is delivering emergency food rations to 2,65,000 people in Sierra Leone's capital to help fight the spread of Ebola.

• Ebola Escalation Could Trigger Major Food Crisis

  The global famine warning system is predicting a major food crisis if the Ebola outbreak continues to grow exponentially over the coming months, and the United Nations still hasn't reached over 750,000 people in need of food in West Africa as prices spiral and farms are abandoned.

• UN Says There's Unprecedented Demand for Food Aid

  The World Food Program's (WFP) top official said it's unprecedented that the UN aid agency finds itself simultaneously responding to half a dozen major crises in addition to helping the largest number of refugees in the world since World War II.

• UN Warns Its Food Aid Program in North Korea at Risk

  The World Food Program says it may have to shut down its operations in North Korea by early next year unless it gets more funding from international donors by this autumn.

• UN, Aid Agencies Help 470,000 Displaced People in Pakistan

  The UN and other aid agencies are helping 470,000 people who have been displaced from Pakistan's North Waziristan region due to the ongoing military operations, a media report said Wednesday.

• UN food body approves $200 mn food aid to North Korea

  The UN food body on Saturday said it had approved $200 million of food aid for North Korea, targeting the country's most vulnerable people who remain dependent on external assistance.

• UN says it can't feed one million hungry Syrian

  The World Food Program said on Tuesday it is unable to help one million Syrians who are going hungry.