GENEVA, July 28 — A long-term steady supply of aid is needed to counter the worsening hunger crisis in Gaza, United Nations agencies said today after mounting pressure prompted Israel to ease restrictions in the Palestinian enclave.

OTTAWA, April 26 — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged Israel to allow the World Food Programme to work in Gaza, saying food must not be used as a 'political tool', hours after the United Nations (UN) agency ran out of stocks due to a sustained Israeli blockade on supplies.

COX'S BAZAR, March 14 — The United Nations (UN) will do all it can to help prevent food rations being cut for Rohingya refugees in camps in Bangladesh, said UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday during a visit to the world’s largest refugee settlement.

NAYPYIDAW, March 14 — Starting next month, over a million people in Myanmar will be cut off from life-saving food assistance provided by the World Food Programme (WFP) because of critical funding shortfalls, the latest cut in humanitarian support from the United Nations (UN) agency.

NEW DELHI, March 8 — The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) called on Friday for urgent funding for its Bangladesh operations, warning that a funding deficit would curb rations for the Rohingya in the world's largest refugee settlement.

NAIROBI/CAIRO, Aug 28 — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and concealing information from donors about its ability to deliver food aid to civilians amid the nation’s dire hunger crisis, according to 11 people with knowledge of the probe.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, May 9 — The United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) fears a current food crisis in the Middle East could further destabilise the region, reported German news agency dpa.

OSLO — The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.