World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update

Lifesaving efforts by UN humanitarians and partners to distribute food and agricultural aid in Sudan last year reached millions, agencies reported on Friday – but needs are only growing. 

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World News in Brief: Famine spreads in Sudan, deadly attack in Myanmar, Venezuela update

FAO ramps up support to Sudan farmers as starvation threat grows in East Africa

31 May 2022

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is scaling up operations in Sudan, where 10.9 million people, 30 per cent of the population, are expected to need lifesaving support this year – the highest number in the past decade, the UN agency said on Tuesday. 

Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’

Sudan: Aid lifeline reaches Darfur region in bid to avert ‘hunger catastrophe’

05 Apr 2024

Two aid convoys carrying lifesaving supplies have reached Sudan’s Darfurs for the first time in months, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as humanitarians try to avert a “hunger catastrophe”, after nearly a year of heavy fighting.

Ukraine: UN delivers aid to millions, as civilian suffering continues

Ukraine: UN delivers aid to millions, as civilian suffering continues

26 May 2023

Humanitarians reached 5.4 million people in Ukraine with desperately needed aid by April this year, including cash assistance, food, health services, and medicines, the UN said on Friday.