U.S. lifts pause on food donations for World Food Programme
The United States has lifted a pause on food donations, the U.N. World Food Programme said, ending a suspension that an aid ...
UN food agency WFP received dozens of US stop work orders despite emergency waiver
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Republicans Try to Save USAID Food Program
A new GOP bill proposes moving oversight of the $1.8 billion program to the Agriculture Department.
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Scoop: Even Washington’s favorite UN agency has to tighten its belt
The U.N.’s premier food agency implements restrictions on recruitment, travel, and procurement, as the U.N. system in a stingy donor climate worsened by the U.S. funding freeze.
UN announces death in Yemeni prison of aid worker detained by Houthis
CAIRO — The United Nations World Food Programme said Tuesday that an aid worker has died in a Yemeni prison three weeks after his detention by Houthi rebels. The announcement came a day after the U.N.
Gutting USAID threatens billions of dollars for U.S. farms, businesses
U.S. businesses that sold goods and services to USAID are in limbo, including American farms dealing in rice, wheat and ...
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Religious freedom advocates at IRF Summit outline hopes for Trump’s term
The International Religious Freedom Summit kicked off Tuesday morning in Washington, D.C., with a panel discussion on ...
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UN Food Agency WFP Received Dozens of US Stop Work Orders Despite Emergency Waiver
Leah Douglas and Lisa Baertlein WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) was ordered by Washington to stop work on dozens of U.S.-funded grants, according to an email ...