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News •

UN food agency worker dies in a Yemeni prison after being detained by Houthi rebels • Feb. 11, 2025, 9:02 PM ET (AP)
Aid is surging into Gaza under the ceasefire. Is it helping? • Feb. 3, 2025, 12:13 PM ET (AP)
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital • Jan. 31, 2025, 4:39 AM ET (AP)
'No safe place to go to from Goma' for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city • Jan. 28, 2025, 11:37 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Programme Alimentaire Mondial • WFP
Date 1961 - present
Areas Of Involvement economic development • social welfare program • relief • food

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