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Displaced Palestinians, including many children, wait in long queues to receive hot meals distributed by a charitable organization at Bureijj Refugee Camp in Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine on 18 May 2026. [Getty]
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Israel orders UN food agency to cut ties with Turkish NGO

IHH, or the Humanitarian Relief Foundation, is a Turkish NGO that provides humanitarian assistance and conducts search-and-rescue operations worldwide.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 May, 2026
Valerie Guarnieri, the World Food Program's Assistant Executive Director for Programme Operations, speaks during a press conference at the program's headquarters in Omdurman
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WFP says two top staff to be expelled from Sudan

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29 October, 2025
Food distributed to Palestinians in Gaza condemned to starvation by Israel
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Aid to famine-struck Gaza still 'drop in the ocean': WFP

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27 August, 2025
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US firm quits Gaza aid group GHF as evangelical named new head

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03 June, 2025
Displaced Palestinians gather to collect portions of cooked food at a charity distribution in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 19, 2025.
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Gaza siege 'unchanged' as Israel allows only token aid, say NGOs

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19 May, 2025
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Ons Jabeur bullied, called ‘terrorist’ over support for Gaza aid

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09 May, 2025
One million Rohingya live in refugee camps after escaping a 2017 military crackdown [Getty]
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Funding cuts force WFP to stop aid to one million in Myanmar

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
14 March, 2025
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UN's WFP investigates its Sudan operations as famine spreads

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 August, 2024
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Rare food aid convoy enters Sudan from Chad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 August, 2024
Yemen
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From Gaza to Yemen, starvation cannot be a weapon of war

Aisha Jumaan & Mira Mehta

Aisha Jumaan & Mira Mehta

21 February, 2024
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Hamas slams WFP 'dangerous' suspension of Gaza aid

The New Arab Staff
21 February, 2024
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The solution to UN food aid cuts to Palestinians is justice

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Yara M. Asi

22 August, 2023
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Yemen arrests suspect in UN staffer killing: official

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
22 July, 2023
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Jordan urges WFP to reverse subsidy cuts to Syrian refugees

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 July, 2023
Egypt
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WFP grants Egypt’s 5-year food security plan $431 million

Thaer Mansour
03 July, 2023
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WFP nearly halves food aid to Syria, triggering alarm

William Christou
14 June, 2023
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UN warns of catastrophe in Gaza as funding dries up 

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02 June, 2023
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As funds dry up, WFP to suspend aid to 200,000 Palestinians

Sally Ibrahim
08 May, 2023
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Funding shortfall forces food ration cuts for millions of hungry Afghans

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
18 March, 2023
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WFP app ShareTheMeal shares the joy by helping those hungry

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Sahar Amer

22 December, 2022
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Graining Ground

Rosie McCabe
26 August, 2022