Aid agencies in Nepal are in a race against time to deliver much-needed food to villages destroyed by last week’s earthquake. This used to be Ram's

Russia and Ukraine are slowly inching towards an agreement on allowing a convoy of more than 260 Russian vehicles to enter the country carrying food

With questions surrounding a Russian aid convoy still unanswered, a Ukrainian convoy has reached the besieged region of Luhansk in the east of the

A convoy of 280 Russian trucks headed for eastern Ukraine early Tuesday, one day after an agreement was reached on an international humanitarian

Emergency aid carried by Western cargo planes was dropped on Iraq’s Mount Sinjar on Tuesday, meant for refugees from the Yazidi sect who are stuck

As the World Food Programme flies vital supplies from Iraq into war-torn Syria, a deal may finally have been reached to allow aid into the besieged

A massive convoy of trucks carrying aid and military supplies to the Central African Republic from Cameroon finally arrived in the capital Bangui on

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) says it urgently needs donations to feed the hungry in the Central African Republic (CAR). The WFP is

Tacloban in the Philippines – survivors of last month’s typhoon Haiyan have become used to living among the ruins… But it is Christmas time and

The UN says getting relief supplies to the millions affected by the Philippines typhoon is a “logistical nightmare” admitting that some areas have

Residents of the Philippines’ city of Tacloban have been enduring a daily struggle for survival since Typhoon Haiyan devastated the city a week

As pressure mounts on the Philippines government to speed up aid distribution, Tacloban’s typhoon-wrecked airport is witnessing a new daily

Amid the devastation in Tacloban, tales of survival, resilience and generosity towards others are emerging daily. One concerns a small girl called

Tens of thousands of Filipinos marched through the streets of Manila in opposition to a controversial priority development assistance fund (PDAF) or

At least 20 children have died and another 35 are being treated in hospital in India after eating a contaminated school meal. The children fell

The main UN humanitarian agency for Palestinians said it was suspending operations in the Gaza Strip after protesters stormed its headquarters over

Hundreds of people have been queuing in the Greek capital for free food, which was handed out by protesting farmers. Food stalls were set up around

As poverty continues to rise, the European Food Aid Programme for the Most Deprived is under threat. This could affect some 18 million people

For many Greeks, 2013 is likely to bring further financial hardship. In the port city of Patras, a food bank is now helping 1,000 families who are

The number of foodbanks or soup kitchens in the UK are growing at an alarming rate as the economic downturn claims more and more victims. As many as