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Thursday, March 26, 2026
TopicWorld Food Programme

Topic: World Food Programme

UN chief visits Rohingya refugees in Cox Bazaar as WFP faces aid cuts after USAID shutdown

WFP warns it may cut Rohingya food rations from $12.50 to $6 per month in April due to funding shortages, sparking fears of rising hunger in overcrowded camps.

UN appoints Stephen Omollo as new assistant executive director

Omollo brings over 25 years of humanitarian and development leadership experience to the role

United Nations’ World Food Programme to immediately lifts suspension of operations in Sudan

The WFP said that on 16 April it had temporarily halted all operations in Sudan after three of its employees were killed in the recent clashes.

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India’s cultural narrative abroad is overwhelming

Rather than presenting the full spectrum of Indian culture at once, a more strategic approach would be to identify one globally intelligible cultural lane & invest in it consistently.

Sweeping govt order to speed up PNG switch—faster approvals, stricter timelines, nudge to households

Issued amid a West Asia war-induced energy crunch, the order now legally binds all entities controlling land, roads and housing societies to facilitate laying of pipelines.

India-Japan to finalise deal to co-develop & co-produce UNICORN mast ‘soon’, says Japanese envoy

The countries signed a memorandum for co-development of UNICORN masts in November 2024. India has been second Asian nation to have such an agreement with Tokyo, after Philippines.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.