World Food Programme

  • EUNAVFOR renewal welcomed

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    Recent incidents highlight need for presence. Bimco welcomes extension of EU anti-piracy operation off Somalia Shipping association Bimco has welcomed this week’s decision by the EU Council to extend the […]

  • Somalia: keep fighting pirates

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    NATO still plans to withdraw vessels later this year. Somalia: Govt Urges Continued International Support for Fighting Piracy Mogadishu — Somali government has called for the international community to continue […]

  • Yemen: Vessel hit by missile

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    Emirati military acknowledges boat under its command was involved in an “incident” in strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Yemen: Houthis claim attack on UAE military vessel Yemeni fighters say they have […]

  • EUNAVFOR’s New Op Commander

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    Major General Martin Smith makes way for Brigadier Robert Magowan. EU appoints new Operation Commander for EU NAVFOR Somalia On 18 May 2016, the Political and Security Committee appointed Brigadier […]

  • WFP ship arrives in Yemen

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    Aid desperately needed. U.N. says aid ship docks in Yemen after diversion to Saudi Arabia A World Food Programme (WFP) ship carrying humanitarian aid offloaded its cargo in Yemen on […]

  • WFP ship released by Saudis

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    Ship was carrying humanitarian supplies to Yemen for the World Food Programme. Irish ship held by Arab coalition forces released Lorna Siggins An Irish-owned ship which was detained by Arab […]

  • Hodeida port bombed

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    Main aid port badly hit. Saudi-led coalition bombs Yemen ‘aid port’ Hodeida Jets from a Saudi-led coalition targeted rebel Houthi positions in Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeida early on […]

  • Port of Aden reopens

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    No news on when commercial traffic can enter. Port of Aden reopens following damage from Yemen war The Port of Aden in southern Yemen is back in business just days after […]

  • WFP Ship Arrives In Aden Port

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    Desperately needed aid begins to arrive in Yemen. New WFP Ship Arrives In Aden Port With Fuel For Humanitarian Operations CAIRO – A United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) ship […]

  • PLA anti-piracy patrol heads home

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    Deployed for 221 days. Chinese anti-piracy patrol returns home The Chinese navy’s 19th escort group has returned home after spending 221 days patrolling for pirates off the East African coast […]

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