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| Abbreviation | WFP |
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| Formation | 19 December 1961 |
| Type | Intergovernmental organization, regulatory body, advisory board |
| Legal status | Active |
| Headquarters | Rome, Italy |
Executive Director | Cindy McCain |
Deputy Executive Director | Carl Skau |
Parent organization | United Nations General Assembly |
| Staff | 22,300+[1] (in 2023) |
| Award(s) | Nobel Peace Prize (2020) |
| Website | wfp.org |
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The World Food Programme[a] (WFP) is an international organization within the United Nations that provides food assistance worldwide. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization[2][3] and the leading provider of school meals.[4] Founded in 1961, WFP is headquartered in Rome and has offices in 87 countries.[5] In 2023 it supported over 152 million people,[6] and it is present in more than 120 countries and territories.[7]
In addition to emergency food relief, WFP offers technical and development assistance, such as building capacity for emergency preparedness and response, managing supply chains and logistics, promoting social safety programs, and strengthening resilience against climate change.[8] It is also a major provider of direct cash assistance, and provides passenger services for humanitarian workers through its management of the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS).[9][10]
WFP is an executive member of the United Nations Sustainable Development Group,[11] a consortium of UN entities that aims to fulfil the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with a priority to achieve SDG 2, "zero hunger", by 2030.[12]
The World Food Programme was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for its efforts to provide food assistance in areas of conflict and to prevent the use of food as a weapon of war and conflict.[13]
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- ^ "WFP: $6.8bn needed in six months to avert famine amid COVID-19". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "The Church of Jesus Christ Gives US$32 Million to the World Food Programme". www.churchofjesuschrist.org/. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Novo Nordisk Foundation and World Food Programme launch partnership to improve food systems in Rwanda and Uganda". www.prnewswire.co.uk. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Where we work | World Food Programme". www.wfp.org. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
- ^ "WFP Annual Performance Report for 2023". WFP. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ WFP. "Who we are". WFP. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "How scientists predict famine before it hits". BBC News. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "WFP: $6.8bn needed in six months to avert famine amid COVID-19". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Afp (9 October 2020). "World Food Programme | Five things to know about 2020 Nobel Peace Prize winner". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ The organization has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2020 for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of food as a weapon of war and conflict Executive Committee Archived 11 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Undg.org. Retrieved on 15 January 2012
- ^ "Zero Hunger". World Food Program. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ Specia, Megan; Stevis-Gridneff, Matina (9 October 2020). "World Food Program Awarded Nobel Peace Prize for Work During Pandemic". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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