World Food Programme (WFP)

What is WFP?

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. In emergencies, we get food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After the cause of an emergency has passed, we use food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives. WFP is part of the United Nations system and is voluntarily funded.

But WFP also works to help prevent hunger in the future. We do this through programmes that use food as a means to build assets, spread knowledge and nurture stronger, more dynamic communities. This helps communities become more food secure.

WFP has developed expertise in a range of areas including Food Security Analysis, Nutrition, Food Procurement and Logistics to ensure the best solutions for the world's hungry.  

WFP pursues a vision of the world in which every man, woman and child has access at all times to the food needed for an active and healthy life. We work towards that vision with local governments, the UN and NGO partners.

In 2010 we aim to reach more than 90 million people with food assistance in more than 70 countries. Around 10,000 people work for the organization, most of them in remote areas, directly serving the hungry poor. 

WFP's strategic plan lays out five objectives and all our work is geared towards achieving them. They are:
1.        Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies
2.        Prepare for emergencies
3.        Restore and rebuild lives after emergencies
4.        Reduce chronic hunger and undernutrition everywhere
5.        Strengthen the capacity of countries to reduce hunger