{"id":344113,"date":"2025-08-07T16:44:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:14:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=344113"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:44:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T11:14:44","slug":"world-food-programme-wfp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-food-programme-wfp\/","title":{"rendered":"World Food Programme (WFP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India launched a new collaborative initiative with the support of the UN World Food Programme to strengthen Rice Fortification and Supply Chain Management in Nepal.<\/p>\n<h2>About World Food Programme (WFP)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_344115\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-344115\" style=\"width: 229px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-344115\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-UN-WFP.jpg?resize=229%2C229&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"229\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-UN-WFP.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-UN-WFP.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Source-UN-WFP.jpg?w=333&amp;ssl=1 333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-344115\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; UN WFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is an <strong>international organization<\/strong> within the <strong>United Nations (UN)<\/strong> that provides <strong>food assistance worldwide. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aim:<\/strong> It aims to <strong>eradicate hunger and malnutrition. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is the world&#8217;s <strong>largest humanitarian organization<\/strong> and the leading provider of <strong>school meals<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It provides <strong>passenger services for humanitarian workers<\/strong> through its management of the <strong>United<\/strong> <strong>Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Established in:<\/strong> <strong>1961<\/strong> by the United Nations General Assembly (<strong>UNGA<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> It is headquartered in <strong>Rome<\/strong> and has offices in 87 countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> It was established as the lead agency to <strong>respond to food emergencies<\/strong> and help <strong>combat hunger<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Global presence:<\/strong> It has its presence in <strong>over 120 countries<\/strong> and territories to carry out its mission.\n<ul>\n<li>In 2023 it supported over 152 million people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding:<\/strong> Its operations are entirely funded through the <strong>voluntary contributions<\/strong> of donor governments, institutions, corporations and individuals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Partnerships:<\/strong> It works with <strong>governments<\/strong>, other United Nations <strong>agencies<\/strong>, non-governmental organizations, private companies and others.\n<ul>\n<li>It is an <strong>executive member<\/strong> of the <strong>United Nations Sustainable Development Group<\/strong>, with a priority to achieve <strong>SDG 2, &#8220;zero hunger&#8221;, by 2030.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recognition:<\/strong> It was awarded the <strong>Nobel Peace Prize in 2020<\/strong> for its efforts to <strong>provide food assistance in areas of conflict<\/strong> and to prevent the use of food as a weapon of war and conflict.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reports published:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Global Report on Food Crises<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World<\/strong> (in collaboration with the FAO, IFAD, UNICEF and WHO)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India launched a new collaborative initiative with the support of the UN World Food Programme to strengthen Rice Fortification and Supply Chain Management in Nepal. About World Food Programme (WFP) It is an international organization within the United Nations (UN) that provides food assistance worldwide. Aim: It aims to eradicate hunger and malnutrition. 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