WFP is the largest humanitarian organization in the world and provides assistance to poor people suffering from hunger in 80 countries. WFP works to put hunger at the centre of the international agenda.
Mission:
In 1994, WFP became the first United Nations organisation to adopt a mission statement. It is the foundation on which we build our policy, defining the who, what, where and how of our 'mission' to alleviate global hunger and poverty.
As the food assistance arm of the UN, WFP uses its food to:
− meet emergency needs
− support economic & social development
The Agency also provides the logistics support necessary to get food to the right people at the right time and in the right place.
WFP works to put hunger at the centre of the international agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry.
Objectives:
WFP will focus up to 2011 on five Strategic Objectives:
− save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies;
− prevent acute hunger and invest in disaster preparedness and mitigation measures;
−restore and rebuild lives and livelihoods in post-conflict, post-disaster or transition
situations;
− reduce chronic hunger and undernutrition;
− strengthen the capacities of countries to reduce hunger, including through hand-over strategies and local purchase
Activities/Main areas of work:
WFP's innovative projects not only put food on the tables of the weakest and poorest: jobless mothers, school children, landless farmers and HIV orphans.
They also help the hungry to secure food and an income by themselves, so they can break out of the poverty trap and build sustainable future.
− school feeding
− fighting against HIV/AIDS
− food for work
− focus on women
Coverage:
WFP is the world's largest international food assistance organisation combating hunger in underdeveloped nations with severe food shortages. The frontline stretches from sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East to Latin America and Asia & the Pacific.
Beneficiaries:
Victims of natural disasters, Displaced People, The world's hungry poor,
Women
Membership/Affiliations:
WFP cannot fight global hunger and poverty alone.
Co-ordination and co-operation with national governments, the rest of the UN system and NGO's (non-government organisations) is essential - both in emergencies and development projects. Those partners include governments, UN agencies (with a special focus on Rome-based ones), NGOs, and other corporate partners
