World Food Programme

The World Food Programme^[a] (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian organization. It was founded by Food and Agriculture Organization in 1961. Its mission is to end hunger and helping giving people food.^[1]

According to the WFP, it gives food assistance to an average of 91.4 million people in 83 countries each year.^[2] From its headquarters in Rome and from more than 80 country offices around the world, the WFP works to help people who cannot make or get enough food for themselves and their families.

It is a member of the United Nations Development Group and part of its executive committee.^[3]

It was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.^[4] The current executive director of the WFP is Cindy McCain.

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1. French: Programme alimentaire mondial; Italian: Programma alimentare mondiale; Spanish: Programa Mundial de Alimentos; Arabic: برنامج الأغذية العالمي, barnamaj al'aghdhiat alealami; Russian: Всемирная продовольственная программа, Vsemirnaya prodovol'stvennaya programma; Chinese: 联合国世界粮食计划署, Liánhéguó shìjiè liángshí jìhuà shǔ