WFP assists African governments and communities to implement comprehensive, country-led, programmes to tackle hunger the world’s greatest solvable problem.
The World Food Programme has been present in the DRC since 1973. While the main office is in Kinshasa, WFP also has 10 sub-offices across the country. WFP staff consists of 410 people of which 50 are internationals.
This factsheet provides a concise overview of the work of the World Food Programme, summarizing the facts, figures and frontline work of the world's largest humanitarian organization saving and changing lives.
Cambodia has seen considerable economic transformation in recent years, but a sizeable portion of the population remains vulnerable to food insecurity, poverty and shocks.
Sanuora, a divorced mother, lives with her six children and her brother at her parents' home in Beitlahia, North Gaza. She and her family have always lived in poverty, trying to make ends meet with the help of friends and relatives. She dropped out of school when she was 11 because her family could not afford an education for each of their seven children.
Every country in the world is affected by one or more forms of malnutrition. This brief provides an overview of global nutrition facts and figures and outlines key challenges in responding to the global malnutrition crisis.
Gender equality is a must for a world of Zero Hunger; where all women, men, girls and boys can exercise their human rights, including the right to adequate food. This is why the pursuit of gender equality and women’s empowerment (Sustainable Development Goal 5) is central to fulfilling the World Food Programme (WFP)’s mandate.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has long enlisted the voluntary services and support of prominent figures as Goodwill Ambassadors, Advocates and High-Level Supporters to help bring attention to global hunger.
Wasting is a life-threatening condition caused by insufficient consumption of nutritious foods, frequent illness, or poor nutrient absorption, resulting in dangerously thin children with weakened immunity and a higher risk of death. Globally, wasting is the underlying cause in nearly half of all deaths among children under five.
