WFP embraces innovation and has a proven track record of piloting, implementing and scaling new ideas. This is not limited to adopting novel technologies, but includes different ways of designing and executing its programmes.
People living with HIV and/or TB are an important consideration in our nutrition programming. Within the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the World Food Programme (WFP) is the lead agency for ensuring that food and nutrition support is integrated into national HIV and TB strategies and provided to patients when needed.
News, videos, stories, data sources and publications for media professionals, researchers and anyone wishing to know more about global hunger and how the World Food Programme (WFP) fights it.
An average monthly wage in Syria currently covers about a quarter of a family’s food needs, the UN World Food Programme said today, highlighting an urgent need for increased humanitarian assistance as the country grapples with the devastating impact of recent earthquakes and a 12-year-long conflict.
Our Emergencies and Transitions Team ensures that WFP country offices have a framework designed to plan effective and efficient interventions in emergency situations.
The commitment to provide safe and quality food to affected populations is not only driven by the immediate need to address hunger and malnutrition but also by the responsibility to ensure that donors’ contributions are effectively used to purchase good, nutritious food.
In recent years, the World Food Programme (WFP) has been managing complex emergencies, natural disasters, and epidemics and pandemics. Emergency preparedness refers to a set of elements that allows us and our partners to be effective, efficient and timely when crises erupt.
