Food Programme
UN World Food Programme
WebsiteRome

Founding Year: 1961

Staff: 10001

Budget: $351m

David Beasley & Ertharin Cousin (Heads)

It is the world’s food programme “leading humanitarian organization”, with efforts focusing on “emergency assistance, relief and rehabilitation, development aid and special operations.” They also help “countries and the most vulnerable and food-insecure communities manage natural resources sustainably.”

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UN World Food Programme contributes to the following Sustainable Development Goals


  Organization Type

Multilateral Programs/Projects/Commissions

  Geographic Foci

Global

 Subjects

Food|Food Security|Humanitarian

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