We bring life-saving relief in emergencies and use food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impacts of climate change. Learn about our mission, activities, leadership, history and partners. WFP has a presence in over 120 countries and territories.

Nov 16, 2022 · SHARM EL-SHEIKH – The United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Bank signed an agreement today to scale up disaster risk protection financed by Germany and the United Kingdom for vulnerable communities and nations faced with catastrophic climate extremes like storms and drought.

Dec 12, 2024 · ACCRA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a £500,000 (US$ 628,000) contribution from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to support a food fortification programme targeting smallholder farmers, rice millers, and school children in Ghana.

The World Food Programme is the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger every day, whether we're saving lives in an emergency or by providing children school meals. Last year with help from people just like you, WFP reached more than 97 …

Oct 9, 2020 · This year's Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), commending its efforts to combat world hunger. The UN body was also praised for "bettering...

To secure the UK’s performance-conditional funding, WFP will: • Contribute to comprehensive protection strategies that address the needs of the most vulnerable in crises (most often women and...

The World Food Programme (WFP) works closely with UNHCR during emergencies and longer-term crises to provide food to uprooted people around the world, especially vulnerable groups such as women and children. It supports food-related activities aimed at building refugee self-reliance by developing food production or generating other employment.

since 2019, UK contributions to WFP have steadily declined – by nearly 40% to 2022. As of 4 December, the UK’s to WFP are over 40% lower at the same time in 2022. FCDO’s own Equality Impact Assessment details the impacts of ODA savings, including the “significant impact” on humanitarian assistance and women and girls in some

Jun 24, 2022 · The UK’s vital funding will provide humanitarian aid to increase access to food across the worst hit African countries , and help protect millions of people at risk from a growing global food ...

As the largest agency fighting hunger worldwide, WFP is working to understand the effects of climate change and help food-insecure communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from...