World Food Programme (WFP)
Programme alimentaire mondial (PAM)
Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA)
برنامج الأغذية العالمي
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URL: https://www.wfp.org/
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Founded
1961-11-24
History
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Save and change lives in pursuit of zero hunger by 2030: respond to emergencies and save lives and livelihoods; mitigate the impact of mainly conflict and climate change-driven disasters, through emergency preparedness and resilience building among communities; seek long-term solutions to hunger and undernutrition by focusing on sustainable development and in partnership with governments, private companies and humanitarian sector.
Events
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Reports annually to: E-XE3377 - ECOSOC; B-XB0971 - FAO Council. Observer to: B-XF2527 - World Trade Organization (WTO). Protocol Agreement with: FAO and F-XF1721 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Represented on: E-XE4062 - United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB). Close cooperation with: B-XB2183 - ILO; F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); E-XE3382 - UNDP; B-XB3383 - UNESCO; E-XE4175 - United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); E-XE3387 - United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR); B-XB3548 - WHO. Cooperation agreement with: C-XD8574 - Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO). Participates in: E-XE9922 - Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations (JIU). Support from: F-XM0920 - United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF). Links with:
- F-XF4460 - Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization (ILO Tribunal);
- F-XF0018 - African Development Bank (ADB);
- F-XF0121 - African Development Bank Group (ADB Group);
- D-XD0023 - African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO);
- F-XF3515 - Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa;
- F-XF4228 - Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD);
- F-XF0077 - Asian Development Bank (ADB);
- D-XD4566 - Comité permanent inter-Etats de lutte contre la sécheresse dans le Sahel (CILSS);
- C-XC0376 - Commonwealth Secretariat;
- D-XD0435 - Council of Europe (CE);
- F-XF0728 - Group of 77 (G-77);
- E-XE6031 - Institut du Sahel (INSAH);
- E-XD1035 - Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP);
- F-XF1069 - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB);
- E-XE1083 - Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA);
- E-XE3056 - Intergovernmental Group on Grains;
- E-XE3066 - Intergovernmental Group on Rice;
- B-XB1505 - International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO);
- E-XE5305 - United Nations International Computing Centre (UNICC);
- B-XB1791 - International Development Association (IDA);
- E-XE0390 - International Development Research Centre (IDRC);
- F-XF4341 - International Emergency Food Reserve (IEFR);
- C-XJ0824 - International Emergency Management Organization (IEMO);
- B-XB2812 - International Grains Council (IGC);
- B-XB1112 - International Organization for Migration (IOM);
- B-XB2622 - International Telecommunication Union (ITU);
- D-XD2903 - League of Arab States (LAS);
- F-XK0563 - Non-Aligned Movement (NAM);
- D-XD3030 - OAS;
- C-XC3023 - OECD;
- K-XE8251 - OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC);
- E-XE3556 - Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process (UNSCO);
- F-XF6504 - OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID);
- C-XC4129 - Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC);
- E-XE6330 - PAHO/WHO Health Emergencies Department (PHE);
- E-XE3060 - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO);
- F-XF4530 - Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA);
- F-XF2522 - Southern African Development Community (SADC);
- E-XE6224 - UNESCO Regional Bureau for Culture for Latin America and the Caribbean;
- E-XE9760 - UNESCO Regional Office for Education in the Arab States (UNEDBAS);
- B-XE3386 - UNIDO;
- E-XE4174 - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA);
- E-XK1561 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC);
- E-XE6809 - United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat);
- E-XE7655 - United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS);
- E-XE3242 - United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA);
- F-XF5606 - United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);
- F-XF2488 - United Nations University (UNU);
- F-XF5611 - White Helmets.
- Observer status with: Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC)
- Member of: Agriculture, Land and Water Use Commission for the Near East (ALAWUC)
- Member of: Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC)
- Member of: Intergovernmental Organizations Conference (IGO Conference)
- Member of: United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS)
- Member of: United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture (GIEWS)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Memorandum of Understanding with: United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
- Partner of: United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI)
- Supports: Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Signatory to: F-XJ2493 - International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI).
Works with more than 1,000 NGOs around the globe, from small grassroots groups to large international aid agencies.
- Member of: Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP)
- Member of: Association for Human Resources Management in International Organizations (AHRMIO)
- Member of: Better Than Cash Alliance
- Member of: Inter-Agency Task Team on Children affected by AIDS (IATT)
- Member of: Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators (COPEAM)
- Partner of: Global Health Cluster (GHC)
- Supports: Africare
- Supports: Development Training International (DTI)
- Supports: Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN)
- Supports: Ockenden International
- Supports: Scaling Up Nutrition Movement (SUN Movement)
Publications
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- Living Conditions → Food
- Agriculture → FAO Bodies
- International Relations → United Nations
- Peace → Humanitarian
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XE3543
** UN SDGs are linked to the subject classification.
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