About Us

Our Work

As the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against hunger, WFP is continually responding to emergencies. The agency saves lives by getting food to the hungry fast.

But WFP also works to help prevent hunger in the future by running programs that use food as a means to build assets, spread knowledge and nurture stronger, more dynamic communities. This helps communities become more food secure.

WFP has developed expertise in a range of areas to ensure the best solutions for the world's hungry.

In 2010, WFP aims to bring food assistance to more than 90 million people in 73 countries.

School Meals As well as providing vital nourishment, school meals act as a safety net for poor families and also help keep children in school. If children are not hungry, they will concentrate better on their lessons and with a solid education, growing children will have a better chance of finding their own way out of hunger. Learn more »

Focus on Women WFP has long believed that women are the first and fastest solution to reducing hunger and poverty. In both its emergency and development projects, WFP has a special commitment to helping women gain equal access to life's basic necessity. Learn more »

Food for Work WFP's Food for Work projects pay workers with food to start building a hunger-free future for their communities. When poor farmers no longer have to worry about their next meal, they have the time and energy to build irrigation systems that can boost production. Learn more »

Purchase for Progress (P4P) WFP already buys large amounts of food in developing countries. P4P harnesses this purchasing power and uses it to help poor farmers connect to reliable markets where they can get competitive prices for their produce. With secure markets, farmers will be encouraged to produce more and innovate. Learn more »

HIV/AIDS WFP uses food assistance to soften the blow of HIV/AIDS. With support from WFP, people living with HIV/AIDS can keep providing for their families for longer and have time to transfer vital knowledge and skills to their children. Learn more »

Emergency Response Whether refugees are fleeing war, floods are washing away homes or drought is destroying farmland, hunger is often the first emergency. Learn more »

Nutrition For every operation that WFP undertakes, it has to establish what type and quantity of food people need. It’s not just a question of providing food, but also making sure what arrives is nutritionally appropriate to address the problem at hand. Learn more »

Procurement With the bulk of donors now giving WFP cash, not food, the agency must procure the right food at the best price as close to where it is needed as possible. Learn more »

Food Security Analysis Before intervening in a country, the first priority for WFP is to analyze the food security situation of the population. WFP's food security analysis work is commonly known as VAM (Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping) and is carried out by 120 analysts around the world. Learn more »

Logistics Desert, swamp or jungle, to get food to the hungry, WFP's logistics team has to negotiate some of the toughest terrain on the planet. Learn more »