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WFP HISTORY
• Created in 1961as experimental programmescheduled to go intooperation in 1963
• Became operational in1962 due to emergencies
WFP IN THE UN SYSTEM
DUAL PARENTAGE
UN G.A FAO CONFERENCE
ECOSOC FAO COUNCIL
WFP EXECUTIVE BOARDIGC (1962-1975) / CFA (1976-1995) / EB (since 1996)
WFP DUAL MANDATE
• Support economic andsocial development
• Meet refugees needs andother emergency needs
• Promote world food security
WFP MISSION STATEMENT
1. Save lives in emergencysituations
2. Improve nutrition ofvulnerable at critical timesin their lives
3. Help build assets & promoteself reliance of poor
WFP FACTS AND FIGURES
Beneficiaries of WFP Food Aid2005 Statistics
• 96.7 Million hungry people, in 82 countriesMDG1: Eradicate extreme poverty& hunger
Children 58.2 MWomen 21.3 MMen 17.2 M
WFP FACTS AND FIGURES
Location of WFP Staff2005 Statistics
10, 523 Staff, 91 % in the field
6 Regional BureauxPanama, Bangkok, Cairo, Dakar, Kampala, Johannesburg
1 Stand Alone Country (Sudan, reporting to HQ)
82 Country Offices (reporting to Reg. Bureaux)
WFP PARTNERS
• National Governments
• U.N Agencies & BW AgenciesFAO-IFAD-UNICEF-UNESCO-UNHCR- UNAIDS- WORLD BANK
• NGOs• Private Sector