They are often the first to arrive on the scene in emergency situations. The World Food Program, created in 1961, is a UN humanitarian agency dedicated to fighting hunger worldwide. While one person in eleven goes to bed hungry because of conflict, climate change, disaster or inequality, the WFP’s 23,000 employees help over 100 million people in almost 120 countries, providing vital assistance to affected populations. Since the 2000s, the WFP has been rethinking its action and, alongside emergency food aid, has been developing the concept of food assistance, which aims, through multi-year plans, to provide more sustainable solutions by integrating structural actions. “We provide vital relief in emergency situations and use food aid to build a path to peace, stability and prosperity”.
