OVERVIEW OF WFP

• History

• Place in the UN System

• Mandate and mission

• Facts and figures

WFP IN THE UN SYSTEM

• DUAL PARENTAGE

Jointly established in 1961by the United Nationsand FAO

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

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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

OVERVIEW OF WFP

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