WFP's strategic plan for 2008-2013 lays out five objectives for the organization:

1. Save lives and protect livelihoods in emergencies
2. Prevent acute hunger and invest in disaster preparedness and mitigation measures
3. Restore and rebuild lives and livelihoods in post-conflict, post-disaster or transition situations
4. Reduce chronic hunger and undernutrition
5. Strengthen the capacities of countries to reduce hunger, including through hand-over strategies and local purchase

These objectives reflect the changing nature of food aid and hunger, and WFP’s history, experience and comparative advantages.

The plan marks a historical shift from WFP as a food aid agency to WFP as a food assistance agency, with a more nuanced and robust set of tools to respond to critical hunger needs. Its overarching goal is to reduce dependency and to support governmental and global efforts to ensure long term solutions to the hunger challenge.

Read the full version of WFP's Strategic Plan