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Key Publications


WFP Logistics: Delivering to Save Lives

WFP relies on its logistics expertise to quickly reach millions in need around the world, whether it be by land, air or sea. This fact sheet highlights the key facts, showing how WFP logistics experts organize...

Two Minutes to Learn About: School Meals

No child should attend school hungry. This is why WFP provides school meals to around 24 million children each year and works closely with governments to support them in creating their own sustainable school feeding...

Feeding bodies, feeding minds

The Nutrition Life Cycle: Hunger starts in the womb. Malnutrition in the first 1,000 days can lead to irreversible damage to minds and bodies. Working towards zero hunger, WFP nourishes children throughout...

Nutrition at the World Food Programme - Programming for Nutrition-Specific Interventions

A condensed reference guide which aims at strengthening efforts to treat moderate acute malnutrition, and to prevent chronic and acute malnutrition, with a focus on the first 1000 days.

The Year in Review, 2012

The year 2012 was dramatic for WFP and for the people we serve. Amidst floods, droughts and war, WFP and its partners distributed 3.5 million metric tons of food assistance to 97.2 million people in 80 countries. Our...

WFP Aviation in 2012

A review of WFP Aviation's activities in 2012. WFP Aviation — in particular the WFP-managed United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) – is the first line air transport service provider to the...

WFP Logistics in 2012

In its first annual overview, WFP Logistics illustrates the many areas of its work in 2012. Supply chain management and innovation were key components last year, ensuring greater efficiency and effectiveness in WFP...

State of School Feeding Worldwide 2013

The first State of School Feeding Worldwide report, produced by WFP provides a global picture of developments in school feeding, with maps, analysis, and research.

WFP in Africa - 2012 Facts and Figures and Partners

WFP assists African governments and communities to implement comprehensive, country-led, programmes to tackle hunger the world’s greatest solvable problem. In 2012, out of a total US$4.2 billion expenditure,...

WFP-EU Partnership 2011 & 2012

In 2011 and 2012, the EU (Member States and the European Commission) supported WFP operations in more than 30 countries with over €2 billion. See how and where WFP, and its biggest EU partner, ECHO, are building...