Policy / Publications

Key Publications


HIV, AIDS, TB and Nutrition Fact Sheet

Food and nutrition support is essential for keeping people living with HIV healthy longer and for improving the effectiveness of treatment. WFP support allows food-insecure and malnourished people...

Fighting Hunger Worldwide

WFP is the world’s largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide.  Each year, on average, WFP feeds more than 90 million people in more than 70 countries.

Two Minutes to Learn About: School Meals

No child should attend school hungry. This is the goal WFP has set itself for 2015. The School Meals programme is a powerful social safety net for children. WFP is working with its government partners...

Food Procurement Annual Report 2012

In 2012, WFP procured more than 1.5 million metric tons (mt) of cereals, of which 404,492 mt of wheat. Compared to 2011, when wheat was purchased mainly from the CIS countries and the Black Sea region, wheat of...

WFP's Safety Nets Policy

The nature and volume of its activities demonstrate WFP’s leading role as a global practitioner in internationally defined safety nets.This paper updates WFP’s 2004 policy framework in light of evidence...

Compendium of WFP Policies Relating to the Strategic Plan

At its 2010 Second Regular Session the Board asked the Secretariat to produce a compendium of WFP policies relating to the Strategic Plan highlighting the relevant policies by Strategic Objective. The compendium is...

HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa, the region most affected by the HIV epidemic, WFP’s food and nutrition support is an essential part of HIV treatment and care.

The Right Food at the Right Time - WFP and Nutrition in Asia

Poor nutrition in the first 1,000 days of life – from the womb to two years of age – can lead to irreversible damage to children’s minds and bodies. The World Food Programme in Asia is targeting its...

Building Resilience on a Fragile Continent - WFP and Climate Change in Asia

WFP is a frontline actor in the fight against hunger, and is working with governments across Asia to support country-led solutions to the impact of climate change and climate-related hunger.

Protecting Asia’s Most Vulnerable - WFP and Social Safety Nets in Asia

The World Food Programme works with governments across Asia to design and manage large-scale, innovative programmes, focused on those who need them most. These programmes are often called ‘safety nets’...