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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...

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.

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...

Sahel Fact Sheet

Drought has returned to the Sahel region of West Africa following an erratic and late 2011 rainy season, bringing hunger to millions in the region for the third time in the past decade. WFP plans to reach more than 9...

Private Partnerships - Hunger is the world’s most solvable problem. Be part of the solution.

By working with WFP, companies can make a real difference in the fight against hunger while meeting CSR and business objectives. Our private sector partnerships are about more than just writing a cheque — they...

Cash and Vouchers Fact Sheet

Cash and vouchers are a central part of broader social protection and safety net systems. Cash transfers provide beneficiaries with money, whilst vouchers can be used to purchase food for a given quantity or value in...

Climate Change: Enabling People to Adapt for the Future

Over the years, WFP has helped governments and communities plant billions of trees, create thousands of kilometres of flood defences, rehabilitate roads, reconstruct dams, and terrace millions of hectares ...

Climate Change: A Humanitarian Challenge for the 21st Century

The global climate is changing. Humanitarian organisations must now meet new and increasing challenges to continue their life-saving work. The number of climate-related natural disasters has doubled over the last ten...