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WFP - World Food Programme
Founded in 1963, United Nation's World Food Programme is focused on feeding the world's poorest regions. Their headquarters is based in Rome, Italy. WFP is the "world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger", as stated on their website, and they've donated extreme amounts of food, money and effort in order to help countries get back on their feet. Turkey, Vietnam, and Mexico are a few examples.
Their mission, as stated here:
Their mission, as stated here:
- use food aid to support economic and social development;
- meet refugee and other emergency food needs, and the associated logistics support; and
- promote world food security in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations and FAO.
- to save lives in refugee and other emergency situations;
- to improve the nutrition and quality of life of the most vulnerable people at critical times in their lives; and
- to help build assets and promote the self-reliance of poor people and communities, particularly through labour-intensive works programmes.