● The WFP is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations.
● Both the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) founded the WFP in 1961.
● Aim: To eradicate hunger and malnutrition with the ultimate goal of eliminating the need for food aid itself.
● Significance: It is a member of the United Nations Development Group and part of its Executive Committee.
● Members: The Executive Board of WFP consists of 36 states members. The board provides intergovernmental support, policy direction and supervision of the activities of WFP.
● Funding: Voluntary donations from world governments, corporations and private donors will entirely fund the operations of WFP.
● Nobel Prize: WFP was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for:
WFP’s contribution in combating hunger.
● Work of WFP towards bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.
● Its role as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.
● Headquarters: Rome, Italy
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