WFP What it Does

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WFP FOOD AID


Since it was founded in 1962, WFP has fed more than 1.4 billion of the world's poorest people and invested more than US$30 billion in development and emergency relief


WFP's largest operation in 2006 was Sudan which targeted 6.1 million beneficiaries. The operation accounted for 20 percent of total direct expenditure
Source: WFP Annual Performance Report 2007



Partners distributed 90 percent of WFP's food in 2006
Source: WFP Annual Performance Report 2007


Fifty-six percent of WFP's emergency operations in 2006 were related to disasters
Source: WFP Annual Performance Report 2007



EMERGENCIES


WFP helped 16.4 million people through emergency operations in 2006
Source: WFP Annual Performance Report 2007



LOGISTICS
In 2006, WFP delivered a total of 4 million metric tons of food assistance by land, sea and air
Source: WFP Annual Performance Report 2007