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WFP

Welcome to the Disaster Risk Information e-Library of WFP, the one-stop shop to the most comprehensive suite of risk data, information, and knowledge on WFP

The World Food Programme (WFP) meets emergency needs, supports economic and social development and promotes world food security. WFP also provides the logistics support necessary to get food to the right people at the right time and in the right place. WFP heads the Logistics Cluster in order to provide common service to the humanitarian community in emergency interventions. WFP works to put hunger at the centre of the international agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that directly benefit the poor and hungry.

 

Programmes in disaster risk reduction

WFP Disaster Risk Reduction Policy was presented to the Executive Board in 2009. It aims at strengthening WFP’s compliance with the Hyogo Framework and mainstreaming DRR at all levels within the Organization. Overall, the policies governing the use of WFP food assistance are