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World Food Programme

United Nations branch related to food-assistance
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Summary

World Food Programme is an United Nations programmes and funds[1].

Key Facts

  • Field of work: food assistance[2]
  • Award received: Nobel Peace Prize[3]
  • Member of: International Household Survey Network[4]
  • Country: Italy[5]
  • Headquarters location: Rome[6]
  • Part of: United Nations System[7]
  • Chairperson: Cindy McCain[8]
  • Inception: December 19, 1961[9]
  • Parent organization or unit: United Nations General Assembly[10]
  • Official website: https://www.wfp.org/[11], https://fr.wfp.org/[12], https://es.wfp.org/[13], https://ar.wfp.org/[14], https://zh.wfp.org/[15], https://da.wfp.org/[16], https://fa.wfp.org/[17], https://fi.wfp.org/[18], https://de.wfp.org/[19], https://it.wfp.org/[20], https://ja.wfp.org/[21], https://ko.wfp.org/[22], https://no.wfp.org/[23], https://ru.wfp.org/[24]
  • Director / manager: Cindy McCain[25]
  • Participant in: The People's Meeting 2016[26]
  • Owner of: Freerice[27]
  • Partnership with: International Civil Aviation Organization[28], International Fund for Agricultural Development[29]

FAQs

What awards did World Food Programme receive?

Honors received include Nobel Peace Prize[3].

Related Entities

Cindy McCain Food Force Italy United Nations

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . iatiregistry.org. Retrieved . iatiregistry.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [26] ↑ . folkemoedet.dk. folkemoedet.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . icao.int. icao.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . ifad.org. ifad.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → world-food-programme
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: world-food-programme, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289969151|world food programme (#289969151)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/79"
  2. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14717 → World Food Programme
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14717: Q204344, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1785524324610"
  3. 19w ago · Wanwa · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → United Nations programmes and funds
    Partnership with → International Civil Aviation Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development
    Official observer status in organization → International Organization for Migration
    Owner of → Freerice
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Member of: International Household Survey Network"
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