World Food Programme: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	WFP • Programme Alimentaire Mondial
Date	1961 - present
Areas Of Involvement	economic development • social welfare program • food • relief

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World Food Programme

Four girls in headscarves stand in line holding metal bowls and pots, waiting for food aid at a distribution center in Mogadishu, Somalia.

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