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The World Food Programme (WFP) was created in 1961 as an experiment to provide food aid through the UN system and in 1965, it was enshrined as a fully-fledged UN programme.
Statement 1 is correct: World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. It is not an international non-governmental organization.
It was founded in 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) with its headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Global Hunger Index is the annual Report, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. Whereas, the World Food Programme publishes hunger map which depicts the prevalence of undernourishment in the population of each country. As per the Hunger Map 2020, if current trends continue, the number of hungry people will reach 840 million by 2030.
Statement 3 is correct: WFP is working to improve the efficiency, accountability and transparency of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). This system provides highly subsidized food grains to more than 800 million beneficiaries covering more than 500,000 FPS across all States and Union Territories (UTs) in India. Example: The TPDS reforms project of Odisha were supported by the WFP by formulating and implementing a plan for identification of right beneficiaries for delivery of food grains and for its distribution in a transparent and accountable manner at the Fair Price Shops (FPS). Recently, WFP and the Rajasthan government have joined hands to improve the TDPS in the state. It involves the use of digitisation, data aggregation, and performance dashboards for monitoring of the TDPS.
Other facts about the World Food Programmme:
Its operations are funded entirely by voluntary donations from world governments, corporations and private donors. It raised US$8 billion in 2019
WFP is governed by a 36-member Executive Board and partners with more than 1,000 national and international NGOs to provide food assistance and tackle the underlying causes of hunger.
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The World Food Programme (WFP) was created in 1961 as an experiment to provide food aid through the UN system and in 1965, it was enshrined as a fully-fledged UN programme.
Statement 1 is correct: World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. It is not an international non-governmental organization.
It was founded in 1961 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and United Nations General
Assembly (UNGA) with its headquarters in Rome, Italy.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Global Hunger Index is the annual Report, jointly published by Concern Worldwide and Welthungerhilfe. Whereas, the World Food Programme publishes hunger map which depicts the prevalence of undernourishment in the population of each country. As per the Hunger Map 2020, if current trends continue, the number of hungry people will reach 840 million by 2030.
Statement 3 is correct: WFP is working to improve the efficiency, accountability and transparency of Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS). This system provides highly subsidized food grains to more than 800 million beneficiaries covering more than 500,000 FPS across all States and Union Territories (UTs) in India. Example: The TPDS reforms project of Odisha were supported by the WFP by formulating and implementing a plan for identification of right beneficiaries for delivery of food grains and for its distribution in a transparent and accountable manner at the Fair Price Shops (FPS). Recently, WFP and the Rajasthan government have joined hands to improve the TDPS in the state. It involves the use of digitisation, data aggregation, and performance dashboards for monitoring of the TDPS.
Other facts about the World Food Programmme:
Its operations are funded entirely by voluntary donations from world governments, corporations and private donors. It raised US$8 billion in 2019
WFP is governed by a 36-member Executive Board and partners with more than 1,000 national and international NGOs to provide food assistance and tackle the underlying causes of hunger.
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