Brussels (Belgium): World Food Programme (WFP), 2015.
Language Note
English
Description
10 p.
ISBN/LRC Code
WFPWFP3962014
Summary
The European Union (EU) and UN World Food Programme (WFP) have made working together a priority to tackle food insecurity and malnutrition worldwide. This partnership has been and remains vital to WFP’s fight for a Zero Hunger world. In 2014, WFP reached 80 million hungry people in 82 countries, as worldwide catastrophes rose to a record high; from the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, to the devastating Ebola epidemic in West Africa, to the conflicts in the Middle East, most notably Iraq and Syria. With more than €1.1 billion in support from the EU (25 percent from the European Commission and 75 percent from Member States), WFP was able to address these colossal challenges, providing food assistance to millions of people in 40 countries. The EU is one of the world’s major donors for food assistance in crises and through a growing partnership, the EU and WFP have become leaders in innovation for sustainable solutions in fighting hunger worldwide.
