Proper noun
WFP
(UN) Initialism of World Food Programme.
Beasley said WFP needs $15 billion next year — $5 billion just to avert famine and $10 billion to carry out the agency’s global programs including for malnourished children and school lunches which are often the only meal youngsters get. Source: Internet
Ertharin Cousin is the current Executive Director, appointed jointly by the UN Secretary General and the Director-General of the FAO for a five-year term. She heads the Secretariat of the WFP. Source: Internet
However, in 2015, WFP lost funding and had to reduce the value of food vouchers by 40 percent. Source: Internet
He stated that WFP is supporting the Government in assisting up to 200,000 people through a combination of cash-based transfers and food distributions. Source: Internet
He then hailed WFP as the "world's first responder" on the frontlines of food insecurity. Source: Internet
However, the head of WFP Nimba Field Office, Johnson Kolubah, has confirmed receiving reports of the incident, saying a team comprising of WFP staff and the district education officer have been deployed to Boamplay to investigate the matter. Source: Internet