WFP's impact on the 795 MILLION* undernourished people in the world
The most vulnerable were assisted directly by WFP...
76.7 MILLION PEOPLE in 81 countries
+
1.6 million through Trust-fund projects
...and more people benefitted from this assistance...
For example, we can estimate that
1.8 MILLION PEOPLE
were trained in areas of nutrition and food security or were connected to local markets.
..while our work to help national governments will impact many more...
in countries such as India and Peru for example, WFP participated in the design of programmes expected to benefit more than
30 MILLION PEOPLE
*Source: FAO, IFAD and WFP. 2015. The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2015
Focus on women and children
Children remained the primary focus of WFP’s support, accounting for
61%
of total recipients of food assistance.
Women and children together accounted for
82%
Key outcomes
In emergencies, more than 50 million people were reached in order to improve their nutrition and food security.
School meals were provided to 17.4 million children helping retain children in schools, supporting uninterrupted access to education.
WFP contributed to increasing women’s decision-making over the use of food and cash in their homes in 55 countries
Partnerships
93%
of all WFP project activities were implemented with complementary partners
FAO, UNHCR and UNICEF
were the three most frequent UN partners
WFP worked with more than 1,000 national and international non-governmental organizations
Efficiency of the supply chain
The average lead time of 120 days to procure and move food to recipient countries was reduced to
56 days
2013 120 Days
2014 68 Days
2015 56 Days
Emergencies
In 2015, WFP worked on
six Level 3 emergencies
Level 3, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee's highest category of emergency, requires mobilisation of a WFP global, corporate response. Level 2 emergency response operations require regional augmentation of country level response capability.
The graph highlights the increasing length of major emergencies active during 2015.
Central African Republic
Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone (Ebola)
Iraq
South Sudan
Syria
Yemen
Central African Republic
By December 2015, WFP was providing food assistance in the Central African Republic for a million people, helping them to recover and rebuild through general food distributions, cash-based transfers, nutrition support, food-assistance-for-assets activities, and a scaled-up school meals programme, when classes restarted in September 2015.
Ebola
Continuing its support in response to the Ebola virus outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, WFP assisted 3.7 million people through food, cash and nutrition support. It also provided logistical support to the wider humanitarian community.
By December, the virus was considered contained and manageable by host governments and humanitarian country teams.
Iraq
In Iraq, the number of people requiring humanitarian assistance grew to 8.2 million during 2015 and IDPs increased by 50%.
With restricted access to conflict-affected governorates, WFP worked with local partners to reach isolated communities.
WFP assisted almost 2 million people across all 18 governorates.
South Sudan
South Sudan faced persistent conflict and economic crisis. Food and fuel prices rose sharply in the second half of 2015, limiting food availability in a country highly dependent on importing basic goods.
Amid serious access challenges, WFP and its partners created and deployed Rapid Response Teams when security conditions allowed. WFP assisted 2.9 million vulnerable people over the year.
Syria
The continuing Syria crisis has caused the largest displacement in the world. Millions have been forced to leave their homes; there are 6.5 million IDPs and 4.3 million refugees in neighbouring countries.
WFP provided food assistance to 4.9 million people and supported almost 2 million refugees in neighbouring countries in 2015. Food assistance for more than half a million people was delivered through cross-border convoys from Turkey and Jordan, delivering family food rations to opposition-held, hard-to-reach areas.
Yemen
The conflict in Yemen escalated, leading to a sharp decline in food security country-wide. By the year end, four out of five people required some form of humanitarian assistance.
WFP managed operations remotely for four months, after a temporary evacuation of all international staff in March. Finally, WFP reached 8.9 million people in 2015.
People who received WFP food assistance
WFP assisted
76.7 MILLION PEOPLE
in 2015
WFP assisted
76.7 MILLION PEOPLE
in 2015
6.1 MILLION
Refugees
62.6 MILLION
Women and childrenof which
16.1MILLION WOMEN
46.4MILLION CHILDREN
of which girls: 23.3 million
of which boys: 23.1 million
1.3 MILLION
Returnees
16.4 MILLION
Internally displaced people
Mouse over each highlighted country to see the number of people assisted by WFP
Nutrition
7.6 MILLION
malnourished children received specialized nutritional support
3.5 MILLION
Pregnant women and nursing mothers received additional nutrition support
0.6 MILLION
People affected by HIV/AIDS received WFP assistance
26
Countries received assistance for tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS prevention activities
29,629
Health centres and clinics received WFP assistance
Food Assistance Quantities
3.2 MILLION
metric tons of food distributed
73%
The percentage of food procured in developing countries
2.2 MILLION
METRIC TONS
The amount of food procured in 97 countries
Funding
US$4.8 BILLION
RECEIVED IN VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
The second highest amount in WFP’s history, representing one third of aid given in response to humanitarian appeals in 2015.
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Total confirmed contributions in 2015 (US$ thousand)
PROJECTS
PROJECTS
in support and in partnership with governments
32
emergency operations (EMOPs)
23
development projects (DEVs)
60
protracted relief and recovery operations (PRROs)
44
special operations (SOs)
35
country programmes (CPs)
7
preparedness activities
Protracted relief and recovery operations (PRROs)
Country programmes (CPs)
Emergency operations (EMOPs)
Special operations (SOs)
Development projects (DEVs)
Preparedness activities
School Meals
17.4 MILLION
schoolchildren received meals in school or take-home rations
of which
1.3 MILLION CHILDREN
received school meals through Trust Fund programmes in the Latin America and Caribbean region
62,668
Schools received WFP assistance
50%
of all schoolchildren who received WFP assistance were girls
Trust funds
In total
1.6 MILLION
people were reached through Trust Fund projects
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Resilience building activities
11.4 MILLION
People received WFP food as an incentive to build assets or attend training programmes
470,455
hectares of land protected or improved
17,451
kilometres of roads and mountain trails and 87 bridges constructed or repaired
Cash-based transfers
9.6 MILLION
people received assistance in the form of cash-based transfers in 84 programmes and 54 countries An 8% increase compared to 2014
2013
2014
2015
US$678 million
Value of cash-based transfers distributed
More than
85%
of cash-based transfers were provided within emergency programmes aimed at saving lives and livelihoods.
Partnerships
United Nations and International Organization Partners
Other Partners
PARTNERSHIPS
WFP’s partnerships seek to:
alleviate hunger through food assistance, nutrition support and social safety nets; eliminate the root causes of hunger and poverty through long-term support to sustainable agricultural development and rural transformation for the most vulnerable people.
FAO
IFAD
ILO
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC, IFRC, National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies)
IOM
UNAIDS
UNDP
UNEP
UNESCO
UNFPA
UN-HABITAT
UNHCR
UNICEF
UN-Women
WHO
World Bank
1,062
non-governmental organization partners
US$94 million
The amount of cash and in-kind donations from private sector corporate and individual partners
Staff
14,840 EMPLOYEES
of whom 93% are based in the field
43% WOMEN
among international recruits and professional officers
81%
locally recruited
Bridge to 2016
In 2016, WFP plans to reach
82 MILLION PEOPLE
with food assistance in
76 COUNTRIES
For more information about our work, please visit www.wfp.org
To download the full 2015 WFP Annual Performance Report please click here
The designations employed and the presentation of material in the maps do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever of WFP concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers.
