World Food Programme

WFP Supply Chain


2018 in Review

2018 Supply Chain in numbers

3.9M MT

of food delivered

2.9 times

around the earth

(IN STANDARD 25 KG/75 CM BAGS)

weight of 389 Eiffel Towers


21M KM

flown by WFP Aviation and UNHAS

55 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon


75K

Containers shipped

HEIGHT OF 22 MOUNT EVERESTs WHEN STACKED


411 MT

of food bought in the time it takes you to read this report (1 hour)

WEIGHT OF 103 ASIAN ELEPHANTS


5.6K

Trucks on the road every day

more than the number passing through the Eurotunnel every day

Elements of WFP Supply Chain

FOOD PROCUREMENT

Purchasing the right food at the right time to benefit the people we serve

GOODS & SERVICES PROCUREMENT

Procuring the goods and services that keep the organization running

BUSINESS SUPPORT

Providing back-end support to keep operations running

LOGISTICS CLUSTER

Working together with other organizations to improve the logistics response in emergencies

UNHRD

Maintaining a global network of hubs that store and dispatch prepositioned relief supplies to emergencies

UNHAS

Flying humanitarians to the most remote and hard-to-reach locations

RISK AND INSURANCE

Developing and implementing risk management and insurance programmes for evolving organizational needs

SHIPPING

Using ocean transport to deliver high-volume humanitarian assistance worldwide

Orbit grahic with icons representing the several elements of supply chain
CASH-BASED TRANSFERS & MARKETS

Strengthening markets to empower beneficiaries to make their own food choices

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE

Ensuring beneficiaries have access to safe and high-quality food

BILATERAL SERVICE PROVISION

Providing partners with key logistics services to support their programme interventions

PLANNING

Identifying the best operational solutions

SOLVE

Strengthening health supply chains globally

NORMATIVE GUIDANCE AND COMPLIANCE

Harmonizing business models and processes and ensuring a high degree of compliance

AVIATION

Providing vital assistance to the most remote and hard-to-reach locations by air

LOGISTICS

Managing an intricate storage and transport network to ensure effective and efficient delivery

The Journey of Wheat

FROM ROMANIA INTO THE HANDS OF YEMENI BENEFICIARIES IN TAIZZ

Each food basket used in WFP’s programmes is designed by the Nutrition Division taking into account nutritional needs and beneficiaries’ taste preferences. The Food Procurement Unit develops and maintains a shortlist of qualified suppliers, inspected by the Food Quality and Safety Unit to ensure compliance with WFP standards and specifications.

The Full Process

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Icon of a contract
Contracting

International tender for wheat launched; supplier in Romania contracted.

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LOADING

Wheat loaded onto a WFP-contracted ship following quality and quantity (Q&Q) inspection.

Icon of a ship
SHIPPING

Wheat en route to Aden through the Black Sea, Mediterranean and Red Sea for 10 days

Icon of storage places
UNLOADING

Wheat transferred from ship to silos following a Q&Q inspection.

Icon of food bag
PACKING

Wheat milled and transformed into flour and bagged into WFP marked bags.

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STORING

Bagged wheat flour transported to WFP warehouses.

Icon of a truck
TRANSPORTING

Wheat flour delivered to cooperating partner warehouse, for transport to distribution sites.

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DISTRIBUTING

Cooperating partner distributes food baskets to beneficiaries in Al Misrakh, Taizz Governorate.

Emergency Response

In 2018

WFP’s core mandate is to assist people affected by conflict and natural disasters to alleviate their suffering, protect their dignity and save their lives.

In 2018, WFP responded to eight L3 and ten L2 emergencies, humanitarian crises of large scale and the most severe impact, with L3 being the most severe crises requiring the mobilization of the entire humanitarian system. All of these crises were conflict-driven or complex emergencies.

To ensure the timely delivery of assistance in contexts where access is difficult and where dire humanitarian conditions require immediate action, the supply chain must be flawless because the lives and livelihoods of millions of people depend on it.

WFP is increasingly using cash-based transfers in emergency responses, empowering beneficiaries with the flexibility to make their own decisions when it comes to food.

On 29/05/2018 the Sahel L3 was downgraded to an L2 and referred to as “Mali L2” On 21/03/2018 Myanmar was referred to as an L2 and on 20/12/2018 the Bangladesh L3 was downgraded to an L2
2.8M

MT of food

US$ 1.08B

cash assistance

for L3 emergencies

Map with figures for Syria Operation and Yemen Operation

I studied mechanics for three years before getting my first job in a car repair shop. After a few years, my boss told me I could not get a raise because, as a woman, I could not be earning more than men. I resigned and found a job with WFP, where I have been working since 2007. Since then I do feel treated as an equal and it is really rewarding.”

Chifundo CHANGADEYA,
WFP’S CHIEF MECHANIC in Malawi,
specializes in truck maintenance

End-to-End Supply Chain: From Planning to Delivery

Planning

Planning works to identify the best operational solutions

The size, scale and complexity of WFP operations require comprehensive planning.

The Planning Unit works to maximize and mainstream best practices developed across WFP Supply Chain and on developing state of the art solutions leveraging advanced analytics tools.

Planning provides support to:

management

bringing end-to-end visibility on WFP operations

Country Offices and Regional Bureaux

identifying optimization opportunities, making new tools available and training staff

L3 emergencies

identifying solutions for complex scenarios

In South Sudan, delivery modalities to deep-field locations were optimized, decreasing the need for airdrops and thereby reducing costs. Also, the delivery network and the corridor utilization for prepositioning were optimized.


Supply chain planning is a magic ball which ensures a cost-effective and efficient operation in the country. Whilst we have had to deliver more food assistance than before, we have been able to make substantial reductions in both the delivery costs and lead times, ensuring help gets to the maximum number of people in need.”

Adham Effendi
Head of Logistics, South Sudan

ADVISORY SERVICES

SUPPLY CHAIN OPTIMIZATION

In 2018, WFP was asked to optimize the supply chain of India’s Public Distribution System, a national safety net that reaches more than 800 million Indians with a monthly allowance of cereals.

A proof of concept was developed for Dhenkenal district, in Odisha state, where the Public Distribution System assists 928,000 beneficiaries.

WFP reviewed the various parts of the supply chain to identify inefficiencies and suggest alternative setups. One of the identified issues is that most of the cereal allocations are made based on administrative boundaries, which means that a warehouse in a specific suburb will be connected by default to all the mills and the delivery points in that suburb, even if other locations are physically closer. This results in higher transport costs and a less efficient supply chain.

This is what the network currently looks like, with several delivery points supplied by multiple warehouses that are not necessarily even the nearest ones

And this is how the network will look with an optimized allocation that would reduce the average distance travelled between warehouse and delivery point by 21 percent

SOLVE

In many developing countries, health supply chains are inadequate, resulting in the unavailability of health products to beneficiaries where and when needed. Through SOLVE, a project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, WFP uses its wealth of supply chain expertise to strengthen health supply chains across 17 pilot countries in Africa and Asia. Acting as strategic advisor on the ground to map out the gaps in the supply chain affecting the availability of health commodities, WFP recommends the best solutions to eliminate inefficiencies and market barriers.

FOOD PROCUREMENT

Food procurement ensures beneficiaries receive appropriate food, purchased fairly and transparently

Food procurement’s primary purpose is to procure the right food at the right time, in the right place and at the lowest possible price to supply WFP beneficiaries.

The Food Procurement Unit is responsible for buying commodities locally, regionally and internationally. Procurement experts in country offices, regional bureaux and headquarters develop and maintain shortlists of qualified suppliers to source commodities, including complex commodities, such as fortified cereals, which are increasingly used in WFP food baskets.

By procuring food fortified with essential micronutrients, WFP is not only fighting hunger but also the health implications of malnutrition. For example, WFP is actively contributing to rice fortification in 16 countries through a successful collaboration between the Nutrition and Supply Chain Divisions.

In collaboration with other WFP functions, including Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) and Programme, as well as with external stakeholders, Food Procurement uses market intelligence to develop sourcing strategies which define the optimal time to buy the different commodities in various locations.

Procurement of food increased by 64 percent between 2014 and 2018, mainly driven by large scale emergencies such as Syria, Yemen and South Sudan.

Market prices are continually updated to avoid any adverse impact on local markets, while a stringent vendor vetting system is in place to ensure fairness, transparency and accountability.

3.6M

MT procured in
2018 worldwide for
a total value of

US$1.6B
20%

increase compared
to 2017

79%

of 2018 procurement
was in developing
countries

Food Safety and Quality

WFP integrates a comprehensive food safety and quality assurance system in its supply chain process, from programme design to delivery, to ensure beneficiaries have access to safe and high-quality food

The importance of the work carried out by the unit dedicated to food safety and quality has grown steadily with WFP’s food basket becoming more complex and relying more on processed food.

Food Safety and Quality

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2018

Evaluates vendors and provides assistance in managing inspection contracts

Built a platform for monitoring laboratory results capturing 21,000 data points and analysing trends of underperformance

Conducts research to improve WFP food baskets

Completed technical review of 20 food specifications of food basket items

Works on product and packaging specifications

Redesigned packaging of oil jerrycans to improve strength and reduce losses and adverse environmental impact

Enhances suppliers’ capacity to prevent food safety and quality issues

Coordinated 23 food safety and quality audits in nine countries

Collaborates with other actors on standard setting for food safety and quality

Led an interagency partnership comprising WFP, UNICEF, USAID, MSF and ICRC for streamlining food safety and quality processes such as supplier audits

Goods and Services Procurement

Goods and Services Procurement is essential to keep WFP operations around the world running and making the most effective and efficient use of WFP resources

The unit establishes agreements with suppliers of goods and services that can be used across operations.

Procurement specialists provide guidance, advisory and support services to country offices, and carry out oversight missions to ensure the most effective and efficient use of WFP’s resources.

US$9.5M

savings resulting from agreements for the purchase of Jet A1 fuel and Satellite Telecoms

yemen runs on WFP fuel

In 2018 WFP procured 36 million litres of diesel and petrol in support of the humanitarian response in Yemen.

This fuel has enabled WFP and its partners to run their operations and provide crucial assistance to the vulnerable.

The unit procures goods and services on behalf of the entire organization, not just Supply Chain. From new HR software to jet fuel for aviation.

US$70M

value of commodity voucher contracts in Yemen managed by the unit in 2018

US$763M

goods and services
purchased in 2018

from

152

countries

SURFACE TRANSPORT

Surface transport includes land transport and logistics activities that enable food to be safely delivered to final locations

To fill critical gaps in the commercial transport market, WFP relies on its own fleet of trucks, essential in operating environments that are remote, insecure, or lacking in infrastructure.

In 2018, Global Fleet owned and operated a fleet of 325 trucks.

The Global Fleet Unit is responsible for the management of these trucks, located in two hubs, in Accra and Kampala, for fast deployment to emergencies. The unit also ensures supervision of operations and provides technical support and training.

More than 200 trucks were deployed every month in 2018 from the hubs to deliver food in often very challenging conditions.

Trucks on dirt road

Once the food reaches the destination country, it is transported to the partners’ warehouses for distribution, via road, river, or rail, depending on the geography of the country and accessibility. Surface transport is, however, mainly road transport.

18,220

contracts with land transporters in 2018 for a value of

US$982M

which translated into

5,600

trucks on the road daily

In

93

countries

In 2018, Supply Chain supported school feeding activities in 57 countries

Man delivering items to school

Delivered commodities to the schools

Carrot garden in a sunny day

Procured food locally for “home-grown school feeding,” which boosts the local economy

Little girl with food

Ensured that children got safe food by providing food safety and quality guidance and technical support

School feeding is one example of how Supply Chain supports WFP’s programmatic activities.


I have on more than three occasions slept on the road when my truck got stuck in the mud or when the roads were impassable due to poor conditions. But I’m always inspired every time I arrive at a school to deliver food for school meals. I’m welcomed by children joyfully shouting ‘Porridge! Porridge! Porridge!’”

STANLEY KONDOWE, A WFP TRUCK DRIVER IN MALAWI, DELIVERS SCHOOL MEALS AND LIFE-SAVING SUPPORT TO HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES

shipping

USING OCEAN TRANSPORT, WFP IS ABLE TO DELIVER HIGH-VOLUME HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE WORLDWIDE

A dedicated shipping unit is responsible for cost-efficient ocean transport services providing timely and agile operational support to WFP operations, ensuring aid is delivered at the right time, in the right quantity and with the most appropriate mode of transport.

2.8M

MT shipped by sea

Shipping is in charge of concluding long-term and spot contracts for cargo handling, for maintaining and reviewing WFP’s network of brokers, forwarding agents and other service providers. Furthermore, shipping officers conduct market intelligence and port assessments.

The Shipping Unit is also responsible for sea passenger operations to support complex operations such as the humanitarian response in Yemen, where 160 passenger and cargo voyages were completed in 2018 using two vessels.

75 percent of transported commodities were discharged in only 10 ports: Aden, Hudaydah and Saleef (Yemen); Mombasa (Kenya); Port Sudan (Sudan); Djibouti (Djibouti), Berbera (Somalia); Tartous (Syria); Salalah (Oman); and Douala (Cameroon).

TOTAL TONNAGE SHIPPED

1.9

Million MT

2014

2.2

Million MT

2016

2.8

Million MT

2018

Insight

In 2018

70%

of all food for general distribution

entered Syria through the ports of Tartous and Lattakia

Alia


Al-Khoury

An expert in shipping and import operations, Alia Al-Khoury has worked for WFP for more than a decade. Leading a team of 15, she headed WFP port operations in Tartous and Lattakia, Syria, from 2016 through 2018.

"I don’t need to pick up a 50 kg bag of food to prove myself; knowledge and humility are more important than big muscles to do your job well and earn respect. My team – actually, more like a family – and I are passionate about our work because we can see how our work saves lives and delivers hope."

Alia Al-Khoury Logistics Officer Port Operation in Tartous and Lattakia

Postcards from the field

Aviation

The Aviation service enables WFP to deliver assistance to vulnerable people in locations that cannot be accessed by any other means

Aviation provides air transport capacity to deliver food and non-food items through airlifts, airfreight and airdrops.

Aviation is key in supporting WFP operations, as well as those of other humanitarian organizations and is particularly crucial in emergency response when aid must be delivered to the affected population fast.

In 2018, WFP delivered relief supplies on a large scale to support a number of emergency responses, including the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the earthquakes in Papua New Guinea, the cyclone that hit Socotra island in Yemen and the floods in Somalia.

In 2018, 14,912 MT of cargo was airlifted to 19 countries.

Airdrops are resorted to when inaccessible roads, insecurity and lack of proximity to a waterway make access impossible other than by air.

In 2018, 60,667 MT of food were airdropped to 81 drop zones in South Sudan.

storage

STORAGE IS A KEY stage IN A COMMODITY’S JOURNEY TO BENEFICIARIES

Good storage facilities and solid warehouse management are integral components of WFP supply chain and crucial to the ability to deliver food and non-food assistance.

WFP uses many different types of warehouse facilities. Some are permanent structures, others are temporary and deployed to serve immediate emerging needs following emergencies, or to be close to the final distribution points.

WFP staff are trained in setting up mobile storage units, as well as in managing stocks effectively to ensure the quality of all stored items and minimize losses.

BRUNO RAKOTOSAN in front of WFP warehouse

The logistics centre in Amboasary in the south of Madagascar is a key hub with a capacity of 5,000 mt, serving one of the most fragile areas of the country.

597

warehouses

In

75

countries

447

managed by WFP

150

managed by third parties

We record very few food losses annually, a testament to our strict food management and storage practices. We are also very happy to see the way our work has promoted the local purchase of food from smallholder farmers.
I am really proud to work in AMBOASARY.”

BRUNO RAKOTOSAN,
WFP’S HUB MANAGER, AMBOASARY, MADAGASCAR

Postcards from the field

Cash-Based Transfers and Markets

The CASH-BASED TRANSFERS (CBT) and Markets UNIT works with the retail sector to map the end-to-end supply chain, removing inefficiencies and improving prices, quality, service and access for beneficiaries and the local population

Capitalizing on WFP’s 50+ years of experience in optimizing supply chains, CBT and market experts are deployed to countries where markets are functioning to:

01

MAP END-TO-END
SUPPLY CHAIN

02

IDENTIFY
INEFFICIENCIES

03

IMPROVE MARKET
EFFECTIVENESS

04

FOSTER RETAIL
INITIATIVES

Linking smallholder farmers to local markets

Training retailers on business skills

Aggregating small retailers into “buying clubs”

Using granular sales data to make informed programming decisions

The impact is

More choice and more nutritional
products to the market

Lower prices and better
customer service

Better access for beneficiaries and
local population

2018 Key Achievements

In Lebanon, WFP-contracted stores are five percent cheaper than other stores, translating to an additional US$6.5 million purchasing power for WFP beneficiaries and the local population.

In Jordan, 81 percent of contracted retailers are certified in Food Quality and Assurance by WFP and the Jordan Food and Drug Administration.

In Kenya, by linking local farmers and producers to retailers, the supply of fresh produce to Kakuma and Kalobeyei settlement markets increased by 200 percent and the price of tomatoes decreased by 30 percent.

In Bangladesh, WFP constructed two new outlets in Cox’s Bazar, providing food access to 135,000 additional beneficiaries.

Before there were no shops in the area and we couldn’t buy any of the goods available now. When we started we were not able to work very well, but through WFP’s trainings we are able to work better and we learnt how to negotiate with other people.”

Jackline Nekesa Wafula,
host community contracted trader in Kalobeyei settlement

Postcards from the field

WFP’s expertise in humanitarian supply chain and its extensive field presence enables it to provide logistics services to other humanitarian actors.

WFP is making assets and services available to humanitarian organizations, supporting them in responding to emergencies more effectively and efficiently.

support to the humanitarian community

Bilateral Service Provision

Bilateral Service Provision supports partners in their programme interventions with crucial logistics services

Making use of its expertise in humanitarian logistics and its extensive field presence, WFP is able to provide logistics services and procure assets and relief items upon request to support emergency and development operations.

Central African Republic
900m3

medicines and testing kits delivered to 838 delivery points for Global Funds projects

chad
6.7M

mosquito nets distributed across 13 regions for UNDP

yemen
60K

sachets of oral rehydration salts distributed with food baskets for WHO

United Nations Humanitarian Air Service

UNHAS PROVIDES SAFE, RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE TO ENABLE AID WORKERS TO REACH PEOPLE IN NEED IN COUNTRIES AFFECTED BY CONFLICTS AND NATURAL DISASTERS

During sudden onset emergencies, air transport is often the fastest way to reach affected populations. UNHAS enables first responders to provide immediate life-saving assistance and ensures timely delivery of relief supplies to avert loss of life and or deterioration of the humanitarian situation.

UNHAS has 63 aircraft, with an additional 40 aircraft on standby, and its operations are comparable to some international commercial airlines.

UNHAS is managed by WFP on behalf of the humanitarian community. It is in charge of transporting passengers and light cargo for United Nations agencies, NGOs, donors, diplomatic missions and other organizations responding to humanitarian needs across the world.

UNHAS also performs medical evacuations and security relocation for aid workers. Following the two Ebola breakouts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, UNHAS promptly deployed customized helicopters to transport health personnel and biological samples, and to serve as evacuation capacity for suspected patients.

2018 in numbers

386K

passengers transported

16

countries served

3,656

MT of cargo transported

700

partners supported

Performed the highest number of security evacuations at one time by evacuating 245 humanitarian aid workers in only two days following an attack on humanitarian premises in Maban, South Sudan.

Logistics Cluster

The Logistics Cluster enables global, regional and local actors to meet humanitarian needs

The cluster works with stakeholders in high-risk countries and regions to strengthen local logistics capacities. In crises, where these capacities are exceeded, the cluster provides leadership, coordination, information and operational services.

Globally, the Logistics Cluster is a community of partners actively working together to develop and share best practices and solutions and to effectively and efficiently fill critical logistics gaps in emergencies.

WFP is the lead agency of the Logistics Cluster, appointed by the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) due to its expertise in the field of humanitarian logistics and its operational reach. As lead agency, WFP acts as provider of last resort when necessary, ensuring humanitarian actors have access to the common logistics services they need to complete their important work.

During 2018, the Logistics Cluster had active operations in 13 countries.

Chart with Logistics Cluster supported organisations

I’ve worked in logistics for over 14 years, and almost 9 years in the humanitarian sector. Despite all the ups and downs I realiZe there is no greater satisfaction thAn helping others in their time of need. This is also something I want to pass down to my daughter.”

Samuel Terefe,
Logistics Cluster Coordinator, Syria

Samuel started his career with WFP in Ethiopia in 2009 and has been with the Logistics Cluster in Syria since 2016.

Postcards from the field

United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot

UNHRD offers supply chain solutions to the humanitarian community

UNHRD is a network of six hubs located in Ghana, Italy, Malaysia, Panama, Spain and the United Arab Emirates that procures, manages and transports emergency supplies for the humanitarian community.

UNHRD is a one stop shop for partners, offering free storage, procurement, transport, and cargo handling, as well as the HRD Field Team, which is available on call and at the onset of an emergency. The Field Team helps organizations set up equipment, consolidate cargo, manage non-food items and train local staff.

UNHRD also hosts the LAB, a research and development unit that reviews, tests and helps develop innovative solutions and products for supply chain operations. It aims to improve logistics support equipment and provide solutions for reducing waste from relief items packaging.

In 2018, UNHRD supported the relief efforts of its partners in some of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, including Bangladesh, Yemen, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Somalia.

US$58M

relief items and support equipment

sent to

93

countries

on behalf of

35

partners

through

567

shipments

to

5

countries

Benin, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda

ALSO DEPLOYED THE FIELD TEAM for

395

days

to install equipment, provide technical assistance to the teams on the ground and train local staff in installation and equipment maintenance

Innovation

MAKES Supply Chain go fUrther

Innovation is not only about high-tech tools and cutting-edge ideas, but also involves thinking outside the box, returning to basics and creating tools enabling WFP to make the best use of limited resources to reach those in need.

WORKING WITH PARTNERS TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY

WFP WORKS WITH A WIDE RANGE OF PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS WHO PROVIDE CASH, IN-KIND SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE TO ASSIST WFP IN REACHING THOSE IN NEED IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY


PARTNERSHIPS WITH RENAULT TRUCKS AND UPS ARE EXAMPLES OF SUCH SUPPORT TO WFP SUPPLY CHAIN

RENAULT TRUCKS

Since 2015, Renault Trucks has supported WFP through fleet training that strengthens the capacity of WFP mechanics, workshop managers and fleet managers.

200

WFP Staff
trained

15

Training sessions
in 12 African countries

A MOBILE TRAINING UNIT
Equipped with a spare engine, tires and other mechanical assets, trains mechanics in truck repair and maintenance

1

DONATED MOBILe unit
Two will be donated in 2019 and 2020

COSTS REDUCED BY HALF

“THE PARTNERSHIP WITH RENAULT TRUCKS IS A REAL SOURCE OF MOTIVATION FOR OUR STAFF, AS WE CAN SEE THE PRACTICAL BENEFITS. BEFORE, WE WERE LOSING AROUND TWENTY TRUCKS PER YEAR IN CENTRAL AFRICA, WHEREAS THIS YEAR WE HAVEN’T LOST ANY! OUR TEAMS ARE BETTER TRAINED IN FIXING BREAKDOWNS AS WELL AS IN PREVENTIVE TRUCK MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE COSTS CAN BE REDUCED UP TO 50 PERCENT.”

Jean-François Milhaud,
Global Fleet Manager

UPS

WFP has been partners with UPS since 2011. During 2018, the partnership continued and strengthened.

KEY EVENTS DURING 2018

Timeline from January to December with UPS key support events

*HEB: High Energy Biscuits | *NFI: Non-Food Items
*Logistics Capacity Assessments (LCAs), are one of the most important WFP tools when it comes to emergency response, as they provide standardized information on infrastructure, such as port and airport capacity, roads, bridges, as well as cash and markets and telecommunication in a given country.

STANDBY PARTNERS

Standby Partners (SBP) are organizations – NGOs, private sector donors and governmental entities – which complement WFP’s emergency response and surge capacity, by rapidly deploying personnel and providing equipment at the onset of an emergency. Mutual trust and understanding built over many years of partnership further strengthen the collaboration.

KANANGA BASE TRAINING CAMP – AN EXAMPLE OF SBP COLLABORATION

Establishing an operating base is a major challenge for humanitarians responding to emergencies. In 2018, as part of a standby partner agreement, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) expanded WFP’s existing office space into an inter-agency hub, providing essential support to the humanitarian response in Kasai, DRC.

7 STANDBY PERSONNEL

deployed to construct the camp

10 PREFABRICATED STRUCTURES

amounting to 32 additional offices

3 PREFABS

amounting to meeting space for 30-40 people

6 NEW TOILET

facilities

CONNECTING THE NEW STRUCTURES

to the power grid

WFP Supply Chain is grateful to all donors for their contributions to WFP, without which the work of the division would not be possible. Donors who also contributed directly to the common logistics services, including the Logistics Cluster, UNHAS and UNHRD, are noted in bold.

Afghanistan - African Development Bank - Andorra - Armenia - Australia - Austria - Bangladesh - Belgium - Benin - Bolivia - Brazil - Burkina Faso - Burundi - Cambodia - Canada - Chile - China - Colombia - Côte d’Ivoire - Croatia - Cyprus - Czechia - Democratic People’s Republic of Korea - Denmark - Djibouti - Dominican Republic - Estonia - European Commission - Finland - France - Germany - Ghana - Guatemala - Guinea - Guinea Bissau - Honduras - Hungary - Iceland - India - Ireland - Israel - Italy - Japan - Kazakhstan - Kenya - Kuwait - Laos - Lesotho - Liechtenstein - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Madagascar - Malaysia - Malta - Monaco - Namibia - Nepal - Netherlands - New Zealand - Nicaragua - Niger - Nigeria - Norway - OPEC Fund for International Development - Pakistan - Panama - Peru - Philippines - Poland - Portugal - Private Donors - Qatar - Republic of Korea - Romania - Russian Federation - Saudi Arabia - Sierra Leone - Slovakia - Slovenia - South Africa - South Sudan - Spain - Sri Lanka - Sudan - Sweden - Switzerland - Thailand - Timor Leste - Turkey - UN CERF - UN Other Funds and Agencies - United Arab Emirates - United Kingdom - United States of America - World Bank - zambia