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CA-3-M013688001 2026-06-12T06:33:05 February 2012 - Established in 1961, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the food assistance arm of the United Nations, and is the largest humanitarian organization fighting hunger in the world. WFP provides food assistance to vulnerable populations as a means of addressing hunger and global food insecurity. WFP has demonstrated knowledge and capacity to address the urgent food needs of vulnerable populations, and contribute to fighting global hunger. Given WFP’s presence and capacity, there are no other agencies that are able to perform the same functions on a similar scale as WFP. CIDA funding is supporting WFP food assistance operations in various countries in the Americas in 2012. WFP’s main programming areas in humanitarian contexts the provision of food assistance to address acute malnutrition and food insecurity, and to protect livelihoods. Closed 2012-02-24T00:00:00 2012-12-31T00:00:00 Haiti 59.26% Colombia 29.63% Ecuador 11.11% THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD Emergency food aid 100.00% 6750000.00 Expected outputs include: Through this project, the World Food Programme (WFP) is able to respond swiftly to rapid-onset emergencies and protracted crises in the Americas. WFP field operations will include: providing food assistance through designated distribution sites (e.g. refugee camps, therapeutic feeding centres); activating emergency response mechanisms using ground-breaking technology to undertake assessments and to direct assistance where most needed; undertaking local and regional purchase; and logistical and telecommunications support to transport food to crisis zones through the use of ships, planes, helicopters, and trucks. Expected intermediate outcomes include: This project will contribute to: saving lives and protecting livelihoods in emergencies, with a focus on internally displaced people and refugees and other vulnerable populations; preventing acute hunger and investing disaster preparedness and mitigation measures; restoring and rebuilding lives and livelihoods in post-conflict, post-disaster or transition situations; and strengthening the capacities of countries to reduce hunger through handover strategies and local purchase. Contributions to specific-purpose programmes and funds managed by implementing partners Bilateral Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation Global Affairs Canada YFMInternaAssistPartnershp&Programing Br Pre-APP Gender equality 6750000.00 -0.22985 -78.52495 4.60971 -74.08175 18.53917 -72.335 2012200205 THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD 6750000.00 750000.00 6000000.00