When emergencies strike, WFP is first on the ground helping people. Whether in the wake of a natural disaster or in the midst of conflict, WFP responds with life-saving food and logistical support. With field offices around the globe and pre-positioned emergency food stocks, WFP is able to deliver food virtually anywhere in the world with as little as one day’s notice.
To make emergency operations possible, WFP partners with other organizations and national governments to ensure that key logistics are in place. If there are no roads or bridges, WFP builds them. If conflict in an area makes road travel impossible, WFP can arrange airdrops of life-saving food. The agency will use whatever it takes to reach people in need, right down to sending food on the backs of mules.
The rising tide of civil conflict, war and natural disasters in the world's poorest nations has led to an explosion in food emergencies – up from an average of 15 per year in the 1980s to more than 30 per year since 2000. Whatever the cause, WFP is there to help with life-saving food, and Friends of WFP helps by raising awareness and funds in the United States.
WFP Resources
Links
Emergency Operations
Downloads
WFP Policy on Disaster Risk Reduction, 2009 [PDF]
Coping with High Food Prices and the Financial Crisis, 2009 [PDF]
WFP Annual Report, 2009 [PDF]
Definition of Emergencies, 2005 [PDF]
Nutrition in Emergencies: WFP Experiences and Challenges, 2004 [PDF]
Friends of WFP Fact Sheets
Emergency Relief and Response: WFP Assistance in Myanmar [PDF]
Sidebar: WFP responds after Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
Emergency Relief and Response: Support from Not On Our Watch [PDF]
Sidebar: Not On Our Watch funds assistance for Darfur.
Emergency Relief and Response: Story From the Field [PDF]
Sidebar: A Cyclone Nargis survivor shares her story.
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