UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME: federal grants and contributions: 7 agreements; $173M value; 1 departments; 1 programs.
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The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies, saves lives by quickly getting food assistance (cash or in-kind) to vulnerable food insecure populations and helps prevent hunger. As the global lead agency for logistics and emergency telecommunications, WFP plays a major role in providing common services for the humanitarian community. It transports humanitarian workers, carries light cargo for humanitarian agencies and carries out emergency medical and security evacuations. This project operates in Palestine, where
February 2026 - Food insecurity remains at alarming level in many countries, driven by conflicts, climate change, and economic shocks. The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies and saves lives by quickly getting food assistance to crisis-affected populations. WFP also provides common services to humanitarian agencies by transporting humanitarian workers and light cargo and conducting emergency medical and security evacuations. With the support of Global Affairs Canada (GAC), WFP provides targeted emergency fo
This project aims to improve inclusive and gender-responsive, comprehensive disaster management in the Caribbean Region focusing on vulnerable populations, particularly women and girls. The World Food Programme, in partnership with regional and national agencies, works to build capacity and strengthen disaster response and social protection systems, ensuring that vulnerable households and populations are supported to prepare for and recover from shocks. Project activities include: (1) providing technical assistance to national governments in areas that will support the strengthening of social
This project aims to enhance climate resilience and food security of vulnerable indigenous and rural populations - focusing on women, girls and youth - in the Colombian Amazonian region. Project activities include: (1) using nature-based solutions and climate information services integrating traditional knowledge and practices to empower local communities to adapt effectively to climate variability and extreme weather; (2) fostering sustainable agricultural practices and food systems, aiming to enhance the communities' ability to achieve long-term resilience; and (3) strengthening the leadersh
This project aims to strengthen peace and human rights in a volatile region by promoting inclusive community planning, social cohesion, and gender equity by supporting state institutions and local actors to build governance capacity to strengthen resilience. The project supports urgent needs including shock-responsive agriculture, climate adaptation, and livelihood restoration, to address the impacts of regional insecurity and climate volatility. It also enhances household and community resilience by providing sustainable food production systems, irrigation infrastructure, and training, to mit
January 2026 – When people are affected by sudden crises, whether conflict, insecurity, or natural disaster, access to food is one of the most immediate and critical needs that they face. The World Food Programme (WFP) is the United Nations’ frontline agency in the fight against hunger. It responds to emergencies and saves lives by quickly getting food assistance to crisis-affected populations. WFP also provides common services to humanitarian agencies by transporting humanitarian workers and light cargo and conducting emergency medical and security evacuations. With Global Affairs Canada’s s
This grant represents Canada's support for the World Food Program (WFP) Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Program. It is part of a larger contribution to the Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Program, which supports the filling of up to 20 positions by young Canadian professionals. WFP uses these funds to recruit and appoint up to four young Canadians to JPO positions, allowing them to gain professional on-the-ground experience in international development and also helping the organization fulfill its mandate and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. WFP is the largest humanitarian organ
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.