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The World Food Programme (WFP), the UN’s largest agency fighting hunger in some 80 countries, with an operating budget of $7 billion and 16,000 humanitarians providing food aid to 80 million people, the Director of Private Sector Partnerships: Prerana Issar.
Trump Watch: Beautiful, Clean Coal!
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SDG 9: Unleashing Innovation
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An Accelerator with a Development Impact
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WFP – From Small to Giant Steps
The World Food Programme: From a Small FAO Unit to Top UN Humanitarian Agency When children outgrow their parents