All over the world, World Food Day is celebrated on the 16^th October each year. It is worth remembering that this International Day is celebrated to commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 1945.

World Food Programme (WFP) was first established in 1961 by the UN General Assembly together with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as a three-year emergency food aid programme, and was established on a permanent basis in 1965. WFP now faces new challenges. Humanitarian needs continue to grow, crisis situations are increasingly complex and protracted, and climate change threatens the livelihoods of the most vulnerable people. It is worth noting that this program is an executive member of the United Nations Development Group, a consortium of UN entities that aims to fulfill the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), in particular achieving SDG 2 for “zero hunger” by 2030. The WFP, in consideration of its importance and significance which include efforts to provide food in areas of conflict, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020.

How WFP will operate in the future in the nexus between emergency assistance – development, peace, including climate change, – is the crucial question that will determine the strategic direction of WFP in the coming years.