World Food Programme opens first Canada office

Author Nickie Shobeiry
Working toward zero hunger

Why It Matters

Canada is the 7th largest donor to the United Nationsโ€™ World Food Programme (WFP), the worldโ€™s largest humanitarian agency working toward a world with Zero Hunger. In March 2020, WFP officially opened its Ottawa office to strengthen both funding relationships with the Canadian government and open new doors for Canadian organizations addressing food security to export their solutions globally.

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