Editing World Food Programme (section)

==Funding==
WFP operations are primarily funded by voluntary donations by governments worldwide, along with contributions from corporations and private donors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wfp.org/funding-and-donors|title=Funding and donors|website=www.wfp.org|access-date=9 October 2020|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009104017/https://www.wfp.org/funding-and-donors|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, funding reached a record USD 14.1 billion—up by almost 50 percent from 2021—against an operational funding need of USD 21.4 billion. The United States was the largest donor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=WFP Annual Performance Report for 2022|url=https://www.wfp.org/publications/annual-performance-report-2022|access-date=11 July 2023|website=WFP|date=27 June 2023 }}</ref>

In 2023, the WFP received USD 8.3 billion in funding, likely marking the first time since 2010 that funding decreased from the previous year, creating a funding gap of 64%.<ref name=":1" />

In February 2025, the WFP received directives from the U.S. to halt operations on numerous U.S.-funded grants, despite an emergency waiver issued by Secretary of State [[Marco Rubio]] intended to allow essential food assistance to continue. These grants, managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), are valued at tens of millions of dollars and are instrumental in providing food aid to countries such as Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, South Sudan, the Central African Republic, Haiti, and Mali. The suspension encompasses several projects under the Food for Peace Title II program, which annually allocates approximately $2 billion for the donation of U.S. commodities and constitutes a significant portion of U.S. international food assistance. This program is jointly administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and USAID.<ref>{{Cite web |title=WFP receives dozens of US stop work orders despite emergency waiver |url=https://www.lbcgroup.tv/news/world-news/836218/wfp-receives-dozens-of-us-stop-work-orders-despite-emergency-waiver/en |access-date=2025-02-07 |website=LBCIV7 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025 |title=UN food agency WFP received dozens of US stop work orders despite emergency waiver |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/un-food-agency-wfp-received-dozens-us-stop-work-orders-despite-emergency-waiver-2025-02-07/}}</ref>