Forging Partnerships in Preparing for and 
                          Responding to Natural Disaster in Latin 
                                    America & the Caribbean
   About WFP
   WFP in Latin America
       Emergency Preparedness and Response
   OAS & WFP- Forging Partnership
    1. Analysis and Knowledge on Disaster Reduction, Mitigation and 
       Management / Emerging Issues – Contribution to Public Policies
    2. Operational Preparedness: EPR Knowledge, Capacities and Systems 
       Development
    3. Operational Coordination and Support in Disaster Response
                                             
                               WFP at a Glance
    • WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against 
      global hunger and the largest humanitarian agency worldwide
    • Founded in 1963; Governed by an Executive Board, consisting 
      of 36 Member States of the United Nations and FAO
    • Relies entirely on voluntary contributions
    • Decentralized structure: some 80 country offices, 6 Regional 
      Bureaux,  9 liaison offices, 5 support offices and HQ in Rome
    • Double mandate -  operations aim to: 
            meet emergency needs 
            support economic & social development
    • WFP works to put hunger at the centre of the international 
      agenda, promoting policies, strategies and operations that 
      directly benefit the poor and hungry
                                                          Alejandro.chicheri@wfp.org  /2007
                    The Reality of Hunger   
                                    • Over 850 million people worldwide 
                                      face hunger, more than the 
                                      populations of USA, Canada and the 
                                      European Union combined 
                                    • Over 52 million people suffer from 
                                      hunger and undernutrition in LAC
                                    • Hunger and undernutrition are the 
                                      main cause of mortality in the region
                                    • Natural and man-made disasters 
                                      perpetuate the intergenerational 
                                      hunger cycle
                                                    Alejandro.chicheri@wfp.org  /2007
                             WFP’s Strategic 
                                  Objectives
    •   Save lives in crisis situations, protect livelihoods and 
        enhance resilience to shocks
    •   Support the improved nutrition and health status of 
        children, mothers and other vulnerable people
    •   Support access to education and reduce gender 
        disparity in access to education and skills training
    •   Strengthen countries and regions capacities to 
        establish and manage food-assistance and hunger 
        reduction / eradication programmes
                                                  Alejandro.chicheri@wfp.org  /2007
                   Programme Categories
  WFP operates through various four “programme categories”:
  •   Emergency Operations (EMOP)
  •   Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations (PRRO)
  •   Development Operations (Development Projects and Country 
      Programmes)
  •   Special Operations
  All WFP operations are funded on a voluntary basis
                                                 Alejandro.chicheri@wfp.org  /2007