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• The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended distribution of food aid in two northern Ethiopian towns after gunmen looted its warehouses.

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• The World Food Programme (WFP) is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations.
• It is the world's largest humanitarian organization, the largest one focused on hunger and food security, and the largest provider of school meals.
• Founded in 1961, it is headquartered in Rome and has offices in 80 countries.
• In addition to emergency food relief, WFP offers technical assistance and development aid, such as building capacity for emergency preparedness and response, managing supply chains and logistics, promoting social safety programs, and strengthening resilience against climate change.
• The agency is also a major provider of direct cash assistance and medical supplies, and provides passenger services for humanitarian workers.
• WFP is an executive member of the United Nations Development Group, a consortium of UN entities that aims to fulfil the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), with a priority on achieving SDG 2 for "zero hunger" by 2030.
• The World Food Programme was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 for its efforts to provide food assistance in areas of conflict, and to prevent the use of food as a weapon of war and conflict.

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