Introduction

This assignment is going to review the information for world food program. The

reminder of this paper is structured as follows; In the first section, the paper will describe the

world food program. The next section will identify the roles of the corporation in supporting the

mission of the world food program. The third session will discuss the participations of individual

stakeholders in the activities of the world food program. The fourth section will focus on the

solution to the hunger problem, the involvement of corporate agendas in the issues of hunger and

finally the conclusion in the last section. 

The World Food Program

The largest humanitarian organization in the world, the World Food Programme, was

established in 1961 and has its headquarters in Rome, Italy. Its mission is to end world hunger.

By reducing poverty, the World Food Programme seeks to end the need for food aid on a

worldwide scale. In this paper, the author discusses the criteria to end hunger, the responsibilities

that companies may play in supporting WFP's purpose, stakeholder participation in WFP's

efforts, and the involvement of corporations in these concerns (WTF, 2022).

The Duty of Corporations in Supporting the World Food Programme's Mission

Because the World Food Programme's major purpose is to eradicate global hunger, it

requires solutions that may improve operational efficiency and effectiveness. The statement in

(WFP, 2022) case study "Food aid not only serves to decrease hunger, but it also fosters the

economic and social growth of local communities." This means that, in addition to providing

food aid to needy areas, the World Food Program helps small-scale farmers improve their
economic status by purchasing agricultural goods from them, assuring a market for their

agricultural food items.

Ways in Which the Corporations Should Assist the World Food Program

Therefore, corporations may aid the WFP by supporting programs that can boost local

communities' production by offering fundamental technologies, skills, and funding. They can

also work with the WFP to provide a market for these producers. In order to concentrate on their

particular capabilities and contribute specifically to the wider humanitarian system, corporations

can also create their own documented humanitarian strategy. (WFP, 2022).

Humanitarian help should be based on creativity. To support the WFP's mission,

corporations must prioritize innovation in their humanitarian efforts. Many firms (WFP, 2022)

do not or would not respond to every catastrophe, but a documented policy might help them

move from ad hoc responses to crises to ongoing participation in the humanitarian community.

This will enable the WFP to fulfill its goal of ending hunger. This is frequently because

the approach would help change the humanitarian sector into an ecosystem that is creative, data-

driven, and results-oriented (WFP, 2022). Just but to mention a few. Nonetheless, as science

develops and new findings are discovered, there will undoubtedly be many more ways that other

organizations may assist WFP in achieving its goals for the sake of mankind.

Individual Stakeholders' Participation in WFP Activities

According to (WFP, 2022) case study, which states that "Stakeholders are any entity

(person, group, or perhaps non-human entity) that can impact or be affected by the attainment of

an organization's objectives," the word stakeholder is used in this article. The aforementioned

description has led to the identification of six World Food Program stakeholders. Each of these
stakeholders has various goals and implications for the World Food Program. These

organizations may take the following steps to help World Food Program achieve its goals.

Communities and Governments

Every step of the process, from risk assessment through program design, implementation,

and evaluation, may benefit from the contributions of people in these communities. Additionally,

the major partners with whom coordination and collaboration are necessary - in both crises,

natural catastrophes, and development initiatives - are the governments of the nations in which

World Food Program operates (Stanwick, P., and Stanwick, S. 2016).

The Non-Governmental Sector

The World Food Programme maintains productive cooperation with nearly 2,000 non-

governmental organizations (NGOs). These people transport, store, or distribute food on behalf

of the World Food Programme. According to (WFP, 2022) case study, the World Food

Programme has 220 international NGO partners from 34 countries, half of whom are in Europe,

specifically France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. WFP will be more successful and achieve its

goals faster if it has a positive working relationship with non-governmental organizations

(NGOs).

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for

Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Together, the Rome-based WFP (2021), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),

and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) work to end world hunger. This

is demonstrated by the fact that (WFP, 2022) relates that; The World Food Programme (WFP)

has a special relationship with the other two UN organizations with Rome offices, the Food and

Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development
(IFAD), with which it shares a common vision to promote food security by reducing hunger

through food assistance while attempting to eradicate its underlying causes. To take advantage of

the synergies produced by merging activities, this collaboration should be fostered at all levels.

United Nation Agencies and Business Groups

WFP collaborates with other UN agencies to coordinate their efforts, generally through

the UN Development Assistance Framework, so that their efforts complement one another,

according to (WFP, 2022) case study. Organizations such as the International Labor

Organization (ILO), the World Health Organization (WHO), UNESCO, and the United Nations

International Children's Fund give technical help (UNICEF). In countries where we deliver food

to refugees or internally displaced persons, we have a close operational collaboration with the

UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). World Food Program engages with private enterprises in

transportation, food, information and communications technology, logistics, finance, and human

resources, and seeks extra funds and important knowledge from them.

The Village Concept is a Hunger-Relief Strategy.

It takes a community to tackle problems like hunger, as was previously said, and many

stakeholders are all actively promoting the agenda. When it comes to addressing hunger issues

that afflict vulnerable people across the world, WFP needs resources, skills, knowledge,

productive capacity, and other factors. The WFP's efficacy would be significantly hampered and

insufficient for the kind of reaction necessary in times of hunger emergencies and crises without

the help of other non-governmental organizations. We are able to respond quickly thanks to the

cooperation of other NGOs (Stanwick, P., and Stanwick, S. 2016).

To respond to a specific famine emergency, for example, WFP will need transportation,

storage, distribution, geographic information, technical guidance, and other services that cannot
be supplied by separate specialist organizations in specific service regions. WFP may not be able

to reach its ultimate aim of eradicating hunger without the assistance of others, and this joint

effort is acknowledged here. According to (WFP, 2022) case study, "without this partnership, our

efforts to offer much-needed assistance to more than 80 million people in 80 countries would be

compromised."

Corporate Agendas Should Include Issues Like Hunger.

Corporate objectives should give humanitarian work first priority. According to Peter

Stanwick and Sarah Stanwick (2016), modern corporate ethics have changed between the 1960s,

when there was social upheaval, to the present day, when Corporate Social Responsibility has

emerged (CSR). With the rise of CSR, many firms realized the necessity of developing an ethical

code that management and staff could adhere to while putting CSR initiatives into action. As a

result, corporate participation in humanitarian endeavours is a problem that has been around

since the beginning of trade. (Peter Stanwick and Sarah Stanwick, 2016) "As Arthur Jensen

noted, companies' role and power over humans is not new, but as old as trade itself.

Conclusion

To summarize, it is critical for all organizations, corporate, humanitarian, non-

governmental organizations, churches, and so on, to continue to do what is right, because

situations and people are so diverse that there is no perfect manual to determine what steps

people should take to find a positive solution. Organizational benefits, as well as legislation, all

have a role in making ethical judgments. It is critical for organizational leadership, as well as

national laws and policies, to always maintain an atmosphere favourable to making ethical

judgments.
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