# UN396 - 1983 20c World Food Program
The World Food Programme is an agency sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. It uses food surpluses and cash from donor nations to provide emergency relief and to stimulate development. The agency coordinates the delivery of about 10 million tons of food sent to developing nations every year. It also accumulates world food reserves to be used in time of famine.
The World Food Programme is an agency sponsored by the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations. It uses food surpluses and cash from donor nations to provide emergency relief and to stimulate development. The agency coordinates the delivery of about 10 million tons of food sent to developing nations every year. It also accumulates world food reserves to be used in time of famine.