Funding Trends and Their Impact on Operations
As at 15 January 2008, WFP's total needs to feed the 70 million people currently targeted for food assistance in 2008 are estimated to be over US$3.6 billion.
Programme of Work
As at 15 January 2008
2008 Beneficiaries | 2008 Gross Needs (US$ mill.) | 2008 Total Mobilized (US$ mill.) | 2008 Shortfalls (US$ mill.) | |
| EMOP | 10,507,164 | 1,060 | 438 | 622 |
| PRRO | 40,251,481 | 2,079 | 391 | 1,688 |
| Special Operations | 153 | 1 | 152 | |
| Development | 19,153,073 | 346 | 83 | 263 |
| Total | 69,911,718 | 3,639 | 914 | 2,725 |
Note: Some operations have negative 2008 shortfalls which have been zeroed out. Therefore total resources mobilized and total shortfalls are not equal to total resources to raise. Also, when a project has closed, any shortfall is zeroed out.
Therefore, taking into account resources already mobilized (including carryover stocks), the organization currently needs to mobilize just over US$2.7 billion.
Contributions to WFP
As of 13 January 2008, WFP has confirmed over US$236 million in contributions for the current year. The USA is the top donor, with over US$127.6 million, followed by the Netherlands and Italy.