World Food Programme

1. The World Food Programme is feeding the hungry in which of these conflict affected countries?

Syria

Central African Republic

South Sudan

All

2. What is the United Nations World Food Programme?

The largest agency fighting world hunger

A food retailer based in New York

A UN food agency that operated during and after World War II

The cafeteria at the UN General Assembly

3. How does the World Food Programme receive funding?

From the United Nations budget

Voluntary funding from governments and public

From fundraising telethons

From sales tax

4. How many victims of the war in Syria is the World Food Programme trying to feed?

Three million

One million

Over seven million

Two million

"Conflict in Syria has forced millions of people to flee their homes, creating a humanitarian crisis in which food is a top priority. WFP aims to bring food assistance to up to 6.5 million Syrians between now and the end of the year. These include 4 million people inside Syria - on both sides of the front lines – and 2.5 million refugees in neighbouring countries."

Explanation

"Conflict in Syria has forced millions of people to flee their homes, creating a humanitarian crisis in which food is a top priority. WFP aims to bring food assistance to up to 6.5 million Syrians between now and the end of the year. These include 4 million people inside Syria - on both sides of the front lines – and 2.5 million refugees in neighbouring countries."

5. How many people worldwide suffer from hunger?

35 million

300 million

805 million

500 million