Talk:World Food Programme

Link
External Link to zambia's accusations broken. --Koepke 5 July 2005 16:10 (UTC)
 * My reference was to listings for a BBC Four documentry; I've changed it to reference BBC News. Joe D (t) 5 July 2005 16:29 (UTC)

Expansion request
I have improved this a lot. Can someone who knows about aid for trade, add something to this article or create an article on this linked to World Food Program? David Thrale 10:46, 24 Jun 2004 (UTC)

WFP
WFP redirects here. It should have an alternative disambiguation page that shows Windows File Protection --212.130.183.202 07:35, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Incorrect label
Food Aid is a much broader subject than this particular program. It should have its own article surveying food aid programs and especially criticisms of those programs across the globe. Redirecting "food aid" to this article is misleading. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Msalvoni (talk • contribs) 00:41, 7 October 2007 (UTC) --- I agree! Where is the concept of food aid in general terms & especially the controversy surrounding food aid. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.241.158 (talk) 11:32, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

reqimage
The WFP's flag would be nice 132.205.44.5 (talk) 02:40, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Why Italian?
Currently the intro of the article also contains the Italian name (Programma Alimentare Mondiale), though it's not really clear in the article why. Any points or takers? Otherwise I will delete it at some point. In kind regards Heb (talk) 14:50, 22 April 2012 (UTC)

Probably because the organisation is based in Italy!? 156.109.18.2 (talk) 11:25, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Logo
Is it possible to get a pic of the logo? The laurel leaves with the bundle of corn in the middle? I think that would make a better pic for the page. VenomousConcept (talk) 08:56, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Here you go. --202.1.202.187 (talk) 18:36, 27 January 2021 (UTC)

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This article needs an update?
WFP's goals, strategies etc have moved on in recent years? https://www.wfp.org/corporate-strategy JCJC777 (talk) 11:18, 6 August 2020 (UTC)

Establishing year?
I see that in the article the establishing year of the WFP is either 1961 or 1963. Which one is true? I think we should correct this issue. Bluetpp (talk) 09:47, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I changed it to 1961 thanks -- Fuzheado &#124; Talk 10:05, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I found an additional source to support the date of the establishment of the WFP. It also provides additional background information on its history and comes from an independent source outside of the organization itself. https://library.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/widget/file/zalite_wfp_unday2013_0.pdf Jurisdicta (talk) 14:32, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

Neutering of Criticisms section
Imho the Revision of 15:13, October 9, 2020 by AleatoryPonderings ("→‎Criticisms: rm essay-like and thinly sourced content, consolidate") takes out several value-added points, and makes the article read like a press release on behalf of WFP. The criticisms deleted touch on serious issues that are worth raising.JCJC777 (talk) 15:45, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , You're free to revert me, in that case. In my view, this section was a thinly sourced amalgamation of outdated criticisms of the organization. Surely WFP has problems, but we need better sources to establish them, IMO. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 15:56, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Hi AleatoryPonderings and JCJC777, I've been told off in the past for having a section called "criticism", as per WP:CRIT. Have been told it could be either "reception" or "controversies" instead. What do you think? EMsmile (talk) 05:41, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , Honestly, I don't really see the difference between "controversies" and "criticism". "Reception" sounds more like something for a film or album. Obviously the best solution would be to integrate praise and criticism into a unified "history" or "background" section, but that would take some serious work. The main problem I see with the section as it stands is that it just cherrypicks a few studies/reports and gives them arguably WP:UNDUE weight. What we want for this section (if it should exist at all) is critique that has appeared in a bunch of different, prominent places. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 05:52, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
 * I've changed it around a bit. I think this new structure complies better with WP:CRIT and it also addresses your concern of WP:UNDUE. By removing the level-3 headings this automatically reduces the weight; it also means those sub-headings are no longer in the table of content. What do you think? EMsmile (talk) 06:51, 12 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , Looks a lot better to me, thanks :) AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:58, 12 October 2020 (UTC)

Flagcruft
I recall that somewhere we decided that flags for nationalities were to be avoided in most cases. Is that true? If so, they should probably be cut from World_Food_Programme. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 16:11, 9 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Could you cite to the section where we discussed removing flags for nationalities AleatoryPonderings? I am not doubting you, but want to review the discussion to understand the rationale for the decision. Jurisdicta (talk) 14:27, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , MOS:FLAG says no flags in infoboxes, but I'm unclear about its applicability here. The basic idea seems to be Flag icons may be relevant in some subject areas, where the subject actually represents that country or nationality. I don't feel that strongly about this, but wanted to flag (ha!) the potential issue. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 14:30, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * Thank you for providing a cite to provide more context to your request AleatoryPonderings. One of the main takeaways from the source is that flags should not be used for political purposes and the guidance of "Do not emphasize nationality without good reason". Given this is an international organization, the inclusion of the flags used to identify the nationality of the board of directions provides additional insight on international participation in this organization. I believe understanding where the board of directors hail from is an informative insight, I don't feel the use of flags in this instance would be political in nature. That being said, I see your argument and don't think that what you are asking for is unreasonable as the citation does not have hard and fast rules. Jurisdicta (talk) 14:56, 11 October 2020 (UTC)
 * , I definitely see your point as well. Again, I don't feel that strongly about this. I'd be full-on pro-flag if there were some source somewhere that said the WFP looks to have heads from different countries, or has been condemned for not doing so, or has a policy about seeking out international leadership, or something like that to make the country of origin clearly relevant. Perhaps someone else will weigh in to tip the scales on this. AleatoryPonderings (talk) 15:00, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

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Headquarters,city and country
English 102.89.44.223 (talk) 16:41, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

World food crises.
Since Corona entered Africa, 2020, the African community was locked in their homes by their governments, Africa became as a stand still project, to cut it short. There's a major food issue in Africa and people are Dying of Hunger and starvation but nothing I'm I hearing from my Kenyan government, they are just thinking about the coming 2027 Election. If this program is performing it's mandate, then the issue have become so severe. All am hearing is #Russia_Ukraine war the cause, how does it get connected with the Hunger in my African continent — Preceding unsigned comment added by AROHAK NEHPETS (talk • contribs) 16:27, 30 October 2022 (UTC)
 * This is a talk page about how to improve the World Food Programme article. Do you have any specific proposals on how to improve the article? Storchy (talk) 18:11, 30 October 2022 (UTC)

Biographies individual and their roles within the organization
Biographies 37.111.136.157 (talk) 16:25, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

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Refunding
Please I need my money to be refunded 105.112.149.171 (talk) 23:30, 3 May 2023 (UTC)

Islam
I'm Kyaw Hla Phyu I live in Myanmar Rakhine state sittwe andthen I will give you one complate about WFP. 202.191.104.44 (talk) 04:06, 18 August 2023 (UTC)