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World in Progress: Can apps help close the funding gap?

Jutta Schwengsbier/Neil KingApril 13, 2016

The UN World Food Program (WFP) receives barely half of the funds it needs to supply humanitarian aid. Many governments still consider humanitarian aid primarily as short-term assistance - something that gets rolled out after the occasional earthquake or tsunami. The WFP is hoping to focus on innovation to tap into new sources of funding, and to make its work more effective.

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