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In order to understand the transformation process that has taken place in the WFP, and the transformation of food aid to food assistance that is in progress, it is necessary to take account of the historical background which led to the establishment of the WFP in 1961.1
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Shaw, D.J. (2011). Historical Background. In: The World’s Largest Humanitarian Agency. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230316713_1
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