World Food Programme:

By The Numbers

97 MILLION

The number of people assisted by the World Food Programme in 2019

15 BILLION

The number of rations delivered every year, at an estimated average cost per ration of 61 cents

This past fall, as the school and the rest of the world grappled with the fallout from COVID-19, Bertini taught online about the U.N. Though virtual and remote learning has its drawbacks, she said she was able to capitalize on the medium by bringing in more outside guest presenters. And she had her students watch the U.N. General Assembly livestream.

Bertini enjoys hearing updates about former students like Sullivan. She takes pride in watching the pipeline she helped nurture: of Maxwell graduates heading out into the world, with the WFP or other humanitarian organizations.

“My retirement package is to sit back and take pride in watching the career successes of so many Maxwell graduates,” she says.

—Includes reporting by Jessica Youngman

5,600

The number of trucks on any given day, delivering food and assistance to those in need.

The trucks are joined by 30 ships and nearly 100 planes

The Nobel Peace Prize: A Lofty Honor

World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of the organization in December 2020. The award was “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict­affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”

17.3 MILLION

The number of school meals provided by the World Food Programme in 2019 to children in 50 countries