The World Food Programme is a joint undertaking of the United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations. After operating for three years as an experimental programme pursuant to General Assambly resolution 1714 (XVI) and rasolution l/61 of the FA0 Conference, adopted in 1961, the Programme was, by Assembly resolution 2095 (XX) and resolution 4165 of the FA0 Conference, extended on a continuing basis for as long as multilateral food aid was found feasible and desirable and on the understanding that it would be reviewed before each pledging conference. The Programme provides food aid in support of development projects and to meet amergency needs. Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 3404 (XXX) and resolution 22175 of the FA0 Conference, the 24-member United Wations/tAO Intergovernmental Committee of the World Food Progrsmmer which provided general guidance on the policy, administration and operation of the Prograerne, was reconstituted as the Cmittee on Food Aid Policies and Programnes, a 30-member governing body with the additional responsibilities of providing a forum for consultations on national and international food aid policies and programmes, periodically reviewing general trends in food aid requirements and availabilities, recoimnanding to Goveraments, through the World Food Council, improvements in food aid policies and programmer, formulating proposals for more effective co-ordination of multilateral, bilateral and non-governmental food aid progrmmnes, including emergency food aid, and periodically reviewing the implementation of the recoernendationr made by the Worid Food Conferonce on food aid policies. The Committee reports annually to the Economic and Social Council and the ?A0 Council, and it presents periodic and /... A/45/100 English Page 259 special reports to the World Food Council. The Committee held its twenty-ninth session in Rome from 4 to 8 June 1990. The thirtieth session will be held in Rome in December 1990. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a program that provides food aid to support development projects and meet emergency needs. It mentions the United Nations, the Food and Agriculture Organisation, and a committee that oversees the program. The language used is formal and official, suggesting that the text is related to international cooperation and development.

**Category**
Humanitarian aid and relief, Agriculture, forestry and fishing