Institutional Donors

German Federal Foreign Office maintains Germany’s relations with other states as well as with multilateral and supranational organisations.

The ministry promotes projects by development organisations abroad and formulates long-term strategies for cooperation.

The FCDO is leading in the UK on efforts to fight extreme poverty globally, and is one of the most important humanitarian donors.

ECHO is one of the largest global actors in the area of humanitarian assistance and DRR.

The EU Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (EuropeAid) is responsible for EU development cooperation.

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is a global service provider in the field of international cooperation.

KfW Development Bank is involved in developing countries in order to promote the local economy and fight poverty.

The World Food Programme of the United Nations (WFP) is the largest humanitarian organisation in the world in the fight against hunger.

USAID is the United States government body that sets guidelines for US development cooperation.

The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs coordinates the work of development organisations in humanitarian emergencies.

Welthungerhilfe’s work is supported by the following UN organisations: UNHCR, UNDP and UNICEF.