The United Nations food agency is shutting down its operations in the northern, rebel-held part of Yemen, following restrictions and harassment by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, UN officials said on ...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — The World Food Program warned Friday that hunger could reach catastrophic levels in parts of Cameroon if a funding target of at least $67 million is not met. Speaking in the ...

Cindy McCain’s tenure running the World Food Program will end prematurely. The executive director announced on February 26 that she planned to resign for health reasons following a stroke in October.

U.N. Executive Director Cindy McCain announced on Thursday that she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization ...

Cindy McCain during a panel session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Cindy McCain will be ...

In this opinion piece, Kip Tom, a former ambassador to the UN food and agriculture agencies, says the World Food Program needs an executive director who has the knowledge, experience and relationships ...

The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) – considered the world’s largest humanitarian organisation – was at the forefront of the global response to the devastating Ethiopian Famine of 1984 and 1985, ...

What you need to know: WFP to sustain primary education nutrition programmes in Karamoja. The World Food Programme (WFP) has said it is not ending the school feeding programme in Karamoja, clarifying ...

Cindy McCain announced she is stepping down as head of the World Food Programme, citing health issues and calling the work ...

ROME – U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain announced on Thursday that she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health. The 71 ...