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.

GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations’ food aid agency said Wednesday that severe funding cuts from its top donors are hurting its operations in six countries and warned that nearly 14 million people could ...

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 71-year-old American suffered a mild stroke in October 2025 and returned in early January to the WFP's headquarters in Rome to resume her duties.

The World Food Programme (WFP) reported that 6.7 million people in Syria received assistance in January, noting a relative ...

NAIROBI/CAIRO (Reuters) - The U.N. World Food Program is investigating two of its top officials in Sudan over allegations including fraud and concealing information from donors about its ability to ...

Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain and head of the U.N. World Food Program, suffered a mild stroke this week and is said to be recovering “well," according to a press release Thursday from ...

Luke Lindberg, USDA's undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs. (USDA photo) Luke Lindberg, USDA’s undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, is the leading contender ...

The next WFP chief could help the UN emergency food agency save millions of lives – or walk away from a starving world.

ROME (AP) — 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.

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 ...