New WFP chief Cindy McCain warns of funding crunch in fight against hunger

PNP DeskApril 5, 2023September 11, 202404 mins

WFP estimates that more than 345 million people worldwide face crisis levels of food insecurity this year, an increase of almost 200 million since early 2020. Of these, 43 million are just one step away from famine. Ration cuts warning “Ration cuts are coming if we don’t have the money to get food to those…

Cindy McCain appointed next head of the UN World Food Programme

PNP DeskMarch 2, 2023September 10, 202405 mins

Currently serving as the United States Ambassador to the UN agencies in Rome – which includes lifesaving food relief agency WFP – the wife of the late US Senator and Republican presidential candidate, John McCain, said in a statement, that she was “deeply honoured” to be appointed, noting that the agency has been “part of…