KHARTOUM, Sudan ¨C Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Executive Director Luke J. Lindberg called for an urgent end to the protracted fighting in Sudan after meeting families forced to flee their homes and struggling to feed their children amid the world¡¯s largest humanitarian crisis.
Concluding his first field mission as Â鶹ÊÓƵ Executive Director, Lindberg met Â鶹ÊÓƵ teams on the ground and displaced families escaping the intensifying conflict.
PARIS ¨C The Executive Director of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), Luke J. Lindberg, participated in the G7 summit of Foreign Ministers this week, at the invitation of France's G7 Presidency.
ROME ¨C Luke J. Lindberg assumed office today as Executive Director of the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) with a call for action to donors, partners and supporters across the world to help sustain the organization¡¯s life-saving work.
Statement attributable to Carl Skau, Acting Executive Director of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) following remarks delivered during the United Nations Security Council open debate: Food Under Fire: The Security Council¡¯s Role in Mitigating Global and Local Food Crises.
ROME ¨C Carl Skau has assumed the role of Acting Executive Director of the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ). Skau takes over from Executive Director Cindy McCain. He will head the organization temporarily until a new Executive Director is appointed.
ROME, Italy ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a contribution of EUR 10 million from the Government of Spain to help meet urgent needs amid worsening food insecurity driven by conflict and the ripple effect of the escalation in the Middle East.
ROME, Italy ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has announced Lucy Hale ¡ª world-renowned actress and producer ¡ª as its newest global Goodwill Ambassador. In this role, she will advocate on behalf of the more than 318 million people facing extreme hunger. As the daughter of a Tennessee farmer and a nurse, Hale is a strong advocate for women and children and cares deeply about food security, small-scale farmers, and children¡¯s health and education.
This is a transcript of what was said on April 16th by Cindy McCain, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Executive Director, at the 113th Meeting of the World Bank Group Development Committee in Washington D.C. ¨C to whom quoted text may be attributed
NEW YORK ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today released its next-generation platform, HungerMap Live, a powerful digital monitoring and intelligence capability that integrates a wide range of food security data and analysis with predictive modelling to help fight hunger in more than 50 countries.
FAO, IFAD and Â鶹ÊÓƵ bring together high-level representatives and farmers¡¯ organizations for the annual joint event in Rome
Rome - The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today marked International Women¡¯s Day with a joint event dedicated to strengthening women farmers¡¯ access to justice, rights and opportunities.
Rome, Italy ¨C Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), today informed her global teams and the organization¡¯s Executive Board, that she is planning to step down from her role in three months¡¯ time to focus on her health.
Cindy McCain lays out Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s strategic priorities for 2026 in the fight against hunger
ROME ¨C United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) Executive Director, Cindy McCain, this week kicks off the agency¡¯s 2026 efforts to push back on rising levels of extreme hunger at a time when humanitarians confront escalating risks and severe resource constraints.
A practical, cost-effective tool places preventing sexual exploitation and abuse at centre of humanitarian programming
Rome ¡ª The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have launched a first-of-its-kind Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) Risk Mapping Package. It was developed for the Food Security Cluster, which is co-led by FAO and Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and coordinates food security responses during and after a humanitarian crisis in 34 operations around the world.
SEOUL/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a USD 17 million core contribution from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, strengthening Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s ability to provide lifesaving assistance worldwide.
Conflict and violence are driving extreme hunger in six major crises
ROME ¨C A new joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) warns that acute food insecurity is deepening in 16 hunger hotspots, which threatens to drive millions more into famine or risk of famine.
New Â鶹ÊÓƵ report, ¡®A Lifeline at Risk¡¯, finds that 13.7 million Â鶹ÊÓƵ food aid recipients could be pushed into emergency levels of hunger as support is cut
ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today warned that six of its most critical humanitarian operations are facing severe pipeline breaks by year end, putting more lives at risk, as global humanitarian funding dries up. Without additional resources, millions of vulnerable people could be left without lifesaving food assistance at a time when global hunger has soared to record highs.
Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), experienced a mild stroke this week. She is recovering well and is expected to make a full recovery. Executive Director McCain will travel home to Arizona to focus on her recuperation and plans to return to Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s headquarters in Rome once her doctors have cleared her to resume work.
Amid unprecedented humanitarian needs and funding gaps, Park to raise awareness and mobilize support for millions of families facing hunger around the world
ROME ¨C The UN Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today announced Ashley Park¡ªa Grammy, Tony and Critics Choice award nominated actress, singer and Broadway star known for her global hit Netflix show, Emily in Paris¡ªas its newest Goodwill Ambassador. Park will leverage her voice and platform to advocate on behalf of the more than 300 million people facing severe hunger globally, with a focus on disproportionately impacted women and children.
NEW YORK, USA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) today signed a strategic agreement providing US$10 million in flexible funding over two years to rapidly deploy lifesaving assistance wherever hunger strikes - from sudden emergencies to neglected, protracted crises worldwide.
NEW YORK / ANKARA ¨C On the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Week, the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Republic of °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in the fight against global hunger.
