Statement from Ambassador Cindy H. McCain on her Appointment as Executive Director of the World Food...
I am deeply honored to be appointed as the next Executive Director of the World Food Program. WFP has been a part of my life…
Ambassador Cindy McCain delivers the U.S. Opening Statement at the First Regular Session of the World...
As we celebrate WFP’s 60th anniversary, we continue to rely on the organization to help people around the globe reach the long-desired goal of zero…
United States Becomes First Country to Implement New Humanitarian Resolution
Following this month’s adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2664, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took historic steps…
General Explanation of Position in the Committee on World Food Security on the Major Drivers of Global...
The international community stands at an important inflection point as we grapple with multiple and intersecting crises that are severely impacting global food security and…
USAID to Provide $2 Billion in Humanitarian Assistance for the People of Africa
President Joe Biden announced today that the United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), plans to provide $2 billion in life-saving assistance…
USAID announces additional $411M to avert famine in Somalia
The United States has acted early and aggressively to respond to the drought in Somalia and the region in an attempt to avert Famine. To…
U.S. Statement on the impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security under the mandate of FAO
Conflict, climate change, and the lasting impacts of COVID-19 are devastating local and global food systems and the people who rely on them. Especially the…
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Rome-based agencies Cindy McCain sees joint food, nutrition and resilience...
Yet, there are some glimmers of hope. Mr. Executive Director, the United States has heard your call and the calls of millions of hungry people…
U.S. Statement At IDLO Assembly of Member Parties
Director-General Beagle, the United States fully aligns itself with your report to this Assembly of Parties. As you noted, now is the time rededicate ourselves…
Ambassador Cindy McCain delivers the U.S. Opening Statement at the Second Annual World Food Program...
Yet, there are some glimmers of hope. Mr. Executive Director, the United States has heard your call and the calls of millions of hungry people…
More Ukrainian grain reaching developing countries
With U.S. assistance, the U.N. World Food Programme recently made Ukrainian wheat shipments to the Horn of Africa and to Yemen — areas suffering severe…
U.S. Ambassador to the UN Agencies in Rome Cindy McCain to visit Sri Lanka September 25 – 28
Ambassador Cindy McCain will visit Sri Lanka from September 25-28 to highlight U.S. food assistance programs in Sri Lanka and reinforce the U.S. commitment and…
United States Announces Additional Humanitarian Assistance for the Syrian People
At today’s Syria Political-Humanitarian Briefing at the UN Security Council, Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, announced more than $756 million in…
USAID ADMINISTRATOR POWER ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL $40 MILLION TO SRI LANKA TO HELP FARMERS PURCHASE FERTILIZER...
While in Sri Lanka today, Administrator Samantha Power announced an additional $40 million in development assistance to help farmers purchase fertilizer and other vital agricultural…
PROJECTED FAMINE IN PARTS OF SOMALIA THIS YEAR AS DROUGHT CRISIS CRIPPLES THE REGION
The United States is gravely concerned by this stark forecast and by the outsized scale of humanitarian need throughout the country, primarily as a result…
Ambassador Cindy McCain Announces $80 Million in Additional Humanitarian Assistance to FAO (Afghanistan,...
Public Affairs Section of the United States Mission to the UN Agencies, Rome Italy PRESS STATEMENT Ambassador Cindy H. McCain U.S. Mission to the…
Ukrainian grain reaches Africa with U.S. assistance
First Ukrainian Wheat from the Black Sea Reaches Africa
I welcome the arrival of the Brave Commander, a ship carrying 23,300 metric tons of Ukrainian grain that will be distributed within Ethiopia and Somalia,…
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