Cindy McCain, the U.N. World Food Programme's executive director, has been tasked with closing the giant hole in the budget.
Displaced Yemenis receive humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Programme in the city of Taiz on September 11.Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP via Getty Images
Displaced Yemenis receive humanitarian aid provided by the World Food Programme in the city of Taiz on September 11.The mission of the U.N. World Food Programme is simple: make the world more stable and more peaceful by feeding the hungry. In recent months, though, it has had to choose between the hungry ... and the starving. That's because of a massive funding shortfall.
Since this spring, fixing that problem has been the responsibility of World Food Programme executive director Cindy McCain.Mary Louise Kelly about why starvation is a security issue, the stories that stick with her, and where she sees some signs of hope.Cindy McCain, World Food Programme executive director, at the Kabasa nutrition center in Dolow in May.Cindy McCain, World Food Programme executive director, at the Kabasa nutrition center in Dolow in May.
McCain talks with Halima Mohamed Hassan during her visit to assess drought conditions at the Ladan internally displaced people camp in Dolow in May.One country I want to specifically focus you on is Afghanistan, because the WFP just announced you're going to have to drop another 2 million people in that country alone from food assistance. I mean, the political situation there is unstable, to put it mildly. The economy is dire. Life for women keeps getting harder.
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