Luke Lindberg, USDA’s undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, is a leading contender to become executive director of the UN World Food Program, the world’s largest aid organization,

YAOUNDE, Cameroon — The World Food Program warned Friday that hunger could reach catastrophic levels in parts of Cameroon if a funding target of at least $67 million is not met. Speaking in the capital Yaoundé, Gianluca Ferrera, the WFP representative ...

Cindy McCain will be stepping down as head of the United Nations World Food Programme to focus on her health, the humanitarian organization announced on Thursday. McCain, 71, suffered a mild stroke in October 2025, according to the organization. She plans to step down as the group's executive director in three months, it said.