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On September 18, the UN's World Food Programme appointed Luke Lindberg, a nominee of former U.S. President Donald Trump, as its new executive director. Lindberg, currently a senior U.S. agricultural official, was chosen by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Qu Dongyu from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization after discussions with the WFP board. The appointment follows Cindy McCain's resignation due to health issues; she had been succeeded temporarily by her deputy Carl Skau. The World Food Programme aids over 100 million people in 83 countries amid global food insecurity affecting approximately 266 million individuals.

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Qu Dongyu, head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, appointed Luke Lindberg, a senior U.S. agricultural official under President Donald Trump, to lead the World Food Programme (WFP) on September 18, succeeding Cindy McCain who stepped down due to health reasons. Carl Skau had been serving as interim executive director since McCain's departure. The WFP, based in Rome, reports that approximately 266 million people worldwide face acute food insecurity due to conflict, extreme weather, and economic hardship, with the agency providing assistance to over 100 million people across more than 83 countries. Lindberg, currently serving as USDA's undersecretary for trade and foreign agricultural affairs, is set to take on the leadership role at a critical time when global hunger issues are escalating.

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Lindberg, currently a senior U.S. agricultural official, was appointed by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Qu Dongyu, head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, after consultation with the WFP board. He succeeds Cindy McCain, who stepped down for health reasons from the Rome-based agency and was succeeded on an interim basis by her deputy, Carl Skau. The WFP said some 266 million people were facing acute food insecurity worldwide because of conflict, extreme weather and economic hardship, and that it provided assistance to more than 100 million people in 83 countries.

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The UN's World Food Programme, the world's biggest humanitarian agency, on Friday named U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee, Luke Lindberg, as its next executive director, a statement said. asserted

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