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UN Appoints Trump Nominee to Lead World Food Programme
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— Sep 16, 2026
The United Nations appointed Luke Lindberg, a United States Department of Agriculture official and a nominee of current President Donald Trump, to be the next executive director of the World Food Programme, succeeding Cindy McCain. The selection elevates an American to lead the U.N.'s largest humanitarian agency amid global hunger, extreme weather, and conflict pressures that strain food aid and supply chains.
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WFP Halves West Bank Aid Amid Funding Shortfall
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— Sep 1, 2026
The World Food Programme says it is halving its West Bank food assistance from 400,000 to 200,000 due to a funding shortfall, highlighting a doubling of needs and about 900,000 food-insecure people in the territory. The funding gap is affecting Gaza as well (about 1.5 million people) with a six‑month funding requirement of $386 million to avert further cuts.
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Chris Dalton
$386 million over six months sounds like a lot until you compare it to what gets spent on far less urgent things. Priorities are messed up.