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- U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee Luke Lindberg was appointed executive director of the World Food Programme.
- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and FAO chief Qu Dongyu approved the appointment after board consultation.
- Cindy McCain resigned for health reasons, with deputy Carl Skau serving as interim director.
- WFP reports 266 million people face acute food insecurity and nearly 300 million face crisis-level hunger, worsened by the Iran war.
