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Yoo has been a dedicated supporter of the organization and its causes for many years. In his new role as a WFP Chef Advocate, Tony Yoo will continue to lend his voice and platforms to help WFP open the hearts and minds of the Korean public and build a movement toward Zero Hunger.

With effect from October, refugees will have to make do with only 52 percent of a full ration.

WFP has had 14 Executive Directors (EDs) since its launch in 1962. Listed below are the 13 EDs who preceded Cindy McCain. Mr David Beasley April 2017 - April 2023

Excerpts from ED David Beasley at High-Level Ministerial Event on Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan – Geneva, 13 Sept 2021 “14 million people – 1-in-3 – are marching to the brink of starvation – they don’t know where their next meal is.

The 2020 Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability (CFSVA) report is the most comprehensive food security assessment yet undertaken in Ghana by GSS and MoFA, with technical and financial support from WFP and FAO.

“This latest support from the UK is helping WFP to reach more than two million food-insecure people across Afghanistan through the harsh winter,” said UK Minister of State for Middle East, South Asia and the UN Lord (Tariq) Ahmad.

While global attention remains fixated on Ukraine, a hidden hunger emergency is engulfing South Sudan with about 8.3 million people in South Sudan – including refugees – set to face extreme hunger in the coming months as the 2022 lean season peaks, food becomes scarce and provisions are depleted, according to the latest findings  published  in  the 2022 Humanitarian Needs Overview.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today by Bishow Parajuli, WFP India Representative and Country Director, and Dr.