News release | 02 March 2023
The appointment was made by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres and the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu, after consultations with the WFP Board at a special session at WFP’s Rome headquarters.
Pollok said: “McCain takes over as head of the World Food Programme at a moment when the world confronts the most serious food secur