McCain Warns Funding Gaps Endanger Global Hunger and Security
Cindy McCain, executive director of the UN World Food Programme, tells Face the Nation that hunger is at record levels and the agency has only about half the funding needed to feed people this year, calling on the US, private sector, and other donors to step up amid multiple looming famines. She discusses the Congo Ebola outbreak, Sudan’s Darfur crisis, Iran–Strait of Hormuz disruptions, and broader Middle East turmoil, noting aid workers are increasingly targeted and humanitarian access is being blocked. McCain criticizes US aid policy shifts and calls for scalable aid, better use of technology, and a field-led leadership to prevent famine from fueling instability and radicalization. She will step down soon and urges her successor to lead with heart and take risks to secure lifesaving aid.
