Conflict and hunger: WFP Media Stakeout | United Nations

Council · August 25, 2026

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The meeting opened with the chair welcoming attendees and introducing Carlos Scott as "the acting executive director of [the] global food program," who would brief the council and take questions.

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Carlos Scott, acting executive director of the World Food Programme, briefed the council on escalating global hunger, urged the United Nations Security Council to act, listed five proposed "circuit breakers," and warned that steep funding cuts and frontline threats are undermining relief operations.

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