Josette Sheeran

Summit says world must address global problems

Participants at a global issues summit urged world leaders on Sunday not to lose sight of pressing international challenges like climate change and poverty as they focus their efforts on fixing the world's financial system.

Hunger on the march in Middle East

Dubai: The Middle East and North Africa region accounts for four per cent of the world's hungry, which is approximately 37 million people. Among the four per cent of hungry people in this region are 1.1 million Iraqi refugees,...

WFP thanks the custodian of the two Holy Mosques for leadership in challenge to alleviate world...

Saudi Arabia: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today thanked King Abdulla Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, for his historic leadership and generosity in supporting efforts to alleviate...

Turning Local Food into Food Aid

At the Center for Global Development blog, Jenny Aker and Rebecca Shutte discuss a new World Food Program initiative, designed to improve international food aid by buying food from local farmers. Is purchasing food aid locally...

WFP Executive Director to visit United Arab Emirates

The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran travels today to the United Arab Emirates to participate in the World Economic Forum 'Summit on the Global Agenda', which is being held in...

WFP Executive Director to visit United Arab Emirates

Cairo -- The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Josette Sheeran will travel to the United Arab Emirates from 6 to 9 November 2008 to participate in the World Economic Forum "Summit on the...

WFP Executive Director To Visit The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

CAIRO -- The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ms. Josette Sheeran will travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 3 to 6 November to meet King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Custodian of...

Nutrition Key in New Phase of Global Food Crisis

The world may be entering the third phase of the global food crisis, characterised by urgent nutritional needs for groups such as children under two years old, according to WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran.

Food is a National Security Issue

HOPE (Oct 26): If you haven't read Michael Pollan's October 9th Open Letter to the Next President in the New York Times, I can't recommend it more highly. Michael Pollan finally says it outright: "Food is a National Security...