The recent ceasefire in Gaza has provided a crucial opportunity for humanitarian efforts, significantly improving conditions ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Executive director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain speaks with the Associated Press in Damascus ...

Despite Syrian President Bashar Assad's ouster last month in a lightning insurgency, the country's dire economic conditions ...

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WFP chief Cindy McCain said Syria’s struggle with hunger is a national and regional security issue, especially as the country goes through a critical transition period. “What’s at stake here ...

“Hunger does not breed good will,” Cindy McCain said in an interview during her first visit to Damascus. In the Syrian capital’s bustling old marketplace, crowds of people pack the narrow ...

The director of the UN World Food Program warned that some governments resist calls to boost funds for urgent humanitarian ...