Newly appointed director of the World Food Programme Cindy McCain said this coming year will be tough financially for the international community responding to the global food crisis as the war in Ukraine shows no sign of abating and countries experience exacerbating effects of climate change.
“We're not going to get the kind of funding this year that we got last year. Last year was unprecedented. So now we're going to have to be a little more creative in how we spend our monies in these various agencies,” McCain said during a Devex event at South by Southwest.
“We need to learn how to do more with less.”
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Teresa Welshtmawelsh
Teresa Welsh is a Senior Reporter at Devex. She has reported from more than 10 countries and is currently based in Washington, D.C. Her coverage focuses on Latin America; U.S. foreign assistance policy; fragile states; food systems and nutrition; and refugees and migration. Prior to joining Devex, Teresa worked at McClatchy's Washington Bureau and covered foreign affairs for U.S. News and World Report. She was a reporter in Colombia, where she previously lived teaching English. Teresa earned bachelor of arts degrees in journalism and Latin American studies from the University of Wisconsin.
