Does the World Food Programme have a racism problem? Some employees tell us the agency isn’t interested in finding out.
Also in today’s edition: Things are not just getting worse for U.K. aid — they’re getting a hell of a lot worse. Plus, the competition to lead the Food and Agriculture Organization is a ho-hum slam dunk.
WFP was praised for taking action against sexual harassment in the wake of a 2018 survey that raised some red flags. But that same sense of urgency appears to be lacking when it comes to racism within WFP’s ranks, according to several current and former staff who spoke to my colleague Rumbi Chakamba.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
