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    Devex Newswire: WFP staffers call for McCain's resignation over Gaza

    Staffers’ letter says Cindy McCain is "not fit for office" and "doing damage to WFP’s reputation" by failing to call for a cease-fire in Gaza. Plus, importance of toilet maintenance, and why African pharma companies struggle.

    By Helen Murphy // 24 November 2023

    Pressure is mounting on Cindy McCain as an anonymous letter from staff of the World Food Programme is making the rounds demanding her immediate resignation as head of the global food agency for failing to “call for a ceasefire” in Gaza or “demand peace.”

    Also in today’s edition: We look at the importance of toilet maintenance, and ask why African pharmaceutical companies struggle.

    WFP chief Cindy McCain is facing calls from her agency's rank and file to step down, as staff have circulated a letter to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, U.S. President Joe Biden, and WFP's executive board demanding her immediate resignation for her response, or lack thereof, to the crisis in Gaza.

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      Helen is an award-winning journalist and Senior Editor at Devex, where she edits coverage on global development in the Americas. Based in Colombia, she previously covered war, politics, financial markets, and general news for Reuters, where she headed the bureau, and for Bloomberg in Colombia and Argentina, where she witnessed the financial meltdown. She started her career in London as a reporter for Euromoney Publications before moving to Hong Kong to work for a daily newspaper.

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