Overview
- McCain, 71, said her recovery from an October 2025 mild stroke has not progressed enough to meet the demands of the role after returning to Rome in early January.
- She informed staff and the executive board that she will leave after a three‑month transition to focus on her health.
- Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau will lead the organization on an interim basis during the handover.
- No successor has been named, and the United States says it will nominate an American to lead the WFP in the coming weeks.
- The agency is grappling with severe funding shortfalls that have forced ration cuts as conflicts and climate shocks drive hunger higher worldwide.