Cindy McCain announces departure as head of UN World Food Programme

FILE PHOTO: Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Programme, speaks during a launch of a report "The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World", at a special G20 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 24, 2024. REUTERS/Tita Barros/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Feb ⁠26 (Reuters) - Cindy McCain intends to step down as head of ⁠the United Nations World Food Programme, she said on ‌Thursday, months after she suffered a mild stroke.

"I had truly hoped I could finish out my term, but my health has not recovered to a level that ​allows me to fully serve the enormous ⁠demands of this job," McCain ⁠said in the statement posted on X.