Luke J. Lindberg

Official account for the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, @WFP.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

Our global staff meeting this week was special. Colleagues in Rome and teams calling in from the field across the world, all in one conversation.

@WFP, thank you for your warm welcome and for sharing your stories and advice so openly. What a way to begin!

[World Food Programme @WFP]

#Sudan faces one of the world’s worst hunger crises. Half the population needs humanitarian help.

Yet as the crisis deepens, the world’s attention is fading and funding for humanitarian response is shrinking.

Today, funding is the single biggest constraint on WFP’s response.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

Thank you @francediplo for keeping food security and humanitarian response high on the agenda. #G7

[France Diplomatie 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @francediplo]

Avec Luke J. Lindberg, directeur du @WFP, les ministres du G7 mettent à l'ordre du jour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition. #G7

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

Better supply chains mean better humanitarian response.

At the #G7 today, I spoke with Minister @jnbarrot about how @WFP’s supply chain expertise and innovation can help the wider humanitarian system cut costs, deliver more efficiently and reach more people.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

Honored to represent @WFP at the #G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting.

Grateful to France and Minister @jnbarrot for the invitation and for bringing supply chain & innovation into the conversation. Important discussions on how we can make humanitarian response smarter & more efficient.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

Great to see you too, Catherine. Glad to be hosting UNICEF teams on site with us. Looking forward to working together for children and families around the world.

[Catherine Russell @unicefchief]

It was great to see @WFPChief Luke Lindberg in Rome today.

I look forward to continued collaboration for the critical work we do for children around the world.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

I spent several days at the @UN in New York.

Now I’m headed to join @WFP teams in Rome and in the field.

Together we must do everything we can to end hunger.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

For people who have endured fear, isolation & deprivation, this humanitarian pause offers a chance to reach safety & receive the help they need.

We recognize the role of @FLOTUS in helping make this ceasefire possible. We hope it opens the door to sustained humanitarian access.

[World Food Programme @WFP]

WFP is providing emergency food assistance to people who were able to leave Oleshky during a brief localized ceasefire.

WFP provided hot meals to evacuees immediately upon arrival and will scale its assistance as needed.

Read the full release: https://t.co/br3DTZnek4

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

No one should lose their life trying to save someone else’s.

My condolences go out to Al-Shami’s family and colleagues.

Humanitarian workers must NEVER be targeted in the line of duty.

All detained UN personnel should be immediately released.

[UN Human Rights @UNHumanRights]

We are utterly devastated by the death of our colleague Mohammad el Shami in Houthi custody in Yemen, after more than two years of arbitrary detention.

This is a heartbreaking loss. Mohammad’s family has not received any explanation of the cause or circumstances of his death. They deserve to know the truth. I demand an urgent, full, independent and thorough investigation. There must be accountability -- @volker_turk

UN Human Rights Chief again appeals for the immediate and unconditional release of all other UN personnel who remain detained.

https://t.co/yaqWF3MQ9n

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

For 266 million people around the world, acute hunger is a daily reality.

Behind every statistic is a family, a child, a community counting on us to get food where it is needed most.

@wfp has the skill and courage to change that. No more famines.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

Ending hunger takes peace, partnership, and the determination to reach people in the hardest places.

Every day, @WFP teams deliver food and hope to people caught in the hardest circumstances. Our responsibility is to find a way to reach them.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

Hunger — and the work to eliminate it — belongs at the forefront of the world’s attention.

Behind every statistic is a person. Behind every meal is a @WFP team member delivering hope. Those stories matter.

Today at the @UN, I urged journalists to keep hunger in the spotlight.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

An extraordinary honor. A tremendous responsibility.

Today, I took the oath of office as Executive Director of @WFP.

I am ready to serve, to listen and to lead.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

@chefjoseandres Absolutely. Let’s get to work!

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

@UNOPS_Chief @WFP @UNOPS Thank you, @UNOPS_Chief ! Looking forward to working together and strengthening our collaboration towards our shared goal of ending hunger.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

@BarhamSalih @WFP Thank you, Barham. Absolutely. Our partnerships matter more than ever as we work to reach people facing hunger and displacement.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

@USUNRome Thank you, Ambassador. I look forward to working together on the important work ahead.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

@UNReliefChief Thanks, Tom. Really appreciate the welcome! Looking forward to continuing our work together.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

@IOMchief @WFP Thank you, Amy. Looking forward to working together. Strong partnerships across the UN are essential to reaching people when they need us most.

[Luke J. Lindberg @WFPChief]

Yesterday, I shared a message with @WFP colleagues around the world.

I wanted to begin my mandate by recognizing the thousands of colleagues who show up with extraordinary dedication, courage and compassion to serve those in need.

Today, I share it with you.