Acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme @WFP, @CarlSkau

Joined April 2017
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#Riyadh | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. @W_Elkhereiji received Acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme @WFP, Carl Skau.
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Strong responses are built when partners, governments, and communities work together. Thank you @DrTedros for your presence and commitment. @WFP continues to support the frontline health response and work with communities so no one has to choose between health and hunger.
I know how committed @WHO is to supporting the #Ebola outbreak response in #DRC. But the entire @UN system is equally committed.  Take our sister agency @WFP, who I call “The Wings of the Response,” thanks to their UNHAS flights that bring experts and humanitarians to the field.  In Bunia, capital of Ituri Province, I have also seen how WFP is implementing local solutions to access to nutritious food, helping local restaurants provide local food to the local communities. Thank you WFP for all you do. x.com/wfp/status/20650331325…
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What links oil prices in the U.S. to a mother trying to feed her children in Afghanistan? In this interview with @jmhansler, I discuss how crises, funding cuts, and conflicts are shaping hunger worldwide.
Ripple effects from the war in Iran are threatening millions more of the most vulnerable people with crisis levels of hunger or worse, @WFP acting Executive Director @CarlSkau told CNN cnn.com/2026/06/10/politics/…
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⚠️Three months after warning that the Middle East crisis could push millions more people into hunger, new analysis shows that the fallout is already having deep and long-lasting effects. Vulnerable families far from the center of the crisis are being hit the hardest. 🔗 ow.ly/fU4q50Z9YyG
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Great meeting with H.E. Eng. @AlfadleyA. We focused on private sector partnerships, sustainable solutions, and scaling @MEWA_KSA’s innovations to tackle food insecurity in Gaza, Syria, Sudan and Yemen. Looking forward to continue this important partnership.
معالي الوزير يلتقي نائب المدير التنفيذي ورئيس العمليات ببرنامج الأغذية العالمي للأمم المتحدة، وجرى خلال اللقاء مناقشة أوجه التعاون المشترك بين البرنامج والمملكة.
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Great to be back in #Riyadh 🇸🇦. This partnership spans decades and supported millions. Saudi Arabia's support and leadership in advocating for aid to reach people safely - especially amid rising tensions - has been essential.
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10 years of strong partnership. @WFP and @KSRelief have worked together since day one to fight hunger and build local, sustainable solutions. I met with H.E. Dr. Abdullah Al Rabeeah today to discuss the future: innovation, technology & scaling impact.
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People facing #Ebola in #DRC have endured years of conflict, displacement and hunger. They know what is needed. Outbreaks are stopped when they lead. To support, @WFP is working with partners to move health workers, supplies and food fast. Speed and solidarity can end an outbreak
The Ebola outbreak in #DRCongo has quickly spread from four to 25 health zones. @WFP_UNHAS is supporting the response: ✈️ 90 flights so far 👥 680 frontline responders transported 📦 ~10 metric tons of critical supplies delivered This frontline support is essential to contain the outbreak.
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"I have never seen anything like it." After visits to Afghanistan, Sudan and beyond, WFP’s Acting Executive Director @CarlSkau reflects on a worsening hunger crisis — and what funding cuts mean for families on the frontlines. Read his first‑person account ⤵️ ow.ly/jX1650Z8ICB
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Great discussions at the @WorldBankGroup #FragilityForum. I joined @DMiliband and @bjerde_anna to discuss the impact of stronger partnerships in times of crisis. With our local partners, we reach people further and faster, and ensure our support lasts longer than our presence.
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Carl Skau retweeted
"If a barrel of oil remains over $100 until July, some 45 million people extra will be pushed into acute hunger," reports @WFP Acting Executive Director @CarlSkau on Balance of Power bloom.bg/4eqTZZz
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At the Joint Boards meeting, I restated @WFP's commitment to @UN reforms that help us work better together, with greater impact. Member States can back this with more risk-sharing and flexible funding. Our success is only measured by how much we improve lives of people we serve.
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The rising global cost of conflicts, crises, and funding cuts is being paid by families who can least afford it. WFP’s Acting Executive Director @CarlSkau explains how hunger is rising, while our ability to respond is increasingly limited.
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🚨 Burhakaba, #Somalia is on the brink of catastrophe. Nearly 40% of children under five are acutely malnourished. Across Somalia, 6 million people face crisis hunger — but funding gaps mean WFP can reach only 1 in 10.
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⚠️#Lebanon’s humanitarian emergency is deepening. Over 1 million people are displaced — and rising prices are pushing food beyond reach — as crisis enters third month. WFP is scaling up assistance nationwide. 📣 But access and funding are critical to keep lifelines open. ow.ly/lS9C50Z6arG
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🆘 Akobo is one of four counties in #SouthSudan at risk of famine. WFP has reached more than 60,000 people over the last three weeks with critical food and nutrition assistance. ⚠️ Sustained access and an end to fighting is urgent to reach all those in need. ow.ly/rXmS50Z6vGx
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🟡 WFP is scaling up its response in #DRC to support families impacted by the Ebola crisis. Hear from WFP’s Nikhila on how WFP and partners are providing vital meals to patients in treatment centres. ⤵️
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Carl Skau assumes the role of Acting Executive Director of WFP.  As he leads the organization through this transition, Skau will continue to advocate on behalf of the most vulnerable at a time when humanitarian needs are surging, crises are multiplying, and the resources  to respond have fallen short. ow.ly/mzlB50Z6xAJ
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🧵Today marks my last day at @WFP—and the end of one of the most pivotal chapters of my life. In three years, we raised $25B to save and change millions of lives. From conflicts to climate shocks, the forces driving hunger have never been more relentless. And yet, we delivered:
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To our donors and partners: Your critical support has saved and transformed lives. War-torn families have received much-needed food aid. Children have survived acute malnutrition. Farmers have learned how to increase their yields. Thank you for trusting @WFP with your resources.
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To the entire @WFP team: I leave incredibly humbled by you. Every logistics officer, every program manager, every nutritionist worldwide—you delivered, every single day. You never gave up on the people counting on you. Thank you for everything you have given to end hunger.
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