By — Nick Schifrin Nick Schifrin Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/wfp-official-on-addressing-global-hunger-in-face-of-wars-and-climate-disasters Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The United Nations recently announced a new executive director for the World Food Programme. Luke Lindberg was a Trump administration Agriculture Department official and inherits one of the UN's toughest jobs. Hundreds of millions around the world go hungry every day, and reaching as many as possible is a monumental task. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Carl Skau, the acting director of the WFP. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Sep 28, 2026 By — Nick Schifrin Nick Schifrin Nick Schifrin is PBS News Hour’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent and serves as the host of Compass Points from PBS News. @nickschifrin