Lebanon, Palestine, Sudan & other topics - Daily Press Briefing (01 June 2026) | United Nations

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:
- World Food Programme
- Secretary-General/Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review
- Deputy Secretary-General/Report on Development Coordination
- Biennial Meeting of States on the Programme of Action on Small Arms & Light Weapons
- Lebanon/Israel
- Lebanon/Humanitarian
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Sudan
- Haití
- Nicaragua
- Security Council/Afternoon
- New Resident Coordinators - Brazil, Malaysia, Mauritania and Zimbabwe
- Global Day of Parents
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WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME

Today in Rome at the World Food Programme, it is transition day, as Cindy McCain takes leave of her post as Executive Director and Carl Skau will take over as the acting Executive Director.

On this day, I just want to, on behalf of the Secretary-General, express his deep appreciation to Ms. Cindy McCain for her dedicated service as she steps down from her role as Executive Director of the World Food Programme.

Under her leadership, WFP became leaner, became faster, and became more agile in responding to global crises. She strengthened accountability, fostered innovation, and advanced humanitarian diplomacy, while sustaining life-saving operations reaching nearly 100 million people each year. Her tenure also helped secure new sources of funding, expand critical partnerships, and prioritize the safety and wellbeing of staff and beneficiaries worldwide.

The Secretary-General is grateful for her steadfast commitment to the fight against global hunger and malnutrition. He wishes her all the very best in the future.

The Secretary-General welcomes Carl Skau as Acting Executive Director of the World Food Programme.

Mr. Skau has served as WFP’s Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer since May 2023. He assumes his responsibilities at a critical moment, when more than 360 million people worldwide face acute food insecurity.

The process of identifying a new WFP Executive Director, a process that is run jointly by the Secretary-General and the Director-General of the Food and Agricultural Organization, will now get underway.



SECRETARY-GENERAL/QUADRENNIAL COMPREHENSIVE POLICY REVIEW

This morning, the Secretary-General presented his report on the implementation of the Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review to ECOSOC's Operational Activities for the Development Segment.

The Secretary-General noted that the report reflects a shared journey over nearly a decade. Together, with the strong support and guidance of Member States and colleagues across the system, he said we have reshaped how we operate.

The Secretary-General pointed out that the UN development system today is more coherent, it is more accountable and it is more closely aligned with national priorities than it has ever been before. But with less than 1,700 days until the 2030 deadline of the Sustainable development goals, the Secretary-General warned that many countries face growing pressures and that this is a defining moment.

His full remarks were shared with you, and the full report on the QCPR [Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review] is available on the ECOSOC website.

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL/REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT COORDINATION

And this afternoon, the Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, in her role as Chair of the UN Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), will present her report on development coordination to ECOSOC’s Operational Activities Development Segment, complementing the Secretary-General’s landmark report delivered this morning.

Together, these reports tell a story of transformation. Since 2019, the reinvigorated Resident Coordinator system has made the UN more coherent, more efficient and more aligned with national priorities. Recognition of the Resident Coordinators as effective entry points to the UN system has surged from 62 per cent to 90 per cent since the reform launched.

The UN development system delivered in 2025: 121 million people were reached with food assistance; 191 million children were vaccinated against measles, often in war-like conditions; social protection was extended to 84 million people; and over half a billion more people were covered by essential health services since 2018.

The Deputy Secretary-General’s full report, including an interactive version, is also available on the Development Coordination Office website.

Full Highlights:
https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/noon-briefing-highlight?date=2026-06-01

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