Ken from Comms
@kennethtong.bsky.social
Communications lead @WFP 🇺🇳
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Former @MSF @MastercardFdn @WFPInnovation 🇨🇦 🇿🇦 🇩🇪 🇮🇹
Rugby hooker 🏉 weightlifter 🏋️♀️ shower singer 🚿
Former @MSF @MastercardFdn @WFPInnovation 🇨🇦 🇿🇦 🇩🇪 🇮🇹
New September Update of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises #GRFC2025 due to publish on Monday 15 September with updates on #famime, #Gaza, #Sudan, #malnutrition, #displacement, and the operational impacts of the #fundingcrisis
⚠️ The September Update of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises is coming soon! Follow #GRFC25 for the latest updates on global hunger, malnutrition and displacement
September 13, 2025 at 12:14 PM
New September Update of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises #GRFC2025 due to publish on Monday 15 September with updates on #famime, #Gaza, #Sudan, #malnutrition, #displacement, and the operational impacts of the #fundingcrisis
UN General Assembly votes to back Hamas-free government for Palestine www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... #UNGA80 🇵🇸 🇺🇳
UN general assembly votes to back Hamas-free government for Palestine
Compromise plan sees Arab states condemning 7 October attacks in return for clear UN support for a Palestinian state
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
UN General Assembly votes to back Hamas-free government for Palestine www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s... #UNGA80 🇵🇸 🇺🇳
Save the Children suspends work with BCG over “utterly unacceptable” #Gaza role.
The US-based consultancy has been condemned for its work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and for drawing up plans to relocate Palestinians www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/07...
The US-based consultancy has been condemned for its work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and for drawing up plans to relocate Palestinians www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/07...
Save the Children suspends work with BCG over “utterly unacceptable” Gaza role
The US-based consultancy has been condemned for its work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and for drawing up plans to relocate Palestinians.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
July 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Save the Children suspends work with BCG over “utterly unacceptable” #Gaza role.
The US-based consultancy has been condemned for its work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and for drawing up plans to relocate Palestinians www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/07...
The US-based consultancy has been condemned for its work with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and for drawing up plans to relocate Palestinians www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/07...
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Our latest #HungerHotspots joint @fao.org - @wfp.org early warning report for June-October 2025 is out now! Visit: bit.ly/GNAFC_HH to download the report, read the press release, and watch the video
June 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Our latest #HungerHotspots joint @fao.org - @wfp.org early warning report for June-October 2025 is out now! Visit: bit.ly/GNAFC_HH to download the report, read the press release, and watch the video
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OUT NOW! The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises is available at bit.ly/GRFC25 Click through the interactive report or download the PDF
May 19, 2025 at 8:42 AM
OUT NOW! The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises is available at bit.ly/GRFC25 Click through the interactive report or download the PDF
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TOMORROW! Register now: bit.ly/GRFC2025 for online or in-person attendance at our high-level launch event of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises #GRFC25 hosted at @ifad.org in Rome Italy with leaders of @wfp.org @unicef.org @unhcr.org @ec.europa.eu @bmz.de and others. Friday 16 May at 14:00 CEST
May 15, 2025 at 9:21 AM
TOMORROW! Register now: bit.ly/GRFC2025 for online or in-person attendance at our high-level launch event of the 2025 Global Report on Food Crises #GRFC25 hosted at @ifad.org in Rome Italy with leaders of @wfp.org @unicef.org @unhcr.org @ec.europa.eu @bmz.de and others. Friday 16 May at 14:00 CEST
They forgot to mention that WFP cut 25% staff last year due to funding shortfalls. Most people don't realize that WFp is supported primarily by voluntary funding not assessed (obligatory) contributions to the UN. This will be devastating to the people who we assist www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: WFP to cut up to 30% of staff amid aid shortfall
The World Food Programme plans to cut up to 30% of its global workforce by 2026 as donor funding drops sharply and hunger crises around the world deepen.
www.devex.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
They forgot to mention that WFP cut 25% staff last year due to funding shortfalls. Most people don't realize that WFp is supported primarily by voluntary funding not assessed (obligatory) contributions to the UN. This will be devastating to the people who we assist www.devex.com/news/exclusi...
April 24, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The scene last night at #VaticanCity as thousands gathered to peacefully wait to pay final respects to #PopeFrancis whose body lies in state in St. Peters Basilica
April 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The scene last night at #VaticanCity as thousands gathered to peacefully wait to pay final respects to #PopeFrancis whose body lies in state in St. Peters Basilica
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Save the Date! The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises #GRFC25 releases on 🗓️ 16 May 2025 🕑 1400-15:30 CEST from 📍 Rome, Italy. Stay tuned for the event details!
Meanwhile, you can see all previous versions of the GRFC here: fightfoodcrises.net/knowledge-hu...
Meanwhile, you can see all previous versions of the GRFC here: fightfoodcrises.net/knowledge-hu...
April 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Save the Date! The 2025 Global Report on Food Crises #GRFC25 releases on 🗓️ 16 May 2025 🕑 1400-15:30 CEST from 📍 Rome, Italy. Stay tuned for the event details!
Meanwhile, you can see all previous versions of the GRFC here: fightfoodcrises.net/knowledge-hu...
Meanwhile, you can see all previous versions of the GRFC here: fightfoodcrises.net/knowledge-hu...
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Join our high-level side event at #CSW69: "Addressing the interlinkages of Conflict, Hunger and the disproportionate effects on Women and Girls" at UN headquarters in New York
🗓️ Thursday 13 March 2025
🕘 9:00-10:30am EST
✏️ More info/Register here: bit.ly/GNAFC_CSW69
🗓️ Thursday 13 March 2025
🕘 9:00-10:30am EST
✏️ More info/Register here: bit.ly/GNAFC_CSW69
March 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Join our high-level side event at #CSW69: "Addressing the interlinkages of Conflict, Hunger and the disproportionate effects on Women and Girls" at UN headquarters in New York
🗓️ Thursday 13 March 2025
🕘 9:00-10:30am EST
✏️ More info/Register here: bit.ly/GNAFC_CSW69
🗓️ Thursday 13 March 2025
🕘 9:00-10:30am EST
✏️ More info/Register here: bit.ly/GNAFC_CSW69
USA is the largest single donor to the UN with $18 B. Assessed contributions are given by all countries for their UN membership, the rest is discretionary funds. Trump tried to eliminate discretionary funds in 2017-18, then Biden reversed it, and now we're back. www.cfr.org/article/fund...
How Much Does the U.S. Contribute to the UN?
Many UN agencies, programs, and missions receive crucial funding from the United States. The Trump administration sharply reduced funding to some UN agencies, but President Biden has largely reversed…
www.cfr.org
February 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
USA is the largest single donor to the UN with $18 B. Assessed contributions are given by all countries for their UN membership, the rest is discretionary funds. Trump tried to eliminate discretionary funds in 2017-18, then Biden reversed it, and now we're back. www.cfr.org/article/fund...
Yes, its true that US #USAID #funding is about 1/3 of the UN's total budget by a long-shot, but when you break it down to per capita contributions, its actually a very different picture with Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, UK and Finland leading the way. www.brookings.edu/articles/who...
February 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Yes, its true that US #USAID #funding is about 1/3 of the UN's total budget by a long-shot, but when you break it down to per capita contributions, its actually a very different picture with Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, UK and Finland leading the way. www.brookings.edu/articles/who...
🗣️ @USAID has been closed and its digital footprint erased. "They're trying to eliminate the agency. They have announced no plan and given no rationale — they're just taking everything down" - @JeremyKonyndyk in www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Why does Musk want USAID 'to die'? And why did its website disappear?
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should 'die.'
www.npr.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🗣️ @USAID has been closed and its digital footprint erased. "They're trying to eliminate the agency. They have announced no plan and given no rationale — they're just taking everything down" - @JeremyKonyndyk in www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Shock and fear for food programs amid US aid freeze. Sobering perspectives of the stop-work order on foreign aid that exempts emergency food assistance but halts food safety, nutrition, resilience and productivity in agriculture #foodsecurity www.devex.com/news/devex-d...
Devex Dish: Shock and fear for food programs amid US aid freeze
What we know so far about how the U.S. aid freeze order applies to food and agriculture programs. Plus, there’s a new kid on the block at the World Food Prize Foundation.
www.devex.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Shock and fear for food programs amid US aid freeze. Sobering perspectives of the stop-work order on foreign aid that exempts emergency food assistance but halts food safety, nutrition, resilience and productivity in agriculture #foodsecurity www.devex.com/news/devex-d...
The Aid Worker Security Database is a good resource for tracking #humanitarian worker casualties dating back to 1997 with breakdowns for country, institution type, gender, staff type, attack context, etc. www.aidworkersecurity.org #NotATarget
January 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Aid Worker Security Database is a good resource for tracking #humanitarian worker casualties dating back to 1997 with breakdowns for country, institution type, gender, staff type, attack context, etc. www.aidworkersecurity.org #NotATarget
Nice to be back at HQ this week, but the flags are flying at half mast for our fallen colleagues who were killed by airstrikes in Sudan last month 🇺🇳 #Humanitarian aid workers are #NotATarget press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm...
January 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Nice to be back at HQ this week, but the flags are flying at half mast for our fallen colleagues who were killed by airstrikes in Sudan last month 🇺🇳 #Humanitarian aid workers are #NotATarget press.un.org/en/2024/sgsm...
United States Rep. Elise Stefanik voiced strong support for the World Food Programme and UNICEF www.devex.com/news/trump-s...
Trump’s UN pick pinpoints agencies to support — and to walk away from
Elise Stefanik outlined her priorities if she becomes the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
www.devex.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
United States Rep. Elise Stefanik voiced strong support for the World Food Programme and UNICEF www.devex.com/news/trump-s...
US freezes almost all foreign assistance funding except #humanitarian emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt. apnews.com/article/stat...
State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs worldwide
The State Department has frozen new funding for almost all U.S. aid programs worldwide, making exceptions to allow humanitarian food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt to continue.
apnews.com
January 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
US freezes almost all foreign assistance funding except #humanitarian emergency food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt. apnews.com/article/stat...
Say what you want about Justin Trudeau — there’s still no arguing Canadians became wealthier while he was in power. Here's the run down of his accomplishments since 2015 #canada #politics
www.thestar.com/business/say...
www.thestar.com/business/say...
David Olive: Say what you want about Justin Trudeau — there’s still no arguing Canadians became wealthier while he was in power
In the Trudeau years, Canada’s economy grew by 41%, to $3.2 trillion. It grew by 18% under Stephen Harper, who governed for roughly the same amount of time.
www.thestar.com
January 13, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Say what you want about Justin Trudeau — there’s still no arguing Canadians became wealthier while he was in power. Here's the run down of his accomplishments since 2015 #canada #politics
www.thestar.com/business/say...
www.thestar.com/business/say...
