Michael Dunford became regional director of the United Nations World Food Programme’s Eastern Africa Bureau based in Nairobi in June 2020. Dunford is a lawyer who has worked for the United Nations for over 20 years, commencing at the WFP in 2001. As regional director, Dunford oversees WFP operations, providing strategic guidance, supervision, and support across the region in 10 countries—namely Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Uganda. Overseeing 5,600 staff and a total annual budget of USD 5.6 billion, his leadership steers WFP’s interventions in providing vital food and nutrition assistance to food-insecure populations.