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Interim Director @JakeKurtzer asks @WFPChief: “Today is #Juneteenth 
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(contd). These questions are looking inward at how these organizations are structured and managed, but also looking outwards at how the international humanitarian system engages with the populations in countries in which they work. #WFPatCSIS
(contd). "I wanted to get your perspective to how you can speak to these challenges, both within your own agency, but also how you see those kinds of questions manifest in the work that you have done, especially in your recent travels.” #WFPatCSIS
Executive Director of @WFP @WFPChief answers: “I was the guy that made the movement to take down the confederate flag. I’ll tell you the political price to do that, and it was worth the price.” #WFPatCSIS
(2/3) (contd). "Most people don’t want hand outs. They want a helping hand up. I see what happens when people are disenfranchised. We have enough wealth in the world to address poverty." #WFPatCSIS
(3/3) (contd). "I don’t think we tear down the systems we’ve built. I think we improve the systems we’ve built. It& #39;s not a one-size fit all. When I joined the @WFP, I was shocked at gender disparity. We’ve hired over 1,950 women and we are better for it." #WFPatCSIS
