UN suspends food aid to Tigray, cites embezzlement
The UN World Food Program (WFP) has suspended food distribution in the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
WFP’s announcement comes a day after the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) discovered that vital aid destined for people in Tigray was being “diverted and sold on the local market”.
WFP said it will not resume food distribution in Tigray until it can ensure “aid reaches the intended recipients”.
Tigray in famine conditions
Both WFP and USAID have stopped food shipments to the Tigray region of Ethiopia, which suffers from famine-like conditions.
About 84% of the region is in a food crisis, according to WFP data.
Source: DW
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