"The resumption of food assistance to refugees will save lives and alleviate suffering for some of the most vulnerable," the official said. USAID said in June it was suspending food aid to Ethiopia because its donations were being stolen. In the 2022 fiscal year, USAID disbursed nearly $1.5 billion in humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia, most of it food aid. The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said in August it had resumed distributing food aid in parts of the Tigray region after a three-month pause. WFP paused food aid to the northern region in May following reports of widespread theft of donations.
