MSF said more than 20 million people relied on food assistance in Ethiopia and warned that malnutrition rates were high. Image by flickr.comDoctors Without Borders (MSF) on Friday 7 July 2023 called for the immediate resumption of food aid to Ethiopia, warning that a decision to suspend assistance comes amid “alarmingly high” rates of malnutrition. The UN’s World Food Programme and USAID suspended food aid to Africa’s second most populous nation in June, citing the widespread diversion of supplies from those in need. It said the “temporary pause for food aid in Tigray (is) negatively impacting already high malnutrition rates” and warned vulnerable people were at greater risk of suffering because of the suspension. Ethiopia’s government criticised the suspension of food aid and promised to investigate, with USAID, claims that assistance was diverted.

Source: Ethiopian News July 08, 2023 15:35 UTC