The number of people suffering from severe malnutrition in Tigray, the war-torn region of northern Ethiopia, has risen sharply and the situation is set to worsen, according to the UN. In Tigray, the UN agency also fears "a worsening of food insecurity among vulnerable population groups, following the suspension of food distributions due to reports of significant detour of humanitarian food aid". The "temporary pause in food aid to Tigray" is having a "negative impact on already high malnutrition rates", deplores OCHA. The Ethiopian government denied this, accusing the Tigray rebel authorities of requisitioning food aid for their war effort. Some 20 million people in Ethiopia depend on food aid, according to OCHA.

Source: Ethiopian News July 05, 2023 10:09 UTC