Months after halting food aid in Ethiopia following a massive theft of aid by local officials, the U.S. Agency for International Development will restart aid donations in December. Over 20 million in the country at large need assistance with food. What happenedOn April 20, 2023, the World Food Program informed its humanitarian partners that it was suspending deliveries of food aid to the Tigray region because it had uncovered widespread theft. Drawing up lists of community members who need food will also be handled by aid agencies. “Given the significant number of people in need of food assistance in Ethiopia, we are pleased these important reforms will allow the delivery of food assistance to those who need it most.”Holly Richardson is the editor of Utah Policy

Source: Ethiopian News November 16, 2023 17:39 UTC