ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -The U.N. World Food Programme has paused food distribution in Ethiopia's war-ravaged Tigray region in response to reports that significant amounts of aid were being diverted, the agency said. He said he had set up a task force to investigate, calling the reported theft a crime against children, the elderly and the disabled. A spokesperson for Ethiopia's federal government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The government and Tigray forces agreed to end hostilities in November, which has allowed additional aid to reach the region and for some services to be restored. (Additional reporting and writing by George Obulutsa in Nairobi; Editing by Aaron Ross, Robert Birsel and John Stonestreet)

Source: Ethiopian News May 04, 2023 08:30 UTC