The United States Agency for International Development suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray "until further notice" while it investigates the theft of humanitarian supplies. The U.N. confirmed earlier reports that it was doing the same.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power said Wednesday that her agency "uncovered that food aid, intended for the people of Tigray suffering under famine-like conditions, was being diverted and sold on the local market."

After discovering food was missing, the agency alerted its inspector general, who launched an investigation."Following this review, USAID determined, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa and […]

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The United States Agency for International Development suspended all food assistance to the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray “until further notice” while it investigates the theft of humanitarian supplies. The U.N. confirmed earlier reports that it was doing the same.

USAID Administrator Samantha Power said Wednesday that her agency “uncovered that food aid, intended for the people of Tigray suffering under famine-like conditions, was being diverted and sold on the local market.”

After discovering food was missing, the agency alerted its inspector general, who launched an investigation.”Following this review, USAID determined, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa and […]

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