The executive of the European Union announced on September 19 that humanitarian aid payments to Somalia had been "temporarily suspended" following a U.N. investigation that revealed rampant theft and abuse of money intended to prevent starvation, Reuters reports.
Harare — The executive of the European Union announced on September 19 that humanitarian aid payments to Somalia had been"temporarily suspended" following a U.N. investigation that revealed rampant theft and abuse of money intended to prevent starvation,The U.N. investigation came to the conclusion that help meant for vulnerable people was being stolen by landowners, local authorities, security personnel, and relief workers.
The estimated U.N. budget for humanitarian assistance in Somalia is U.S.$77 million, of which U.S.$10.68 million are designated for the World Food Program .humanitarian donor to Somalia is the United States which contributed more than half of the U.S.$2.2 billion in funds for the humanitarian response there in 2022.halted food assistance
to Ethiopia in response to a widespread diversion of donations. The committee established by the interim regional administration of Tigray to investigate diversion of humanitarian food in the region revealed that the Ethiopian federal government entities and Eritrean forces had higher roles in the widescale food aid diversion.in November 2022. Hundreds of thousands of people fled to neighbouring countries to avoid the conflict and the ensuing food crisis.
The suspension of humanitarian aid to Somalia will affect funding to the WFP, raising concerns about the humanitarian situation in the region.
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