Ethiopia food diversion claims bite WFP staff

Men carry a sack of wheat during food distribution by WFP

Men carry a sack of wheat during food distribution by WFP for IDPs in Debark, Ethiopia on September 15, 2021. PHOTO | AMANUEL SILESHI | AFP

Aid diversion claims in Ethiopia have begun to bite relief workers themselves, even as the stop in distribution of food and basic amenities increased suffering among the local populations.

This week, The New Humanitarian revealed officials of the World Food Programme (WFP) had quit their jobs, days before an official tripartite probe into the theft of food meant for the displaced was to publish findings.