WFP resumes ‘vital’ food distributions to refugees across Ethiopia

The World Food Programme (WFP) has begun rolling out food distributions to nearly 900,000 refugees in Ethiopia following a full revamp of its refugee operations.   https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/10/1142092
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WFP resumes ‘vital’ food distributions to refugees across Ethiopia
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In drought and conflict-affected Ethiopia, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday it was restarting food assistance after a thorough review of its operations following reports of large-scale aid diversion earlier this year.