The World Food Program (WFP) has pledged a $400 million worth of logistic and transport service to support the humanitarian assistance in Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray region.<\/p>\n
The pledge came after the WFP’s Executive Director David Beasley paid a visit to people who are requiring emergency food assistance in the region following the conflict between the region\u2019s former ruling party and the federal government.<\/p>\n
The government said it has adequate food reserve that can be used as emergency food aid for about 2.5 million people for next two months. <\/p>\n
The WFP will continue supporting the humanitarian assistance in Tigray Beasley said adding the organization would transport those assistance that are arriving at Djibouti port. <\/p>\n
“Several people in the region require immediate food assistance and WFP is supporting humaniterian service being provided to 6.7 million needy people across the nation.<\/p>\n
Minister of Peace Muferiat Kamil said the government has provided humanitarian assistance for more than 1.7 million people in Tigray region since the conflict broke out on April 4,2020. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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