Ethiopia: UN food agency widens assistance to feed nearly 5 million

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has announced that it is expanding its operations to feed 4.6 million people in Ethiopia, in response to the Horn of Africa nation’s pressing appeal for help in staving off hunger-related deaths. “Ethiopia is facing a perfect storm with soaring food prices and a devastating drought,” said the agency’s Executive Director Josette Sheeran. “We hear the Government’s plea, support it, and are moving to reach all we can.”