A mother in Somalia waits to have her child vaccinated against hepatitis B, in this file photo. Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images
The United States suspended all assistance programs for the Somali federal government on Jan. 7 after reports surfaced alleging that Somali officials had destroyed a U.S.-funded World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for its poverty-stricken citizens.
“The Trump Administration has a zero-tolerance policy for waste, theft, and diversion of life-saving assistance,” the U.S. Office of Foreign Assistance announced on social media, saying the United States is “deeply concerned” about the reports.
