Report: Somalia Food Aid Diverted To Corrupt Contractors, Armed Groups


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March 10, 2010 7:59 p.m. EST

Topics: disaster and accident, relief and aid organization, United States
Windsor Genova - AHN News Writer

New York, NY, United States (AHN) - A United Nations group monitoring the arms embargo and humanitarian aid to Somalia claimed in a report that half of food donations intended for 2.5 million poor Somalis was diverted to corrupt contractors and militants.

The report to be presented next week to the UN Security Council blamed the flawed food aid distribution system of the World Food Programme (WFP).

WFP deputy executive director, Amir Abdulla said they will investigate the accusations, which surfaced last year.

The report cited one method of diversion used by one of three contractors in charge of distributing the food aid. It accused Abdulkadir M. Nur of staging hijackings of his own trucks delivering food aid and then selling the food. Nur denied the allegations.


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