US to destroy 500 tons of emergency food as aid freeze stalls global relief efforts

By The Atlantic

US to destroy 500 tons of emergency food as aid freeze stalls global relief efforts

A large quantity of US-purchased food aid is set to be destroyed. The biscuits were intended for children in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Bureaucratic delays caused the food to sit in a Dubai warehouse. Requests to distribute the food were reportedly ignored. The incineration will cost taxpayers extra money. Other emergency food aid is also at risk of expiring.

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