Meanwhile, the US government has signed a food aid agreement worth US $13.5 million with WFP towards the agency's operations in Ethiopia. The US pledged 31,000 mt of food aid: 28,000 mt for emergency operations for the most seriously drought-affected and 3,000 mt for those displaced by war. WFP had appealed for 94,353 mt in outstanding requirements for emergency food operations from June to December, and an additional $24.3 million to feed up to 272,000 Ethiopians displaced by the war with Eritrea. "This major contribution goes a long way to ease the pressure we've been under", said WFP country director, Judith Lewis.
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