KAMPALA, Uganda, May 30, 2007 (ENS) – Gunmen ambushed a convoy of trucks delivering food for the UN World Food Programme in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda on Monday, killing a driver. The world’s largest food aid agency says because of the killing it will suspend operations in support of 500,000 drought affected people in the region.
World Food Programme, WFP, Country Director Tesema Negash said the agency “has no choice but to temporarily suspend our activities in Karamoja until security is improved.” …
…Malnutrition is the leading cause of death in the semi-arid region, which consists of five districts and suffers from the highest rates of severe and moderate malnutrition in the country.
[The convoy was being escorted by Kenyan National Police, who drove off the attackers.]
Source: World Food Programme Suspends Uganda Aid After Driver Killed
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