The European Union has officially halted its payments to the World Food Programme (WFP) for the delivery of humanitarian aid to Somalia.
According to Balazs Ujvari, a spokesperson for the European Commission, this action is a precautionary measure to protect EU funds.
A UN investigation has uncovered extensive theft of aid that was intended for vulnerable Somalis, with local officials, members of the security forces, and humanitarian workers implicated.
In the previous year, the European Union allocated more than $7 million (£5.6 million) to WFP operations in Somalia.
The US Agency for International Development has stated that it does not currently have plans to suspend food aid to Somalia.