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| Subject: Thanks to statism, UN in desperate bid to feed Syria's starving Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:26 pm | |
| The World Food Program said Syria's civil war has blocked the United Nations agency from delivering aid to at least 1 million people who are in desperate need of help.
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent, the UN agency's local partner, has been stretched to capacity and the violence between forces loyal to the President, Bashar al-Assad, and the armed opposition has prevented aid workers from reaching needy Syrians, an agency spokeswoman, Abeer Etefa, said.
Truck drivers have been reluctant to transport food into conflict areas and World Food Program staff members have had to ride in armoured vehicles to monitor food distribution in some areas, Ms Etefa said.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/un-in-desperate-bid-to-feed-syrias-starving-20130109-2cgrr.html#ixzz2HXVvzPLM
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