Reuters Marko Djurica
The United Nations World Food Program has announced that 12.4 million people in war-torn Syria suffer from food insecurity.
The program indicated that “60% of Syrians are now suffering from food insecurity,” based on the results of a national assessment in late 2020.
This represents a sharp increase from the 9.3 million people who were food insecure in May of last year.
“More Syrians are sliding into hunger, poverty and food insecurity than ever before,” WFP spokeswoman Jessica Lawson told AFP.
She added, “It is disturbing that the basic meal is now out of reach for most families.”
“The economic situation in Syria is causing tremendous pressure on families who have nothing left after years of conflict, and many of them depend completely on humanitarian aid to survive,” she added.
Source: AFP
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