The World Food Program, or WFP, is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the worlds largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. The Rome-based UN agency said in a written statement that For refugees already struggling to survive the harsh winter, the consequences of halting this assistance will be devastating. Poor Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt have used these vouchers to buy food in local shops and without these vouchers, many families will go hungry, the statement said. WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin, in an appeal to donors, said “a suspension of WFP food assistance will endanger the health and safety of these refugees and will potentially cause further tensions, instability and insecurity in the neighboring host countries. “The suspension of WFP food assistance will be disastrous for many already suffering families, he added. Cousin said WFPs Syria emergency operations are now in critical need of funding. Many donor commitments remain unfulfilled. WFP requires a total of $64 million immediately to support Syrian refugees in neighboring countries during the month of December.
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:13:10 +0000
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