The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
July 31, 2013

Violence Thwarts Food Aid Delivery to 600,000 Syrians 
------------------------------------------------------


 
The United Nations says mounting violence in Syria has prevented the
delivery of food to around 600,000 people. A spokesperson for the World
Food Programme said U.N. aid has only reached 2.4 million out of three
million Syrians in need.

Elisabeth Byrs: "More areas are becoming inaccessible due to increased
fighting. The WFP plan to reach three million people in July, but the
upsurge of violence across many areas in Damascus and Homs and the
proliferation of checkpoints on the roads or in the major cities are
affecting the pace of food dispatches. WFP has dispatched food for 2.4
million people — short of the July goal. The goal is three million
people."

 

.