After 8 years of conflict in Syria, urgent needs persist
ROME – Tomorrow marks the eighth anniversary of the start of the Syria conflict.
Throughout this crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been helping stave off hunger and malnutrition, providing predictable sources of food for dispossessed families. In a country where 6.5 million people are food-insecure and eight out of 10 Syrians live in extreme poverty, WFP food assistance, school feeding and livelihoods projects help build the basis for a better future. However, to continue providing this desperately needed assistance, WFP requires resources – US$125 million to sustain our operations through to August this year.
Video and photos
This week, a WFP camera team has been in Syria, shooting video and photographs in key locations around the country.
Download broadcast quality video and shotlist here: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/WX9kPw27TX
Streaming: https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/S97mYjx9-wOVdt6af.mp4
Photos with captions: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/eWxP7FiPkj
Interviews
To request an interview on Syria and WFP’s response to the crisis, please contact either Marwa Awad in Damascus, mobile +963 958 882 900 email marwa.awad@wfp.org or Abeer Etefa in Cairo, tel. +2010 66634352 email abeer.etefa@wfp.org
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