UN Food Agency Falls Short of Syria Aid Goal

The World Food Program says it has distributed food aid to a record 3.3 million Syrians in October, up from 2.7 million in September but still short of its four-million person target.   The U.N. agency says regional insecurity is hampering its ability to distribute aid to some parts of Syria.   Large swathes of territory near Aleppo and Hassekeh remain inaccessible to aid agencies, and WFP spokeswoman Elizabeth Byrs says other areas are becoming inaccessible due to the ...

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