By Sandy Coburn | Manager, Integrated Fund Development
CBS recently aired special segment on “60 Minutes” examining the devastating crisis in Syria. What really touched me was the impact of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in saving millions of lives each day thanks to supporters like you.
Since the Syrian conflict erupted in 2011, more than a third of the country’s population have fled their homes. More than half of these refugees are children.
The conflict in Syria is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and WFP's largest and most complex emergency worldwide. Starvation has become a weapon of war against entire communities. One refugee summed up the hunger crisis in one line: Hunger doesn’t just destroy your body. It destroys your soul, your mind and your faith in the world.
Funding woes have become a constant concern for WFP as the violence in Syria continues to escalate and WFP had recently been forced to cut its food voucher assistance to 1.7 million Syrian refugees due to a lack of funding. But, thanks to donations and the unprecedented support of the American people, WFP has reinstated the voucher program to Syrians who have fled their homeland.
WFP has succeeded, despite fighting and problems of access, in meeting the food needs of 4 million of displaced people inside Syria and up to 1.8 million refugees in neighboring countries. None of this is possible without your support. Thank you.
If hunger is a weapon of war, food is a tool of peace. Thanks to your support, we are making a difference and feeding the dreams of a peaceful future in Syria. Please visit wfpusa.org/hungerhotspots to learn more.
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