Syrians endure deepening food insecurity as WFP food rations end

STORY: Syrians endure deepening food insecurity as WFP food rations end SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 18, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:14 LOCATION: ALEPPO, Syria CATEGORY: POLITICS/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of WFP center in Aleppo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED HINDAWI, Aleppo Resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMED HINDAWI, Aleppo Resident 4. various of WFP center in Aleppo 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SUAD AL-SHAWI, Aleppo Resident 6. various of Hadia Kurdi's home 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): HADIA KURDI, Aleppo Resident 8. SOUNDBITE 5 (Arabic): HADIA KURDI, Aleppo Resident 9. various of interview with WFP representative and country director in Syria 10. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): KENN CROSSLEY, WFP Representative and Country Director in Syria STORYLINE: In war-torn Syria, the recent cuts to food aid by the World Food Program (WFP) have cast a dark shadow over families already struggling with hardship and despair. Mohammed Ibrahim Hindawi, once a skilled tailor, now finds himself grappling with unemplo

Syrian people in real need -- UN food program official appeals for global support amid funding gap

STORY: Syrian people in real need -- UN food program official appeals for global support amid funding gap SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 21, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the WFP assistance SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KENN CROSSLEY, WFP representative and country director in Syria SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KENN CROSSLEY, WFP representative and country director in Syria SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KENN CROSSLEY, WFP representative and country director in Syria STORYLINE: A UN official has said Syria's population is facing an urgent food crisis as the World Food Program (WFP) unveiled its inability to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians. Kenn Crossley, the WFP representative and country director in Syria, disclosed that the WFP had to implement severe cuts in the face of dwindling funds in 2023. With depleted resources, the WFP declared its incapacity to sustain its general food assistance program in Syria. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): KENN CRO

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-WFP-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

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(240131) -- DAMASCUS, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kenn Crossley, the World Food Program (WFP) representative and country director in Syria, reacts during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 21, 2024. Syria's population is facing an urgent food crisis as the WFP unveiled its inability to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians, a WFP official has said. The significant funding gap affected not only Syria but all of WFP operations worldwide, Crossley told Xinhua in a recent interview. TO GO WITH "Interview: Syrian people in real need -- UN food program official appeals for global support amid funding gap" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-WFP-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-WFP-OFFICIAL-INTERVIEW

(240131) -- DAMASCUS, Jan. 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kenn Crossley, the World Food Program (WFP) representative and country director in Syria, reacts during an interview with Xinhua in Damascus, Syria, on Jan. 21, 2024. Syria's population is facing an urgent food crisis as the WFP unveiled its inability to sustain its food assistance to millions of Syrians, a WFP official has said. The significant funding gap affected not only Syria but all of WFP operations worldwide, Crossley told Xinhua in a recent interview. TO GO WITH "Interview: Syrian people in real need -- UN food program official appeals for global support amid funding gap" (Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua)