Syrian refugees poised to lose food aid as UN funds run out
Clip: 12/2/2014 | 6m 54s
A severe cash shortage has forced the UN’s World Food Program to suspend food vouchers.
A severe cash shortage has forced the UN’s World Food Program to suspend food vouchers, immediately affecting 1.7 million Syrian refugees who are reliant on them for survival. Gwen Ifill spoke with Muhannad Hadi of the World Food Program about what the organization needs to provide December’s vouchers and why providing debit cards for groceries better serves some refugee populations.
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Syrian refugees poised to lose food aid as UN funds run out
Clip: 12/2/2014 | 6m 54s
A severe cash shortage has forced the UN’s World Food Program to suspend food vouchers, immediately affecting 1.7 million Syrian refugees who are reliant on them for survival. Gwen Ifill spoke with Muhannad Hadi of the World Food Program about what the organization needs to provide December’s vouchers and why providing debit cards for groceries better serves some refugee populations.
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