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U.N. resumes food vouchers to help Syrian refugees

Arab World Materials 9 December 2014 16:50 (UTC +04:00)
The U.N. food agency says it has resumed a food voucher program for more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees that it suspended in early December
U.N. resumes food vouchers to help Syrian refugees

The U.N. food agency says it has resumed a food voucher program for more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees that it suspended in early December, Al Arabiya reported.

The World Food Program says the program - suspended because of a funding crisis - is on again because of a huge amount of support from the public and private sectors, along with donor countries.

WFP chief Ertharin Cousin says in a statement Tuesday that an "unprecedented" outpouring of support helped the agency reverse a funding crisis caused because many donors failed to meet commitments.

The program provides Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt with electronic vouchers, or e-cards, to buy food in local shops. They are uploaded with an average $30 per family member.

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