SYRIANS RESORT TO BEGGING, EATING LOW QUALITY FOODS – UN AGENCY

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SYRIANS RESORT TO BEGGING, EATING LOW QUALITY FOODS – UN AGENCYNew
York, Jun 25 2013 2:00PMDeteriorating living conditions have forced
some Syrians to beg or, to save money, eat the same food for every
meal, the United Nations emergency food assistance agency said today
following interviews with families in various parts of the war-riven
country.

"The main coping strategy adopted by 82 per cent of interviewed
beneficiaries was switching to lower quality foods, adversely
affecting dietary diversity," UN World Food Programme (WFP)
spokesperson Elisabeth Byrs told reporters in Geneva.

The interviews took place during WFP monitoring visits in seven
governorates during April: Damascus, Rural Damascus, Homs, Lattakia,
Tartous, Al-Hasakeh and Aleppo.

The number of people begging rose to nine per cent in April, up from
five per cent in March, according to the people interviewed, Ms. Byrs
said, adding that for them, it was "their only option."

Since it began in March 2011, the Syrian conflict has left more than
93,000 people dead and another 6.8 million in need of humanitarian
assistance.

Housing is of particular concern for families in Rural Damascus,
Damascus and Tartous. Forty-two per cent of those interviewed said
they need help paying rent. Two or more families live together to
share rental expenses, with up to 25 people living in a single
two-room apartment, according to the UN agency's monitoring reports.

Families unable to cover rent are living in uncompleted buildings,
abandoned stores, old bus stations, factories or warehouses.

In those areas, along with Aleppo, children of displaced families are
not attending schools and some are forced to work to help their
families make ends meet, Ms. Byrs said.

Meanwhile, WFP is preparing for the start of the Islamic fasting month
of Ramadan during the second week of July. The UN agency said it is in
the process of increasing its food transports for prepositioning into
Syria since organisations assisting with the transport will limit
their activities.

WFP said it plans to reach 2.5 million Syrians in June and July, after
providing food assistance to almost 2.2 million at 200 locations in
all parts of Syria in April.Jun 25 2013 2:00PM
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