UN APPEALS FOR FUNDS TO AVERT CUT IN FOOD AID TO SYRIAN REFUGEES IN LEBANON

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From: UNNews <UNNews@un.org>
Date: 17 Sep 2013 15:00:00 -0400
Subject: UN APPEALS FOR FUNDS TO AVERT CUT IN FOOD AID TO SYRIAN
REFUGEES IN LEBANON
To: news11@ny-mail-p-lb-028.ptc.un.org

UN APPEALS FOR FUNDS TO AVERT CUT IN FOOD AID TO SYRIAN REFUGEES IN
LEBANONNew York, Sep 17 2013 3:00PMFacing a shortfall of $127 million
in its efforts to feed the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in
Lebanon, United Nations agencies today called on the world for greater
generosity in funding to avert a cutback in aid.

Some 720,000 Syrians have so far poured into Lebanon, fleeing the
civil war raging in their own country, while the funding for Lebanon
is only 27 per cent covered, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
spokesperson Melissa Fleming told a news briefing in Geneva, citing
the needs of the UN World Food Programme (WFP).

If the UN had the means, many more needs could be addressed, but if
the current trend continued, there would need to be prioritization,
she said when asked about reports that the UN would cut down aid to
Syrian refugees in Lebanon as of 1 October.

Those most vulnerable, those in greatest needs and those unable to
support themselves in any way would need to be put first, she added.
Over 100,000 Syrians have been killed, more than 2 million have fled
to neighbouring countries and a further 4 million have been internally
displaced since fighting began in March 2011 between the Government
and opposition groups seeking to oust President Bashar Al-Assad.

There were some refugees who had absolutely nothing, no recourse to
work and no relatives or support system in Lebanon, Ms. Fleming noted.

Meanwhile, the WFP reported today that it has extended its
distribution of food vouchers to Syrian refugees in Jordan to 100,000
more people, living in Zaatari camp. The scheme substitutes vouchers
for direct food delivery, allowing refugees to buy the food of their
choice from designated shops inside the camp while allowing the local
economy to benefit.

In August, WFP reached more than 300,000 Syrian refugees living in
Jordan through vouchers, injecting over $11 million into the Jordanian
economy.

"By involving Jordanian community organizations to set up the shops
and ensuring supplies are sourced from local traders, the voucher
system also helps to support the towns and villages around the camp
and boost the local economy," WFP Emergency Coordinator in Jordan,
Jonathan Campbell said in the capital, Amman.

For an introductory period refugees in Zaatari will receive a voucher
in addition to the regular WFP monthly ration of bulgur wheat, pasta,
rice, lentils, sugar and salt so that they have time to familiarize
themselves with this new form of assistance, gradually increasing the
value of the voucher while reducing the food commodities until the
camp is aided entirely through the voucher system.

"I haven't had eggs for a long time," said Sawsan, a mother of five
children, from Dara'a, who fled the conflict a year ago. "I can now
buy milk and cheese," she added as she entered one of the shops,
crowded with refugees eager to use their new vouchers.
WFP also uses food vouchers for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, Turkey,
Iraq and Egypt, and local economies have received over $153 million
since the beginning of 2013 through the system.Sep 17 2013 3:00PM
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