50 Times More Food Moved By Air As WFP Tackles Multiple Emergencies
GENEVA - A surge of conflict in the first half of this year prompted a more than fifty-fold increase in the amount of life-saving food and goods moved globally by air by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to reach those in need, compared to the same period last year.
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Toys are seen inside a damaged room in the town of Morek in Hama province
Toys are seen inside a damaged room in the town of Morek in Hama province July 21, 2014. Picture taken July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A damaged building is pictured in the town of Morek in Hama province
A damaged building is pictured in the town of Morek in Hama province July 21, 2014. Picture taken July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A rebel fighter sits on chairs as he aims his weapon through a hole inside a house in the town of Morek in Hama province
A rebel fighter sits on chairs as he aims his weapon through a hole inside a house in the town of Morek in Hama province July 21, 2014. Picture taken July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Rebel fighters man anti-aircraft weapons mounted on pick-up trucks as they look at the sky in the town of Morek in Hama province
Rebel fighters man anti-aircraft weapons mounted on pick-up trucks as they look at the sky in the town of Morek in Hama province July 21, 2014. Picture taken July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Rebel fighters carry their weapons as they walk towards their positions in the town of Morek in Hama province
Rebel fighters carry their weapons as they walk towards their positions in the town of Morek in Hama province July 21, 2014. Picture taken July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A rebel fighter gestures while carrying his weapon as he walks along a street in the town of Morek in Hama province
A rebel fighter gestures while carrying his weapon as he walks along a street in the town of Morek in Hama province July 21, 2014. Picture taken July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
Rebel fighters carry their weapons as they walk towards their positions in the town of Morek in Hama province
Rebel fighters carry their weapons as they walk towards their positions in the town of Morek in Hama province July 21, 2014. Picture taken July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)
A rebel fighter gestures as he talks with his fellow fighters in the town of Morek in Hama province
A rebel fighter gestures as he talks with his fellow fighters in the town of Morek in Hama province July 21, 2014. Picture taken July 21, 2014. REUTERS/Badi Khlif (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)