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Episode 7: Breaking Through a Besieged Community in Syria

Episode 7: Breaking Through a Besieged Community in Syria

FromHacking Hunger


Episode 7: Breaking Through a Besieged Community in Syria

FromHacking Hunger

ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Jun 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In a besieged town in Syria earlier this year, families had been boiling grass to survive when word spread that the first delivery of food and medicine to reach the area in 18 months was on its way. But when this humanitarian convoy was blocked at a government checkpoint, the fate of tens of thousands of Syrians fell hostage to the whims of a single army commander. Hear from WFP’s Country Director in Syria who was on the convoy about what happened next and learn how a displaced Syrian aid worker is struggling to feed families cut off from aid. Go behind the scenes with these two humanitarians as we reveal the logistical challenges they face when trying to deliver food in one of the most dangerous and volatile countries in the world.
Released:
Jun 8, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (50)

Hidden, human stories about food on the front lines of hunger.