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UN food agency says will slash Syria aid by about half

Syrians wait for the arrival of an aid convoy on January 11, 2016, in the town of Madaya [File: AFP]

The UN food agency has said it will slash aid to Syrians in need of basic food supplies by about half because of a lack of funding.

“An unprecedented funding crisis in Syria is forcing the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to cut assistance to 2.5 million of the 5.5 million people who rely on the agency for their basic food needs,” the organisation said on Tuesday.

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