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Reuters
Reuters
World
By John Irish

WFP boss criticises northwestern Syrian authorities for slowing quake aid

A Syrian Arab Red Crescent associate carries a box of humanitarian aid offered by Emirates Red Crescent in response to a deadly earthquake in Jableh, Syria, February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) on Saturday pressured authorities in northwestern Syria to stop blocking access to the area as it seeks to help hundreds of thousands of people ravaged by earthquakes.

The agency last week said it was running out of stocks in northwest Syria and called for more border crossings to be opened from Turkey.

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