{"id":109901,"date":"2024-01-13T06:53:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T06:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=109901"},"modified":"2024-01-13T06:53:55","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T06:53:55","slug":"wfp-says-malnutrition-rates-rose-in-syria-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/109901\/","title":{"rendered":"WFP says malnutrition rates rose in Syria in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>World Food Program USA said on Friday that malnutrition rates among mothers and infants in Syria rose at a speed never seen before in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This came in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfpusa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/WFPUSA-Impact-Report-2023.pdf\">latest statement<\/a> of impact summarizing key events from 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The WFP reported that in some parts of Syria, \u201cone in four mothers were malnourished and 28% of all children\u2019s growth was stunted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCurrently, nearly half of all Syrian households are unable to meet their daily caloric and nutritional requirements,\u201d according to the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statement says that WFP had supported over 300,000 pregnant and breastfeeding mothers and infants across Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, due to funding shortfalls, WFP was forced to reduce the size of its food assistance operations in Syria by the end of 2023, the statement read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Dec. 4, the WFP has announced that it will&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/108305\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">end its primary aid program in Syria<\/a>&nbsp;in January 2024 due to lack of funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An official in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said the WFP termination of its aid program in Syria will have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/108351\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consequences on the humanitarian situation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its part, the Syrian government&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/108406\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expressed dissatisfaction<\/a>&nbsp;with the WFP decision, deeming the step as \u201cpoliticized\u201d and aimed to \u201cpressure\u201d the Syrian people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Major humanitarian organizations, including the WFP, had initially intensified their support for Syrians when the uprising turned into a civil war in 2011. 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