Food Aid, Medical Supplies Reach Rural Suburb Of Syrian Capital, U.N. Agencies Say

U.N. News Centre: Syria: U.N. agencies deliver critical food aid, medicines to families trapped in rural Damascus
“As part of a humanitarian aid convoy to besieged towns on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, United Nations agencies have delivered desperately needed health supplies, hygiene kits, and food rations for tens of thousands of people. According to the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP), on Monday night, a humanitarian convoy of 49 trucks, 41 of which carried food items, reached Eastern Ghouta in rural Damascus…” (10/31).

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