Agence France-Presse: U.N. shrinks food aid to Syria refugees in Turkey as cash low
“The United Nations food agency said Friday it had been forced to withdraw aid from nine Syrian refugee camps in Turkey due to a lack of funds, calling on donors to step up…” (3/6).

U.N. News Centre: Funding shortfall forces U.N. to scale back food aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey
“…WFP spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs told reporters in Geneva [Friday] that in January, her agency had been able to assist 220,000 refugees in 20 camps throughout Turkey, but that last month, it had been forced to reduce that number to 154,000, after having to withdraw from nine camps…” (3/6).

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