UN: food drops plan for Syria ready

geneva - The World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations has a plan in place for food drops in nineteen besieged areas of Syria. But both the funding and the approval of the Syrian government is needed before it can enter into force, WFP indicated Friday.

Food is dropped from a great height are possible in four areas, including Foua and Kufreya, where about 20 000 people are trapped. The other fifteen areas are urban or semi-urban areas where droppings helicopters are the only option, said a statement from WFP.

The UN has already supplies dropped from a great height to 110 000 people by the Islamic State siege Deir al-Zor. But such droppings are,, a last resort '' because they are expensive and complicated.
  
    
     
      
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