Hunger in a War Zone: The Growing Crisis Behind the Syria Conflict

As world leaders gather in new York for the Un General Assembly, Syrian children and parents demand action: they need the fighting that is devastating their country to end. however, even before that happens, they, their friends and families inside Syria must get the food, water, and essential medical supplies and support they desperately need. These life-saving essentials are their right.

This briefing brings the voices of some of those Syrians into the corridors of the UN so that they are not forgotten or ignored. it also carries a stark warning: not only is the international community failing to bring a peaceful end to this conflict, we are  compounding that failure by neglecting to address its dreadful consequences effectively. Restrictions on movement and massive inflation are severely limiting the ability of many Syrian families to put enough food on the table. in huge swathes of the country – some 79% of surveyed sub-districts – people are facing tremendous difficulty in accessing humanitarian relief. This is unacceptable. if we do not ensure that people in Syria get the food, basic supplies, and support they need, we will be condemning more children to hunger on top of the horrors of war.