2023 Christmas Special (aka “Don’t Cut Aid to Syria! And other countries!”)
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Merry Christmas!

Sadly, the World Food Program has had their funding cut by 60 percent.

Also, we are currently listed among the Top Five Syria-related podcasts on Feedspot.com (https://podcasts.feedspot.com/syria_podcasts/)). Check us out there and help us get up to the #1 spot. 

Sources / Quotes:

https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-forced-scale-down-operations-syria-donors-gather-brussels-ahead-major-conference)

https://www.wfp.org/news/tight-funding-forces-wfp-reduce-food-assistance-syrian-refugees-jordan-including-camps)

https://www.unhcr.org/us/emergencies/venezuela-situation)

https://www.unhcr.org/us/emergencies/dr-congo-emergency)

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/a-record-6-9-million-people-have-been-displaced-in-congos-growing-conflict-the-u-n-says)

https://www.iom.int/news/record-high-displacement-drc-nearly-7-million)

https://www.cfr.org/blog/catastrophic-displacement-democratic-republic-congo)

https://www.unhcr.org/us/emergencies/syria-emergency)

https://www.unhcr.org/us/emergencies/ukraine-emergency)

https://www.unhcr.org/us/emergencies/rohingya-emergency) 

https://www.unhcr.org/us/emergencies/afghanistan-emergency) 

https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/how-many-refugees/2/) 

https://www.kiva.org/blog/where-do-refugees-come-from-and-where-do-they-go) 

https://www.statista.com/statistics/272999/refugees-by-source-country/) 

https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/forced-to-flee-top-countries-refugees-coming-from)

https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/)

https://concernusa.org/news/largest-refugee-crises/)

https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230620-key-figures-record-high-numbers-of-refugees-and-displaced-people-worldwide) 

https://www.unrwa.org/resources/reports/unrwa-situation-report-44-situation-gaza-strip-and-west-bank-including-east-Jerusalem?__cf_chl_tk=jT9ELr.V5lDgrzvo7UkBg1AN_dvJ8Gin0VBYa_LtOR4-1703204552-0-gaNycGzNIVA)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-tent-city-rafah-bombardment-sheets-buckets-rcna129543)

https://www.worldvision.org/refugees-news-stories/rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-facts)

https://www.unhcr.org/us/emergencies/rohingya-emergency) 

https://www.wfp.org/news/rohingya-refugees-bangladesh-face-grim-choices-more-cuts-food-assistance-imminent)