Publish: 12:27, 11 Dec, 2024

Severe food shortages, price spikes in Syria: UN

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Severe food shortages, price spikes in Syria: UN
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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said there are food shortages for staples like bread, oil, and sugar in big cities, including Damascus, Deir Az Zor, and Hama.

The price of bread in Idlib and Aleppo cities has increased by 900 percent between November 27 and December 9, reports Al Jazeera.

Price hikes of other goods have been reported in markets across the country, with the cost of chicken rising 119 percent, severely affecting people’s access to basic food.

The ongoing hostilities are limiting humanitarian access – especially in Quneitra, Menbij and Deir Az Zor – affecting food aid distribution efforts and farmers’ access to their land as wheat planting season gets under way.

Extreme exchange rate fluctuation has also resulted in economic instability, causing shop closures and merchants to hoard commodities.

At least 6,000 families in Tabqa in northeast Syria are in urgent need of food aid, while newly displaced populations arriving in the area are also facing critical gaps in access to cooking facilities.

Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan

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