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

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