Children at a shelter in Jibreen, Aleppo, Syria, play with a cart. Photo: UNICEF/Rzehak
World Must Unite to Fight Hunger in Syria: RMN Foundation
The 12-year-old conflict in Syria has left nearly 12 million people without adequate food for their survival. As the food scarcity persists, a large number of Syrians are struggling to arrange food for their families while prices of most food items are spiralling in the West Asian country.
As the economic conditions are deteriorating, an estimated 90% of the population is living under extreme poverty and 80% of Syrians are facing food insecurity. According to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), 12 million people in Syria are already affected by the food shortages and another 2.9 million people are at risk of sliding into hunger.
“All the humanitarian organizations in the world should unite to save people in Syria from the catastrophic conditions that have resulted as a fallout of the civil war that began in 2011,” said Rakesh Raman, founder of RMN Foundation.
He added that besides providing immediate succour to Syrians, the world community should also work seriously to set up a democratic political system in the country so that people could be empowered to earn their livelihoods gracefully.
RMN Foundation suggests that in order to help the struggling population, it is imperative to help the farming community in Syria with financial aid and modern farming techniques so that they could grow sufficient food for people affected by hunger.
Meanwhile, WFP says that it has started to help farmers in some areas by repairing the irrigation canals that were destroyed during the armed conflict. This step will help farmers grow wheat and other food items so that they can meet the food demand.
Also, WFP is working to irrigate nearly 28,000 hectares of land across the country. It is estimated that the food grown on this land can feed 620,000 people in Syria.
“The UN and its agencies should also help restore the education and industrial infrastructure in the country so that the local Syrians could be provided employment opportunities to bring long-term economic prosperity to Syria,” said Rakesh Raman of RMN Foundation.
About RMN Foundation
RMN Foundation is the humanitarian initiative of Raman Media Network (RMN) News Service. It runs various projects and campaigns in the areas of human rights, environment protection, school education, and corruption prevention.
Currently, all the activities of RMN Foundation are being managed single-handedly (without any support) by its founder Rakesh Raman who is a national award-winning journalist.
Earlier, he had been associated with the United Nations (UN) through the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) as a digital media expert to help businesses use technology for brand marketing and business development.
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