The United Nations has warned in recent hours that, following the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, “more than 1.6 million people are at risk of being displaced” and urged to “protect humanitarian workers”. teleSUR
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00:00The UN registers that more than 1.6 million people are at risk of being displaced in Syria.
00:06This figure is in addition to the hundreds of thousands who have already been forced to flee.
00:11According to World Food Programme Director Cindy McCain, $250 million are urgently needed
00:17to prevent more people in Syria from falling into famine. She explained that agency members
00:22remain there and providing vital assistance despite the escalating situation, adding that
00:27they continue to expand their work to ensure that food reaches people in need wherever they are.