The United Nations World Food Programme continues to warn it has been unable to meet the demands of the millions of Syrians who require assistance. The U.N. is currently feeding some 1.5 million people in Syria, but around 2.5 million are believed to be in need. On Tuesday, a spokesperson for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said aid workers have been able to reach less than half of those requiring food aid.

Martin Nesirky: “U.N. agencies and humanitarian partners continue to reach hundreds of thousands of people in Syria despite insecurity, attacks, road closures, fuel shortages and lack of access to conflict-affected areas. Since the beginning of January, the World Food Programme has reached 800,000 people, and it says that it hopes to reach 1.5 million people with food distributions in Syria this month. It is estimated that 2.5 million people are in need of food assistance in Syria.”