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Hama Governor Demands Increased Humanitarian Support

Governor Ghassan Khalaf wants to name representatives of international organizations in Hama province to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid
Hama Governor Demands Increased Humanitarian Support

 

The Governor of Hama demanded Thursday that international organizations and agencies increase humanitarian supplies to displaced and affected people in the province due to the crisis.

 

Meeting with representatives of a number of international organizations operating in Syria, Governor Ghassan Khalaf highlighted the importance of implementing agreements with these organizations to meet art least the minimum needs required by affected people, particularly as Summer approaches.

 

He voiced desire to name representatives of international organizations in Hama province to ensure permanent contact with them and facilitate provision and delivery of humanitarian aid to worthy people.

 

In response, the Director of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Homs province Obeidi Hassan said the organization is keen on full coordination with the concerned parties in Hama to deliver humanitarian assistance to affected people wherever they are.

 

For his part, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) team in Hama, Samer Salama noted that his team has secured polio vaccines almost across the province since the beginning of this year.

 

Translated and edited by The Syrian Observer

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