GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations food agency delivered rations to a record 3.3 million people in Syria in October, up from 2.7 million the previous month, but voiced deep concern on Friday about civilians in besieged areas that remain inaccessible.
"It is a record for WFP operations since starting in 2011. But it is still short of our target of 4 million," Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for the World Food Programme (WFP), told a news briefing in Geneva.
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