The World Food Programme (WFP) says that the growing cycle of violence in Syria is preventing food aid from reaching many of the millions of vulnerable Syrians in need, deputy UN spokesman Eduardo del Buey said here Tuesday.

WFP "calls on all parties to allow humanitarian aid to pass safely into disputed and conflict zones," del Buey said at a daily news briefing here.

"The situation is particularly critical in conflict zones and some opposition-held areas, where the Food Programme has limited access and where millions of people are believed to be in acute need of food," he said.

"WFP sub-contracted trucks are often stopped at checkpoints and in many instances are forced to turn back, or sometimes hijacked," he said. "Since the beginning of the operation in December 2011, WFP has recorded over 20 attacks on its food trucks, warehouses and cars." Endit

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