The United Nations says mounting violence in Syria has prevented the delivery of food to around 600,000 people. A spokesperson for the World Food Programme said U.N. aid has only reached 2.4 million out of three million Syrians in need.

Elisabeth Byrs: “More areas are becoming inaccessible due to increased fighting. The WFP planned to reach three million people in July, but the upsurge of violence across many areas in Damascus and Homs and the proliferation of checkpoints on the roads around major cities are affecting the pace of food dispatches. WFP has dispatched food for 2.4 million people — short of the July goal, which is — the goal is three million people.”