(Wikipedia) A market vendor in Syria. (This image is used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.)
U.N. to Send Iraqi Refugees Food Aid by Text Message
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OCTOBER 29, 2009
Laura MacInnis, Reuters

Iraqi refugees in Syria will this week start receive U.N. text messages they can redeem for fresh food in local shops, the World Food Program said on Tuesday.
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"We are not giving food away, we are actually creating an additional market for local shopkeepers," WFP spokeswoman Emilia Casella said.