muhannad hadi, thank you so much for joining us. i want to start by asking about the suspension of the voucher program how did we get to suspension? >> basically the suspension is the decision the world food program has to take for the lack of funding. it's a decision we were forced to take and unfortunately, as a result, we have more than 1.7 million people, refugees, lacking food this month and the months after if the situation doesn't change. >> ifill: what is the value of food vouchers or this debit card system as opposed to just handing out food directly to the recipients? >> the most important thing about this voucher program is that it keeps the dignity, it retains the dignity of the refugees and puts the decisions in their hands. they're the ones who decide from where to do their shopping, what do buy. it gives the mothers the right to decide what do they want to feed their children on any night for dinner, and it also resolves issues of protection and a lot of tension between local communities and the refugees. so it's a pr