That's what I mean. As they're leaving Lebanon, basically going in with a convoy into Syria, they will hit, at times, up to 30 to 40 different checkpoints. And at each point they do have to negotiate access, even though they may have gotten the green light from the Syrian government or from the opposition groups.
The issues of access and security are linked arm in arm and they're very challenging for all of our humanitarian partners. Do they have freedom of access all over the country? No. The Government of Syria has essentially given approval to a certain number of international NGOs to function within the country itself. The Syrian Red Crescent has probably the best access across the country compared to other organizations and that's why it's such a key partner of our partners, like the World Food Programme, as well as the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International Federation of the Red Cross.
The World Food Programme, for instance, works with 18 local or national NGOs, and that is also a way that they're able to access many parts of the country. Now, the north is very challenging and the World Food Programme is doing airlifts into the northeastern governant, but then there are other parts of the country that need to be reached crossing other borders, and there are challenges of freedom of movement for many of our partners in such places.