With food prices high in Malawi's markets, many families are struggling to find enough to eat. A new programme by WFP is sending cash to the most vulnerable people through their mobile phones. This assistance enables them to buy more food and so keep hunger and malnutrition at bay.
WFP has launched a regional emergency operation to cover the food needs of Syrians who have fled to Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey. About 350,000 Syrians have registered, or are awaiting registration, with the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in neighbouring countries.
On a three-day trip to the Middle East, WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin stopped at a food shop in Lebanon where refugees from Syria can use vouchers to shop for food. Vouchers give families the freedom to buy the foods like fresh fruit and vegetables that aren’t normally a part of WFP food rations. Find out more
Cash and voucher programmes in DR Congo allow families forced from their homes by conflict to shop for locally-produced food on local markets.
