Syria

The food voucher system in the Syrian town of Lattakia has kept functioning despite the unrest of recent months. Copyright: WFP/Selly Muzammil

 

Vouchers Keep Food Moving Despite Syrian Unrest

The coastal town of Lattakia, in Syria, is home to thousands of Iraqi refugees, many of whom receive food aid through WFP’s new Electronic Voucher System (EVS). In recent weeks, Syria has also been home to an escalating wave of civil unrest. And yet, despite all the chaos, the system has continued to work.

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Overview

Since the unrest in Syria began in 2011, livelihoods across the country have been dramatically impacted. Access to basic needs including food, water, electricity, and medical supplies has been interrupted in conflict-affected areas. These areas depend largely on agricultural supplies arriving from affected areas of the country. The continuing instability and volatile security situation have rendered breadwinners of a growing number of households unemployed. This has been coupled with soaring food prices across the country. The current unrest has also further implicated populations whose food security was already affected by the drought that has been hitting their areas since 2006.

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Country at a glance 2012
Planned Beneficiaries423,750
Beneficiary needs (mt)36,932
Beneficiary needs ($US)46,582,174
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