World Food Programme Fighting Hunger Worldwide

Conflict in Syria has forced millions of people to flee their homes, creating a humanitarian crisis in which food is a top priority. WFP aims to bring food assistance to up to 6.5 million Syrians between now and the end of the year. These include 4 million people inside Syria - on both sides of the front lines – and 2.5 million refugees in neighbouring countries.

Check out this interactive map to see where WFP is distributing food to Syrian families displaced by fighting.

• WFP has been reaching almost 3 million people per month inside Syria and plans to scale up its emergency operation to reach more than 4 million.
• In Aleppo, severe limitations on access stopped dispatches of food rations for the September distribution cycle. Armed groups have also blocked humanitarian deliveries through Ar-Raqqa and Deir Ezzor governorates.
• We are monitoring worrying reports emerging of malnutrition among children in besieged areas. WFP is ready to step up nutrition support if we get access to these hotspots.
• In response to the new influx of refugees into Iraq, WFP is mobilizing food for 185,000 people for a month.
• WFP is currently providing food to around 1.1 million refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Iraq and Turkey.
• Assistance to refugees is mostly through food vouchers, which allow families to choose their food and help the local economy.
• Working with UNICEF, WFP is providing specialized products to prevent and treat malnutrition among children.
• We are also providing snacks to school children in refugee camps in Iraq and Jordan.
• WFP needs US$30 million every week to support its operations for Syrians inside and outside their country.
• WFP, as the lead agency of the ‘Logistics Cluster’, provides and coordinates logistics services for the humanitarian community.

Take a short quiz to learn  more about the crisis in  Syria and how the World  Food Programme is  responding to the needs of  families fleeing conflict. By  taking the quiz, you’ll provide nutritious food to a Syrian family for a day at no cost to you. Take quiz