WFP Syria Situation Report, 01-31 January 2015

Highlights

2014 Achievements

• Food for 3.8 million people delivered to Syria’s hard-to-reach areas
• August’s 4.1 million - the highest reached in any one month in Syria
• 1.9 million refugees reached in December
• 98 percent of regional assistance provided through vouchers, injecting US$1 billion since start of operations

2015 Plans

• Introduction of resilience activities and expansion of nutritional programmes in Syria and the region
• Regional harmonization of voucher food baskets and reduction in voucher values
• Expansion of regional targeting of assistance
• US$500 million reduction in 2015 budget
• Quarterly communication and planning timeframe