WFP Syria Situation Report, August 2015

Highlights

• In August, WFP delivered food for 4.2 million people in 12 Syrian governorates. 
• Over 60,000 food rations were redirected to respond to emerging humanitarian needs in Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Dar'a. 
• Food supplies reached 818,000 vulnerable people in high-conflict areas through cross-border and cross-line operations. 
• The Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme for young children was introduced to cross-border operations from Turkey, reaching over 80,000 children in high conflict areas of Idleb, Aleppo and Hama. 
• Preliminary findings of WFP Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment (CFSVA) confirm high levels of food insecurity in Syria.