When safety becomes too much to ask for, there is no choice but to leave everything behind. This is how Dalia, a mother of three, felt in 2011 when she and her husband decided to flee their Syrian hometown of Idlib to neighbouring Turkey.
But they are hazardous, seven times the cost of road transport, with far lower capacity — why the World Food Programme takes to the skies to distribute food only as a last resort
As Syria marks the grim anniversary of ten years of fighting, the World Food Programme's Rania Sarraj reveals how she turned to humanitarian work after witnessing its devastating impact on her hometown
As the country marks the grim anniversary, the World Food Programme's Hussam Al Saleh shares his story, the moments that affected him and his worries for the future of his homeland
While Abo Hashim and Noor would never have dreamed they'd need World Food Programme support to raise their children, they are among the fortunate people in a country ravaged by a decade of conflict
Syrian returnees unable to rebuild their lives amidst a backdrop of meteoric rise in prices including food. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) continues to provide food for displaced families and returnees reaching 4.6 million people each month.
The conflict in Syria is entering its tenth year. Nahi, a humanitarian working for a World Food Programme partner organization in the northwest, describes the situation as close to one million people have been forced from their homes in the largest wave of displacement since December.