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With support from the EU Regional Trust Fund for the Response to the Syrian Crisis, known as ‘Madad’, WFP is providing cash assistance for Syrian refugees as well as vulnerable Lebanese, both to support food security and social cohesion

As more Syrians than ever before wondered how they would make it through each day with empty refrigerators, shrinking portions and markets full of produce they could no longer afford, the World Food Programme reached 5.7 million people with food assistance

Through initiatives such as cash grants and training in agricultural skills, the World Food Programme and European Union seek to change lives

With over 1.3 million people eating less than one meal per day, hunger is on the rise in Haiti. WFP provides vital cash assistance to the most vulnerable, boosting local economies and empowering communities

People tell of slow road to recovery as economic crisis compounds challenges since huge explosion tore through city

World Food Programme and partners lend support to 72,000 people hit by economic fallout of coronavirus

The World Food Programme marks international refugee day with a visit to the Mantapala refugee settlement in Zambia

The World Food Programme and partners to reach 95,000 families in Nairobi and Mombasa’s informal urban settlements

Lessons on securing education for girls and boys alike from a World Food Programme-backed initiative

World Food Programme support is a lifeline for families on the brink as the pandemic hammers the economy

World Food Programme works with Government and NGOs to deliver critical food assistance as fire leaves 45,000 people displaced

In a country beset by crises and food insecurity, the World Food Programme and its partners are empowering people with farming and business skills

World Food Programme support empowers Aleppo residents Abdallah and Rania to expect good times with their baby boy

When climate change dried up their livelihoods — literally — a group of women backed by the World Food Programme turned a traditional craft into a business

Marlene’s family get by with food assistance from the World Food Programme but need so much more

The World Food Programme delivers critical cash assistance to urban residents in the face of challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic

The World Food Programme is responding as conflict and diseases push more people into hunger

There are countless ways to spend US$75 from the World Food Programme in the village of Grande Rivière — all have the power of helping people feel secure during the pandemic

With the Emergency Social Safety Net, WFP joined forces with the EU and Turkish agencies to bring choice to vulnerable people

Cash transfers in El Salvador are enabling rural women to tranform their lives and smile more

Cash assistance from the World Food Programme is securing a nutrition boost for mothers in drought-hit Honduras

‘We once had a good life but the war spoiled everything'

Most recipients of EU-funded cash assistance are Syrian. However, there are also smaller numbers from countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran.

Learning art techniques helped a group of Syrian refugees in Turkey to re-examine the events of recent years — and to move on.

How WFP's cash assistance is helping small-scale traders grow