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
Every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day pays tribute to those who dedicate — and sometimes sacrifice — their lives to humanitarian work. World Food Programme (WFP) staff around the world share what it means to work every day to save and change millions of lives.
Three years of siege have stripped many in the northeastern city of their livelihoods, forcing people like Ali to roam the ruins searching for scraps to survive