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MAY HIGHLIGHTS:
89% (92,063 individuals) of all refugees registered in camps were assisted with food vouchers while 11% (11,080 individuals) were reached with individual food parcels.
Due to continued funding constraints, WFP maintained a reduced voucher value of US$19 per person in May, injecting US$1.7 million into the local economy. The voucher value will remain at US$19 per person in June.
WFP transitioned its assistance from individual food parcels to vouchers in Qushtapa camp, following the construction of a supermarket in the camp. Preparations are underway for a similar transition in Gawilan and Arbat camps, scheduled for August 2015.
WFP, in partnership with the REACH Initiative, began an in-depth assessment of all Syrian refugees living in camps in the Kurdistan Region. The tent-to-tent survey comprising of some 20,000 households began at the end of May and will help WFP to better understand the food security status of refugee households.
Despite several attempts to deliver food parcels to Al Obaidi camp in Anbar governorate, trucks were unable to reach the camp due to ongoing military operations. WFP is monitoring the situation closely in consultation with its Logistics and Security units, UNHCR and Islamic Relief Worldwide, WFP's cooperating partner in the camp, with the hopes of resuming deliveries in June.
Although no food parcel distributions took place in May, UNHCR continued its assistance to Al Obaidi camp, providing US$15 per person as complementary food assistance. UNHCR also continued its support the camp bakery, ensuring that each refugee received two pieces of bread per day.