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In Numbers
735,000 people in Syria received WFP assistance in March 2024.
7.2 million Internally Displaced People (2024 HNO).
12.9 million people are food insecure, including 3.1 million who are severely food insecure (2024 HNO).
WFP requires USD 463 million for the next 6 months across all its activities in Syria.
Highlights
• WFP assisted 735,000 people across Syria in March, including 38,150 people through cash-based transfers. School meals activities accounted for 76 percent of the assistance provided in March, while coordination to start the new emergency food assistance interventions are ongoing.
• Despite a slight decrease in March, food prices remained 87 percent higher than one year ago. Families earning a minimum wage can only buy 29 percent of their food needs.