Attachments
OVERVIEW
In 2023, WFP continued to assist the most vulnerable Syrians through a range of interventions. General food assistance targeting the most food-insecure households remained the largest intervention. WFP also continued to expand the use of cash-based transfers (CBT) through electronic value vouchers.
Operational and logistical capacities, effective partnerships, and strategically prepositioned commodities allowed WFP to respond rapidly and reach the most vulnerable people affected by the earthquakes in February.
Growing humanitarian needs in Syria were however challenged by dwindling humanitarian funding. Funding shortfalls exacerbated by higher food prices and operational costs forced WFP to reduce general food assistance by 40 percent in July and finally discontinue it across the country by end of December to replace it with a more targeted programme focused on the severely food insecure families in 2024.
WFP continued to provide logistical, telecommunication and air transport services to the humanitarian community across the country. WFP extended the 2022-2023 Interim Country Strategic Plan (ICSP) until December 2025 to align it with the United Nations Strategic Framework for Syria.