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WFP is currently operating in 11 camps, providing food assistance for 154.000 Syrian refugees.
MAY HIGHLIGHTS:
WFP and the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) continues to provide support to approximately 154,000 Syrians in 11 camps. Monthly transfers to beneficiaries are approximately US$3 million.
WFP and TRC continue to coordinate with government counterparts and other actors in the Food Security sector in anticipation for the launch of its off-camp programme in Sanliurfa, Hatay, Gaziantep and Kilis. Governmental approval has been received to launch the programme in the Gaziantep governorate in the coming month with an initial caseload of 10,000 vulnerable Syrians. The off-camp programme will also utilize the WFP/TRC E-Food Card; WFP will provide 50 TL per person per month.
Earmarked funds have been secured for an off-camp caseload of 30,000 through the end of 2015 with plans to increase this to reach up to 150,000 beneficiaries as funding becomes available.
WFP continues to chair the Food Security Working Group. The group meets in Gaziantep once monthly. Efforts are underway to produce and publish the first Turkey Food Sector Report covering January-May 2015 as well as launch an online Ops Feed for coordination/information management purposes.
WFP has joined other agencies in contingency planning exercises for the eventuality of a 250,000-300,000 influx. Planning and deliberations are ongoing.
IOM continues with the support for the food kitchen run by the municipality in Gaziantep. The food kitchen supports 737 Syrian households (around 4,000 persons) living in urban areas in Gaziantep with one meal per day.
During May, in Mersin, IOM's partner Syrian Social Gathering (SSG) centers supported by IOM provided food baskets to 100 vulnerable individuals living in the province.