News release | 14 March 2019
Throughout this crisis, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has been helping stave off hunger and malnutrition, providing predictable sources of food for dispossessed families. In a country where 6.5 million people are food-insecure and eight out of 10 Syrians live in extreme poverty, WFP food assistance, school feeding and livelihoods projects help build the basis for a better future.