Annual Country Report 2018: Syrian Arab Republic. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2018

Annual Country Report 2018: Syrian Arab Republic. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2018

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2018.

English

50 p.

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The crisis in Syria continued to present a challenging and dynamic humanitarian context for WFP in 2018. While vulnerable populations in many areas continued to need life-saving food assistance, other areas gradually became more suitable for livelihood-oriented activities that support Syrian families’ self-sufficiency and resilience to future shocks. WFP reached 4.3 million people through its Unconditional Resource Transfer (General Food Assistance, GFA) programme. Notably, WFP expanded its school feeding programme significantly in 2018 in recognition of its multidimensional nature furthering food security, nutrition, education and gender equality objectives, reaching one million children over the course of the year. 2018 was also a transformative year for the mainstreaming of gender-responsive programming for WFP in Syria. As the first WFP Level 3 emergency to successfully graduate from the WFP Gender Transformation Programme, WFP Syria served as an example of the successful integration of gender equality and women’s empowerment in all aspects of WFP’s programme of work, even in complex emergency settings.

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