Annual Country Report 2019: Turkey. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2019

Annual Country Report 2019: Turkey. Country Strategic Plan 2018-2019

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme, 2019.

English

30 p.

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In 2019, WFP continued to assist vulnerable refugees inside and outside camps in Turkey, in the eighth year of its response to the Syria crisis. WFP operations are fully aligned with the Government’s approach for the refugee population. This year, WFP reached 92 percent of the planned beneficiary number, providing assistance to over 1.8 million vulnerable people (51 percent women and girls; 49 percent men and boys). WFP, in partnership with the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) and the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Services, reached 1.75 million people through the world’s largest multi-purpose cash programme, the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN). WFP, in conjunction with TRC, continued to support nearly 55,000 camp residents in Turkey through an e-voucher programme. In 2019, more than 99.5 percent of all WFP cash transfers to assisted people in Turkey were redeemed, demonstrating the high levels of need and the importance of these entitlements to beneficiaries. WFP’s rigorous monitoring and evaluation system has enabled a more nuanced understanding of refugee issues and vulnerability. The response has contributed to improved beneficiary food consumption and lower use of coping strategies compared to the situation at the beginning of the year.

ELR 2107

English

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