Evaluation of WFP’s Regional Response to the Syrian Crisis (2011 - 2014)

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme (WFP), 2015.

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Civil unrest in the Syrian Arab Republic in 2011 led to a major humanitarian crisis in the region, which was declared a United Nations Level 3 emergency in January 2013. WFP’s responses to the crisis are among the largest and most complex operations it has ever undertaken. From 2011 to 2014, the number of refugees increased to 3 million and at least 4.5 million displaced people became food-insecure in Syria. WFP’s responses were implemented in challenging circumstances as needs inside and outside the country quickly increased, and as WFP strove to manage impartial and neutral relationships with national governments, donors, other humanitarian actors and affected populations. The evaluation assessed four main elements of WFP’s response: i) strategic direction and positioning; ii) organizational effectiveness; iii) programme strategy; and iv) operational performance and results. Fieldwork was undertaken in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey; information on Egypt, Iraq and the Syrian Arab Republic was collected remotely.

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MON-128901