
Syria
After eleven years of conflict, 12 million people within Syria don’t have enough food.

After eleven years of conflict, 12 million people within Syria don’t have enough food.

An abrupt end to the Syrian civil war, which has lasted over a decade and caused a humanitarian catastrophe and refugee crisis. How has it impacted civilians?

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its food assistance programs to reach 2.8 million displaced and food-insecure people across all of Syria.

The conflict in Lebanon has pushed tens of thousands of people across Lebanon’s eastern border into Syria.

WFP calls for an increase in humanitarian assistance for Syria as its people grapple with the devastating impact of recent earthquakes and a 12-year-long conflict.

These are the 10 worst hunger crises in the world today based on where the U.N. World Food Programme works and has collected recent data. The crises are ranked by the total number of people facing severe hunger in each country.

WFP has stepped up its emergency response to support nearly half a million people in Syria and Türkiye affected by the devastating earthquake.

WFP is on the ground responding to the devastating impact of the two earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria on Monday. Our food assistance has been underway since Tuesday with plans to reach half a million people in both countries.

Our hearts go out to those in Türkiye and Syria who were impacted by the devastating earthquakes that struck on Monday where, as of this morning, more than 2,300 people have been killed and thousands injured.

Refugees and IDPs face some of the toughest challenges imaginable in their search for stability. One of the worst is hunger.