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What’s inside a typical WFP food basket

Rice or flour

A staple item in many countries and vital source of daily energy.

Vegetable oil

Rich in essential fats and vitamins, supporting a healthy immune system.

Lentils or beans

Plant-based protein and fibre, helping maintain a healthy heart and gut.

Salt

Supports a healthy pregnancy and helps child development.

The food basket is based on local food preferences and diets wherever possible so the items could vary.

5/29/2025

WFP continues to optimise its operations by using all available supply routes including an expanded Turkish corridor as well as Jordan, Lebanon and routes from Syrian ports. This ensures lower shipping costs and lower food costs, meaning more aid can reach people in need.

Overview

Shared meals will provide emergency food, nutrition support, school meals and resilience activities in Syria.

Hunger is on the rise in Syria following 13 years of conflict. An estimated 12.9 million people are facing hunger this year (2024), making Syria one of the 10 most food-insecure countries globally. A recent WFP survey showed that 1 in 3 children go to school without breakfast, while 8 out of 9 children do not meet nutrition requirements. Food prices are on the rise and the production of bread — a staple in Syria — has been under strain in recent years. Syria has seen a recent influx of people due to the violence in Lebanon, and WFP is responding by providing fortified date bars and fresh meals to people arriving at the main border crossings. WFP also plans to scale up support by distributing food rations, ready-to-eat rations, hot meals and e-vouchers at host centres and host communities. Despite major funding shortages, WFP is on the ground providing life-saving food assistance. School feeding programmes reached over 850,000 children with fresh meals, date bars and electronic cash for families in 2023. Parents can redeem the cash in local shops, putting money back into the economy. WFP is also focusing on strengthening nutrition, particularly amongst pregnant and breastfeeding women. Supplementary foods and vouchers help Syrians diversify their diets. Finally, WFP is working to drive self-sufficiency amongst Syrian communities. Improving infrastructure such as bakeries and irrigation canals creates jobs and long-term food security.

Location

Syria

Updates8

5/29/2025WFP continues to optimise its operations by using all available supply routes including an expanded Turkish corridor as well as Jordan, Lebanon and routes from Syrian ports. This ensures lower shipping costs and lower food costs, meaning more aid can reach people in need.

2/24/2025WFP is reaching 1.5 million people in Syria every month with food distributions, school meals, nutrition support and livelihood assistance. WFP has also helped over one million newly displaced people since September 2024.

1/9/2025WFP is providing food assistance to 700,000 people in Syria every month and has expanded emergency aid to 115,500 displaced people since 27 November.

12/15/2024As of 11 December, WFP has supported over 70,000 newly displaced people across all of Syria with hot meals, fresh meals, date bars and ready-to-eat food rations.

11/19/2024Since 23 September, WFP has supported over 300,000 people in Syria- including displaced Lebanese and Syrian individuals, and host communities – with fresh and hot meals, date bars, ready-to-eat rations and food parcels.

10/15/2024An estimated 240,000 people have fled violence in Lebanon into Syria. WFP is providing fortified date bars and fresh meals to people arriving at the main border crossings and plans to scale up support.

3/15/2023Today marks 12 years of war in Syria. WFP provides food assistance for an average of 5.5 million people every month across the country.

1/2/2023In November, WFP gave daily fresh meals to 54,600 schoolchildren, supplied fortified date bars to 451,000 children and provided 18,000 food vouchers to children at risk of dropping out of school.

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