Number of individuals receiving food assistance passes 2 million
HIGHLIGHTS:
In Turkey, the Food Security Sector reached a total of approximately 353,730 beneficiaries both in-camp and off-camp in June 2016, thereby meeting 94% of its planned target.
In Lebanon, 827,729 vulnerable people were reached with food assistance through various modalities. 27,208 vulnerable Lebanese were also supported by the National Poverty Targeting Programme. In-kind food parcels and hot meals were provided to complement the food assistance to more than 77,682 refugees and host communities. Among those assisted, 690 households were served through community kitchens.
In Jordan, more than 550,000 vulnerable people were reached with food assistance, and also several Ramadan specific food distributions were conducted by 3RP partners.
In Iraq, a total of 55,058 Syrian refugees received food assistance, 86 per cent of which was through e-vouchers. Ad hoc in-kind distributions continued during the month of June, reaching 7,773 individuals. This was a response to new arrivals in the camps, the ad hoc in-kind distributions are a temporary mitigation measure to cover gaps in voucher assistance and will last for up to three months.
In Egypt, food distributions reached 64,052 beneficiaries including 7,688 Palestinian refugees from Syria.