Source: World Food Programme
Country: Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey
HIGHLIGHTS
Reduced food assistance to some 1.6 million beneficiaries has led to an overall increase in food insecure Syrian refugees.
In Jordan and Lebanon food insecurity rose to 85 and 79 percent respectively, with more than half of Syrian refugees in both countries currently living below the national poverty line.
In order to meet food needs, refugee families voiced a more frequent use of coping strategies, such as withdrawing children from school and engaging in illegal and/or exploitative jobs.
Monitoring findings in Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt indicate that female-headed households have a higher vulnerability than male-headed households.