THE UNITED NATIONS WORLD FOOD
$13,000,000.00 CAD
- Department
- Global Affairs Canada
- Program
- —
- Recipient country
- Jordan
- Fiscal year
- 2014-2015
- Agreement period
- December 30, 2014 – December 31, 2015
- Project status
- Closed
- Reference
- CA-3-D000633002
Published purpose
March 2015 - The humanitarian situation in Syria continues to deteriorate as a result of the civil war and intensified violence in the country. The United Nations estimates that 12.2 million people inside Syria, including 5.6 million children, are in need of humanitarian assistance. Combined with 3.8 million Syrians seeking refuge from the conflict in neighbouring countries, this is the largest number of people displaced from conflict in the world. Women and children are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of the conflict and host countries are increasingly overstretched by the influx of people fleeing the conflict. With DFATD’s support and other donors, the United Nations World Food Programme is providing food assistance (food, cash or vouchers to purchase food when appropriate) to 645,000 people in Jordan and 1.4 million people in Lebanon. This includes Syrian refugees, Palestinian refugees from Syria, Lebanese and Jordanian returnees, and host communities.
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This contribution supports the United Nations World Food Programme in providing food assistance to Syrian refugees and vulnerable populations in Jordan and Lebanon, addressing the humanitarian crisis caused by the Syrian civil war.
Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada
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