ERBIL – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced this week that following a comprehensive assessment of the food security and vulnerability status of Syrian refugees living in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, it will focus its resources on the most vulnerable people.
“Our assessments have shown that while some families have the resources to meet their food needs, there are many Syrian families in the Kurdistan region who still need continued assistance,” said Matteo Perrone, WFP Emergency Coordinator for the Syrian refugees operation in Iraq. “Our effort is to focus on meeting the food needs of the most vulnerable refugees.”
The decisions being taken on the prioritization of food assistance are based on comprehensive interagency food security and vulnerability assessment, to measure the general food security status of refugees living in camps and their ability to cope. Factors taken into account include access to livelihood opportunities, food consumption, household expenditure, coping strategies and other socio-economic considerations.
