The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) is taking action to guarantee that food aid is provided to the most vulnerable families among Syrian refugees in Jordan who receive basic assistance in the form of vouchers for food.
As a consequence, some 12,000 households which have access to sufficient income or support networks that meet their own food requirements will be removed from WFP’s monthly voucher program.
The move follows a study conducted by WFP in early 2014 to evaluate food security situation among registered Syrian refugees living in Jordanian communities.
The results of the study showed that 85 percent of Syrian refugee families would not have enough food without the WFP voucher support.
According to the study, Syrian refugee families become increasingly vulnerable as their stay in Jordan lingers on and therefore they become more dependent on WFP food assistance to meet their basic food needs.