IMRELIEF IN SYRIA
Country Updates - Ramadan 2024
IMRelief was able to deliver food packages to 2,000 beneficiaries of Syrian, and Palestinian refugees in Syria.
According to the WFP, Syria remains among the ten countries with the highest number of hungry people. It’s estimated that 12.9 million Syrians – more than half of the population – are in the grip of hunger in 2024, not to mention the huge number of IDPs who represent the major cause of the county’s hunger crisis.
Country Context
Syria is one of the top-ten countries with the highest number of hungry people. 12.9 million Syrians – more than half the population – are in the grip of hunger in 2024. 2.6 million are at risk of becoming food insecure.
The protracted conflict, combined with soaring inflation, a weakened domestic food system and continued sporadic shocks such as the disastrous earthquakes in February 2023, have brutally set back the standard of living by decades. Now, more than 70% of Syrians live in poverty.
Roughly 6.8 million people are internally displaced, while 5.5 million have been forced out of their country.
Key Figures and Notes
(internally or forced out of the country)
IMRelief Highlights
Food Security
IMRelief aims to provide food assistance to the most vulnerable families who have been affected by conflict, economic decline and climate change.
IMRelief feeding campaigns are timed around seasonal spikes such as Ramadan and winterization stocks. In addition, our campaigns prioritize the following demographics: children of school-age (school meals), and infants and pregnant and nursing mothers.
