HIGHLIGHTS
Syrian refugee families are being forced to employ further severe strategies to cope with reduced food assistance. The latest WFP Situation Update highlights the significant impact of funding shortfalls, affecting 1.6 million Syrian refugees across the region. WFP monitoring during the first quarter of 2015 has found a significant deterioration in food security levels as compared to the same period last year. Read the full report: http://reliefweb.int/report/syrian-arab-republic/wfp-syria-crisis-responsesituation-update-may-2015
Refugees in the region, and many of the communities who are generously hosting them, struggle to keep a roof over their heads according to a Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) report called 'No Place to Call Home'. Rent is the single highest expenditure for the majority of refugees, representing up to 90 per cent of their monthly household income. Because of difficulties in accessing livelihoods opportunities, a growing number of refugees face difficulties in paying the rent. The full report can be found here: http://www.nrc.no/arch/img.aspx?file_id=9199720