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°Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð is among the leading refugee-hosting countries in the world, with over 3 million people seeking shelter. Half of these are children. Most live in cities and villages throughout the country.  
 
The Government of °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð operates seven camps in the southeast of the country, which host over 66,600 refugees. The ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳ (WFP) assists over 35,000 of the most vulnerable refugees with monthly e-vouchers and cash transfers to help them meet their food needs.

Following the devastating earthquakes of February 2023, ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳reached 1.6 million people in the southeastern part of °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð with emergency food assistance. Once markets became functional again, an additional 600,000 earthquake-affected people received cash assistance to meet their basic needs. 

As the food security situation stabilized ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳began focusing efforts on the earthquake-affected region to restore and revitalise the local food value chain through strategic investments in small food businesses with the aim of sustaining food security. 

°Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð is of critical strategic importance to WFP¡¯s global operations, given the country¡¯s role in WFP¡¯s procurement of food commodities and food transport corridors from the Black Sea and into Syria. ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳is exploring expanding its grain reserve and milling potential in the country, while making use of °Õ¨¹°ù°ì¾±²â±ð¡¯s well-developed infrastructure. 

, where possible ¨C an approach that supports farmers, boosts agricultural incomes, expands land use and generates employment.