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Before the New Year, some of the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey received EU cash assistance to help cover their basic needs. WFP is working with the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department (ECHO) to reach one million people through the Emergency Social Safety Net programme, helping refugees to recover a sense of normality.

António Guterres (centre) makes his first address to the Security Council as Secretary-General, on the issue of conflict prevention and sustaining peace. At right is Margot Wallström of Sweden, President of the Council for the month of January.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)welcomed senior UK officials to a new cash assistance programme in Nyala’s Otash Camp in South Darfur on Jan 09. The programme, funded by UK aid from the government of the United Kingdom, is currently providing unrestricted cash assistance to 75,000 displaced people, offering them choice and freedom to prioritize their needs.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has recognized the Government of Belgium’s substantial contributions in 2016, a year in which the Belgian Development Cooperation (DGCD) has donated more than €28 million to WFP projects reaching nearly 8 million people in eight countries.

On 15 August 2016 in Belize, 2-year-old Abner laughs while being carried by his father, James Choc.

The resilience of Yemen's farmers and herders, especially women, needs to be boosted.

Syrian refugees in Lebanon remain highly vulnerable after many years living in the country, according to a benchmark study from UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and UN partner agencies.

A MINUSCA patrol in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR).

Two Syrian refugee boys play in the informal settlement of Hawch el Refka, in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, near the Syrian border.