In Numbers
35,681 people received cash assistance in November 2024.
USD 0.34 million distributed through e-voucher, multipurpose cash and capacity strengthening transfer modalities in November 2024.
USD 0.01 M six-month net funding requirements (December 2024 – May 2025)
Operational Updates
• In November, WFP and the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) continued the in-camp e-voucher distribution, reaching 33,056 individuals (7,619 households) in six refugee camps in the southeast of the country. WFP provides evouchers of Turkish lira (TRY) 300 (USD 8.7) per person per month to meet their food and non-food needs.
• Under the voluntary transition pilot programme launched by WFP, UNHCR and the Presidency of Migration Management (PMM) to support refugees to voluntarily leave camps to move to urban areas, 1,042 individuals (198 households) applied so far. Some 325 of them (59 households) have received a total of USD 113,570 (TRY 3.9 million) and have resettled in urban areas. WFP is providing a one-off multi-purpose cash payment of TRY 12,000 (USD 353) per person to enable beneficiaries to afford moving costs.
• WFP, in partnership with the Association for Social Development and Aid Mobilization (ASAM), continues the multi-purpose cash programme to support earthquake-affected refugees in Hilalkent Container City in Hatay. Hatay refugee camp was previously closed and was reopened following the 2023 earthquakes to host refugees who lost their homes. In November, 2,465 refugees received monthly cash assistance of TRY 500 (USD 14.6) per person to cover their basic needs.
• In November, WFP continued support to 2,934 individuals with food-related businesses impacted by the earthquake as part of the recovery efforts in three provinces (Adiyaman, Hatay, and Kahramanmaras). WFP is collaborating with NonGovernmental Organizations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and government partners to deliver targeted assistance ranging from asset recovery schemes, access to production equipment and trainings on agricultural practices and marketing.
