24th Feb 2021
Photo of Salwa, 42 years old, who was displaced from Jdidet Al-Jabbar village and is now living in an IDP camp.
Amman, 24 February 2021 – Ten years into the crisis in Syria, many women report fear of instability, recurring violence, and displacement, coupled with a constant struggle to meet their families’ basic needs. In 2020, average food prices in Syria increased by 236%, making them more than 29 times higher than the five-year pre-crisis average.[1] According to a new CARE report entitled, “
Today, the number of food insecure Syrians has nearly doubled from 6.3 million in 2015[2] to 12.4 million today.[3] Food prices in Syria are the highest recorded since WFP began tracking in 2013.[4] Prior to the conflict, the five year (2006 2010) national average price of the WFP reference food basket was 3,700 SYP (almost 7 USD); today’s food basket is thirtyfold and costs 111,676 SYP (over 210 USD).[5]