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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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) 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, Â鶹ÊÓƵ reached 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ began 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 Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s global operations, given the country¡¯s role in Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s procurement of food commodities and food transport corridors from the Black Sea and into Syria. Â鶹ÊÓƵ is 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.