WFP supports the food component of the National Poverty Targeting Programme (NPTP), which is Lebanon’s first targeted social safety net programme assisting Lebanese living in poverty. Amidst the worsening economic situation and political instability, WFP’s role in keeping the vulnerable Lebanese away from hunger through the NPTP is more crucial than ever.
NPTP food assistance is delivered via e-cards which can be used in more than 400 WFP-contracted shops to buy food, enabling the most vulnerable Lebanese families to meet their basic food needs all year long. 
Building on its expertise and tools for large-scale crisis response, WFP is also assisting the Lebanese government for the effective implementation of the NPTP.
These activities – crucial to support Lebanon in reaching Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Zero Hunger and to foster social cohesion and stability in the face of significant straining factors – cannot be pursued in isolation.