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In Numbers
133,672 rations provided in May 2025.
1,604 mt of food assistance was distributed, in May as General Food Assistance (GFA)
US$ 148,865 cash-based transfers (CBT) in May
US$ 11.2 m six months net funding requirements (June to November 2025)
Operational Updates
• In May, WFP distributed a total of 133,672 food rations, amounting to 70 percent of the total ration requirements, which included: 8 kg of wheat flour, 2 kg of barley, 2 kg of rice, 0.6 kg of chickpeas and 1 kg of gofio (a flour made from roasted cereals that is rich in vitamins, proteins, and minerals). The remaining 30 percent was complemented by partners, consisting of: 1 kg of lentils, 0.92 kg of vegetable oil and 1 kg of sugar. This allowed for beneficiaries to receive approximately 2,105 kcal per person per day, meeting the minimum daily nutritional requirement of 2,100 kcal.
• Prior to school summer breaks, WFP provided daily mid-morning snacks to 27,348 students across 44 primary, intermediate and Quranic schools in the five camps, for 14 school days. Each snack provided 436 kcal per child, through fortified biscuits and a serving of nutritious porridge made from gofio, dried, skimmed milk, vitamin-enriched vegetable oil, and sugar.
• Moderately Acute Malnourished (MAM) children, and pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBW) received WFP targeted supplementary feeding, constituting:
o 872 PBW, receiving daily rations of 200 g wheat soy blend plus (WSB+) with added sugar and 20 g of vegetable oil.
o 899 children aged 6-59 months receiving daily food rations of 100 g of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF).
• To support the prevention of MAM and Anaemia:
o 7,680 PBW (96 percent of planned beneficiaries) redeemed individual monthly cash top-ups with a value of US$ 19 on their electronic nutrition vouchers allowing them to purchase fresh food from a preselected list of nutritious products at 76 selected retailers in the camps.
o 8,420 PBW received micronutrient tablets to contribute to the prevention of micronutrient deficiencies, especially Anaemia.
o 14,523 children aged 6-59 months received daily rations of 50 g lipid-based Nutrient SupplementsLarge quantity (LNS LQ).