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In Numbers
- 489,670 people assisted*
*Preliminary figures - 5,258 mt of food distributed US$ 136 million six-month net funding requirement (February–July 2025)
Operational Updates
- The security situation remained volatile, characterized by armed clashes and violent attacks against civilians, including improvised explosive device (IED) explosions. Armed group incursions into villages persisted, resulting in killings and kidnappings, and triggering population displacements.
- Extreme access constraints remained, hampering the delivery of assistance to hard-to-reach areas. WFP airlifted emergency food and nutrition assistance using heavy-lift helicopters, delivering 825 mt of commodities to 10 localities.
This assistance served as a lifeline for 46,930 acutely food insecure people, including 1,638 children aged 6-23 months and 1,129 pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls (PBW/G), who received specialized nutritious foods to prevent malnutrition. As a last resort, WFP also participated in government-organized supply convoys to four localities (Nouna, Dargo, Sebba, and Barsalogho), enabling the delivery of 420 mt of life-saving food and nutrition assistance. - WFP’s emergency response prioritized the most acutely food insecure populations, providing unconditional in-kind food assistance to meet beneficiaries’ basic food needs. In January, WFP reached 270,530 acutely food-insecure people, with beneficiaries in Emergency (CH Phase 4) receiving full rations, while those in Crisis (CH Phase 3) received only half rations due to resource constraints.
- WFP distributed specialized nutritious foods to prevent malnutrition, reaching 8,970 children aged 6-23 months (51 percent girls) and 7,170 PBW/G. Nutrition messaging from WFP reached 56,125 people (78 percent women), raising awareness on good nutrition, hygiene, and optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices.
- To manage moderate acute malnutrition, WFP provided specialized nutritious foods to 34,300 children aged 6-59 months (51 percent girls), and 8,430 PBW/G. Moreover, 9,320 children aged 6-59 months were screened for malnutrition, resulting in the detection of 389 cases of moderate and 92 cases of severe acute malnutrition.
- WFP’s capacity strengthening initiative supported five production units specializing in high-quality infant flour fortified with vitamins and minerals. The units received support, including training, advisory assistance, and coaching to enhance production quality and efficiency.
- The integrated school-based programme provided nutritious hot meals to 86,050 schoolchildren (50 percent girls) in 331 schools, and take-home rations to 16,740 schoolchildren (81 percent girls). Targeting schools with high numbers of internally displaced children, the emergency school meals programme reached 80,045 pupils (51 percent girls and 55 percent IDPs) in 141 schools. The programme faces funding challenges, with resource gaps expected in April without additional support.
WFP launched a pilot project in ten schools to install solarpowered electric pressure cookers, helping to reduce reliance on collecting fuelwood. - As part of the resilience-building programme, 2,180 hectares of degraded land were rehabilitated, two water reservoirs were constructed, six reservoirs were restored, and 47 keyhole gardens were created for vegetable production. Additionally, 21,860 cubic metres of compost were produced, and 4,920 fuelefficient cooking stoves were manufactured. Support for smallholder farmers included the distribution of production kits to nursery growers, the provision of harvesting and conservation kits to 100 women trained in non-timber forest product collection, and the equipping of 120 beneficiaries trained in hydroponic farming. Furthermore, 14 women-led cooperatives were established, while nine cooperatives benefited from assessments, organizational structuring, and the development of nine fodder storage facilities.