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In Numbers
263,000 people assisted
1,310 mt food distributed
US$ 37.6 million six-month net funding requirements (Jan-Jun 2026)
Operational Updates
Emergency Response: From September to December, 103,317 individuals, including 37,000 Sudanese and Chadian refugees, received in -kind food distributions (747.7 MT) and cash-based transfers totalling USD$2.3 million. Due to resource constraints, WFP prioritized full assistance to refugees, while applying a 25 percent ration cut for IDPs, and residents facing emergency (IPC Phase 4). In December, WFP launched an emergency response for 12,000 conflict affected people in Am Dafock distributing High-Energy Biscuits and CSB++. WFP explores to sustain a three-month response despite major operational constraints, with 747 MT of food assistance planned.
Nutrition: During the last trimester 2025, 6,125 children and pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls (PLWG) received treatment for moderate acute malnutrition, while 14,810 children aged 6–23 months and PLWG benefited from malnutrition prevention activities. In response to the alarming levels of food and nutrition insecurity in Birao, WFP and its partners strengthened operational support missions, trained 133 mothers, and launched community based malnutrition screening. The construction of five FARNs (Nutrition Learning and Rehabilitation Centres) was completed as part of an integrated package of activities aimed at reinforcing community resilience in Birao.
School Feeding: WFP supported 156,094 children in 336 schools, through meals sourced from smallholder farmers. The PARSANKO project, along with other contributions, ensured the continuity of the integrated school feeding approach during this period, linking school meals to community agricultural initiatives, promoting local food procurement, and supporting Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) activities. The School Connect system, a digital platform to better monitor and manage school feeding programme, is now operational in 45. schools Communities have also initiated school gardens and farms.
Resilience: WFP, in partnership with APADE, Oxfam, and WVI, accelerated implementation of the World Bank’s Emergency Food Crisis Response (PRUCAC) through the Government, achieving notable progress in smallholder farmers’ resilience and market access. WFP delivered agricultural equipment for distribution to 875 farmer groups representing 25,000 smallholder farmers. Construction began on 36 warehouses and 36 drying platforms to improve post harvest handling and agro processing. Through FFA, WFP and partners supported 66,210 participants (54 percent women) in rehabilitating agricultural and community assets.
UNHAS maintained operations despite funding constraints, continuing to serve 127 organizations and providing access to a network of 19 regular and 7 ad hoc destinations. During this period, the service transported 3,861 passengers and 40.4 MT of lifesaving cargo through 688 flight rotations, while ensuring medevac capacity, light cargo delivery, and access to hard-to-reach areas. UNHAS remains the sole air service available to humanitarian actors. Its continued presence is essential to sustaining humanitarian operations, enabling safe and reliable access to remote and insecure regions where commercial flights are not available.