Attachments
In Numbers
42,000 people assisted in October
246.4 MT of in-kind food distributed
USD 296,480 cash-based transfers
USD 8.6 million net funding requirements (January 2025 to June 2025)
Operational Updates
- Six out of ten households in the refugee settlements are still struggling to meet their food needs. Due to limited resources, WFP has been implementing 30 percent ration cuts for its lifesaving assistance since December 2023.
- WFP urgently requires USD 8.6 million to deliver lifesaving and resilience building assistance to vulnerable communities between January and June 2025 and prevent a worsening of food insecurity levels.
Lifesaving food and nutrition assistance (Crisis response)
- WFP’s crisis response focused on addressing the immediate food needs of crisis-affected population, including refugees, asylum seekers, migrants, and local communities. This was achieved through unconditional cash and in-kind food transfers.
- WFP collaborated with the Ministry of Interior and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugee (UNHCR) to provide support to refugees and asylum seekers in Ali-Addeh, Holl-Holl and Markazi. While UNHCR distributed non-food items, WFP assisted 22,500 individuals with unconditional food assistance consisting of 81.7 metric tons (MT) of assorted commodities and USD 161,500 to complement their food basket.
- In Ali Sabieh region, WFP distributed 44.6 MT of wheat flour, pulses, and vegetable oil to over 2,700 asylum seekers. These individuals are awaiting the processing of their asylum claims and facing severe food insecurity.
- WFP partnered with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to provide essential food assistance to migrants. provided 3 MT of dry commodities to IOM migration centers nationwide, which were used to prepare hot meals for 400 migrants in transit. Additionally, WFP distributed 0.7 MT of fortified biscuits through IOM mobile clinics to address the immediate nutritional needs of 1,600 migrants.
Life-changing interventions (Resilience building)
- WFP contributed to the national social protection programme (PNSF) aiming to enhance food security and nutrition among vulnerable households. Key partners included the Ministry of Social Affairs and Solidarities (MASS) and the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training (MENFOP).
- To improve access, nutritional intake, and quality of food, WFP transferred USD 275,600 to 1,600 households with pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls (PBWGs) and children under the age of five. The amount of the electronic cash-vouchers covering two months included a food allowance valued USD 58 (aligned with the transfer value of the national safety net programme) and an additional USD 28, exclusively used to purchase vegetables, fruits, meat, and poultry from WFP-contracted retailers in Djibouti city.
- WFP transferred USD 4,400 to 40 farmers maintaining school gardens. The monthly amount, restricted for food purchase, is aligned with the PNSF transfer value to improve their food security and that of their families while ensuring the sustainability of school gardens developed in local communities. Produces from school gardens are used to improve meals served to school children, as part of the national school meals programme.