Attachments
In Numbers
75,372 people assisted in May
213.1 mt of in-kind food distributed
USD 427,593 cash-based transfers
USD 12.3 million net funding requirements (June to November 2025)
Operational Updates
• In May, WFP delivered food and nutrition assistance to 75,372 people, reaching 53 percent of its planned target. WFP’s assistance included emergency response, nutrition programmes, and initiatives to strengthen community resilience.
Lifesaving food and nutrition assistance (Crisis response)
• WFP distributed unconditional food assistance to 22,200 refugees and asylum seekers in Ali-Addeh, Holl-Holl, and Markazi refugee settlements. In-kind assistance comprised 114 metric tons (mt) of wheat flour, pulses, and fortified oil. Additionally, WFP transferred USD 106,514 to complement their food basket.
• As part of its emergency response to support vulnerable, food-insecure nationals affected by shocks, WFP distributed 394 mt of mixed food items to 12,240 individuals. General food distributions were organized in 55 localities of rural areas across the country.
• Additionally, WFP provided unconditional cash-based transfers (CBT), amounting USD 243,000, to 21,800 vulnerable people (4,300 households) facing acute levels of food insecurity in the main towns of the five regions (Ali Sabieh, Arta, Dikhil, Obock, and Tadjourah). The CBT amount is aligned with the national safety net programme, providing DJF 10,000 (USD 56) per household. This amount helped families buy essential food items from local markets to meet their immediate food needs.
• As part of its lean season response, WFP assisted 12,640 people across the country with 406 mt of assorted commodities.