Attachments
In Numbers
- 33,233 people assisted in April 2025
- 397 mt of food assistance distributed
- US$ 256,141 distributed through cash-based transfers
- US$ 0.3 m six-month net funding requirements (May to October 2025)
Operational Updates
- In April, WFP provided general food assistance to 33,233 Afghan and Iraqi refugees (7,336 households), through a hybrid combination of in-kind food and cash-based transfers.
- Under in-kind food assistance, WFP distributed 397 mt of fortified food in April, consisting of wheat flour (12 kg per person) and vegetable oil (810 ml per person).
- Under cash-based transfers, in April, WFP continued to provide the increased cash transfers to better support essential living costs. Since January 2025, the amount doubled from IRR 2.5 million (US$ 3.6) to IRR 5 million (US$ 7.3) for menheaded households and from IRR 3 million (US$ 4.4) to IRR 6 million (US$ 8.7) for women-headed households, and WFP continued providing this assistance in April.
- WFP supported 378 refugees with disabilities in April across nine settlements, each receiving an additional monthly cash support of IRR 3 million (US$ 4.3), on top of their regular aid. In April, assistance covered Kerman, Lorestan, West Azerbaijan, Fars, Khuzestan, Markazi, Khorasan Razavi, and Semnan provinces after initially being introduced to two refugee settlements across two provinces.
- WFP’s cash assistance in Iran continued to include monthly support as well for 52 refugee celiac patients with specific dietary needs, providing them with an extra cash amount of IRR 9.7 million (US$ 14.19 per person), complementing their food entitlement.
- WFP’s school feeding programme, reached 9,239 refugee students and their teachers, in April, with daily snacks consisting of milk, date bars and/ozr fortified biscuits.
- Additionally, WFP provided 2,606 refugee school girls with a monthly cash incentive of IRR 2 million (US$ 2.9). This is an educational incentive to promote the school retention of refugee girls by providing them with cash support for each month of regular school attendance.
- To enhance the economic resilience and self-sufficiency of 364 refugees (50 percent women) in April, WFP continued its support for 24 income-generating initiatives across 18 settlements. Activities included welding, tailoring, baking, and farming, among others.
- WFP provided 35 home-based bakery ovens to the Jahrom settlement to support household-level bread production, in response to a request from CAFIA. This intervention was initiated due to the absence of a bakery within the settlement, which limited beneficiaries’ access to bread. As beneficiaries rely on the wheat flour distributed by WFP, access to ovens was essential to help meet their basic food needs.