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In Numbers
32,608 people assisted in June
370 mt of food assistance distributed
US$ 179,248 distributed through cash-based transfers
US$ 3.9 m six-month net funding requirements (July- December 2023)
Operational Updates
• In June, WFP’s food assistance reached 32,608 beneficiaries, which includes Afghan and Iraqi refugees. They are assisted with a staple food basket which includes fortified wheat flour (9 kg per person per month) and vegetable oil (900 ml per person per month). Of the total assisted, 28 percent were women, 29 percent were men, 21 percent were girls, and 22 percent were boys.
• In addition to in-kind food assistance, WFP provides cash assistance to 32,608 Afghan and Iraqi refugees living in 7,308 households each month. In June, households headed by refugee men received Iranian Rials (IRR) 2 million (US$ 5.2, according to the UN operational rate) per person. Households headed by refugee women received a slightly higher monthly cash allocation, amounting to IRR 2.5 million (US$ 6.5) per person due to limited access to working opportunities, leading to higher food insecurity.
• To maintain beneficiaries' purchasing power amid deteriorating economic conditions, in June, WFP increased its cash assistance to vulnerable refugee women and men facing serious risks over their food security and well-being.
• In addition, WFP provided 2,887 refugee girls with a cash incentive of IRR 500,000 (US$ 1.3) transferred to their parents' bank accounts. This is part of WFP Iran’s efforts to promote education for refugee girls by providing them with cash for each month of regular school attendance.
• The School Feeding programme was suspended in June while the cash incentive distribution will be suspended starting July in observance of the summer school break.
• WFP implemented a pilot initiative in two settlements, Shahid Naseri of Markazi and Mohajerin of Semnan provinces, providing refugees with