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In Numbers
33,915 people assisted in March 2025
542 mt of food assistance distributed
US$ 259,917 distributed through cash-based transfers
US$ 1 m six-month net funding requirements (April to September 2025)
Operational Updates
• In March, WFP provided general food assistance to 33,269 Afghan and Iraqi refugees (7,343 households), through a hybrid combination of inkind food and cash-based transfers.
o Under in-kind food assistance, WFP distributed 542 mt of fortified food in March, consisting of wheat flour (12 kg per person) and vegetable oil (810 ml per person).
o Under cash-based transfers, following the revision of WFP’s Minimum Expenditure Basket (MEB) conducted in November 2024, the Centre for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (CAFIA) confirmed adjustments to cash transfer values starting in January. In March, WFP continued to provide the increased cash transfers to better support essential living costs. The amount doubled from IRR 2.5 million (US$ 3.6) to IRR 5 million (US$5.3) for men-headed households and from IRR 3 million (US$ 4.4) to IRR 6 million (US$ 8.7) for women-headed households.
o WFP supported 373 refugees with disabilities in March across nine settlements, each receiving an additional monthly cash support of IRR 3 million (US$ 4.4), on top of their regular aid. In March, 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.
o 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 7.7 million (US$ 11.27 per person), complementing their food entitlement.