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In Numbers
33,616 people assisted in November 2024
538 mt of food assistance distributed
US$ 179,708 distributed through cash-based transfers
US$ 3.4 m six-month net funding requirements (December 2024 – May 2025)
Operational Updates
• In November, WFP provided 32,959 Afghan and Iraqi refugees (7,303 households) with monthly general food assistance through a hybrid combination of in-kind food and cash-based transfers.
o Under in-kind, a total of 538 mt of food consisting of fortified wheat flour (12 kg per person) and vegetable oil (810 ml per person) was distributed.
o Under cash-based transfers, in November, WFP distributed cash assistance to refugee households, with men-headed households (MHH) receiving Iranian Rials (IRR) 2.5 million (US$ 5) per person, and women-headed households (WHH) receiving IRR 3 million (US$ 6) per person, to address higher food insecurity risks faced by women having limited access to work opportunities.
o As part of WFP’s Disability Inclusion Workplan, in 2024 WFP Iran has been providing additional monthly cash support of IRR 1.5 million (US$ 3) to refugees with disabilities across eight refugee settlements, on top of their regular aid. In November, WFP Iran included an additional 12 refugees, reaching a total of 261 persons. This follows the programme's expansion in October, covering Kerman, Lorestan, West Azerbaijan, Fars, Khuzestan, Markazi, and Semnan provinces.
Initially, the top-up support was rolled out in the Shahid Naseri settlement in Markazi province and the Mohajerin settlement in Semnan province.