Attachments
In Numbers
175,741 people assisted
559 mt of food assistance distributed
USD 1.9 million cash-based transfers made
USD 15.4 million six-month (July-December 2023) net funding requirements
Operational Updates
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WFP’s refugee response in Mbera camp: As June is the first month of the lean season (June – August), WFP will deliver food and cash assistance for group 1 (most vulnerable) and new arrivals, and cash only for group 2 (moderately vulnerable) during the first week of July. WFP plans to reach 85,865 highly vulnerable refugees (55 percent women) with a cash ration and 61,631 with a food ration covering one-month needs. Meanwhile, WFP conducted a complementary targeting of households not included in the 2021 targeting and new arrivals who had not been registered for at least six months. To manage moderate acute malnutrition in the camp, 545 children aged 6-59 months (49 percent girls) received specialised nutritious food. In addition, a joint UNHCR-Embassy of Spain mission flew to Bassikounou to visit WFP activities at the nutrition centre in the Mbera Refugee Camp. Since schools are closed for the summer holidays, the school meals programme was not implemented in June.
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2023 lean season response: WFP finalised its target lists for its 2023 lean season response in four departments (moughataas) (Ould Yengé, Mbout, Lexeiba, and Kaédi) targeting 10,451 households (80,918 beneficiaries). The Food Security Commission (CSA) is leading the response in Kaédi and Lexeiba departments and is undertaking the geographical and household targeting, monitoring and evaluation, preparation of payment lists, and distribution monitoring. WFP’s lean season assistance in these zones will be channelled through the Government’s El Maouna programme to cover 31,000 beneficiaries via cash transfers. The first distribution in Lifkarine and Wouro Hayre villages (in the moughataas if Ould Yengé) reached 754 beneficiaries. Distributions were temporarily halted due to the Eid Al-Adha holiday and are scheduled to re-start on 10 July.
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School meals programme: WFP created a committee with the Ministry of Education to oversee the drafting of the National School Feeding Programme Framework that will inform the implementation of the school meals programme and the harmonisation of monitoring and evaluation tools.
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Food assistance for assets (FFA) programme: WFP participated in a joint monitoring mission of the Peace Building Fund project in Guidimakha along with United Nations and Government partners. Community testimonies confirmed that the project contributed to social cohesion by reducing pressure on natural resources and improving access to water.