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In Numbers
USD 2 m cash-based transfers made*
USD 4 m six months (July-December 2023) net funding requirements, representing 51 percent of total.
22,670 people assisted* in JUNE 2023
*Preliminary figures
Operational Updates
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In June, WFP assisted 21,180 migrants and 152 Peruvians through cash-based transfers (CBT) as part of its emergency operation closely with cooperating partners. WFP provides a monthly transfer for three-month adapted to family size (transfer value from USD 100 to USD 350) for migrants residing in the country. WFP also assists in-transit migrants in the northern and southern borders and one inland area with a one-off value voucher to improve access to prepared food and basic hygiene items.
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WFP continued with the emergency operation to assist households through CBT in Piura, Tumbes,
La Libertad and Lambayeque, severely affected by heavy rains. Since March, this operation benefited 8,127 people (1,334 people in June). -
WFP provided logistics services nationwide to transport 40 mt of food and non-food items on behalf of nine partners, including the Government and the National Institute of Civil Defence, benefiting 14,300 people. The services were delivered to attend to emergency response due to landslides caused by heavy rains in Ancash, Cajamarca, Ica, Lambayeque, Lima, La Libertad, Piura and Tumbes.
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WFP provides technical and logistical assistance to address the food emergency in Lima declared on 31 January. WFP transported 91 mt of food for the Lima Foundation to assist in Lima’s periurban areas, 10,700 households in 665 ollas comunes. In addition, WFP also transported 152 mt of food and non-food items for other humanitarian partners from the agroindustry to assist 8,300 households.