In Numbers
5.6 million people assisted
USD 1.95 million cash-based transfers provided
USD 517 million November 2022 - April 2023 net funding requirements
64,439 mt of food assistance distributed
Operational Updates
• In October, WFP provided food and nutrition assistance to 5.6 million people, including those affected by drought and floods, internally displaced persons (IDPs), refugees, and malnourished women and children.
Relief
• In October, WFP provided food assistance to 3.3 million people, affected by drought and conflict. WFP also provided food assistance to 401,296 conflict affected people in need in Tigray.
• In Afar and Amhara regions, WFP provided food assistance to 313,387 and 437,301 food insecure internally displaced people and those in host communities in regions respectively.
• In the Somali Region, WFP continued to provide food assistance to internally displaced people and people affected by drought.
WFP assisted 2.2 million people with 34,246 mt of food during the month.
Nutrition
• In October, WFP provided 5,566 mt of specialized nutritious foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) to 1.04 million children under the age of 5, pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls. WFP has halted blanket supplementary feeding across all its operations since July 2022 due to critical funding shortfalls.
Support to Refugees
• WFP supported 750,661 refugees with food assistance in 24 refugee camps across Ethiopia during the month of October. Due to significant funding shortfalls, WFP was only able to provide 50 percent of the standard ration.
School Feeding
• In October, WFP’s school feeding programme reached 187,614 beneficiaries with on-site school feeding across Afar, Amhara, Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR). To enhance school feeding, WFP rolled out the digital solution ‘School Connect’ in Amhara region across 34 schools. This digital solution will improve real-time reporting on school feeding, track operational challenges and provide data on key indicators such as the school retention rates, attendance and consumption of school meals.
Fresh Food Vouchers
• The Fresh Food Vouchers (FFV) support households with pregnant and breastfeeding women and girls, and children under the age of two, to access fresh foods and improve their dietary diversity. During the month of October, WFP reached 90,593 people with FFV and 8,921 people with Social Behavioral Change Communications (i.e. cooking demonstrations).
Source: World Food Programme