TEHRAN - The World Food Program launched a report on Sunday, stating on activities in Iran over December last year.In December, WFP reached 32,699 recipients consisting of 32,082 refugees and 617 Iranian teachers based on the monthly target under unconditional resource transfers (URT), of whom 9,168 were females, 9,415 males, 6,737 women, and 7,379 boys.The refugees were assisted with an overall of 400 MT of fortified wheat flour (9 kg per person each month) and vegetable oil (900 cc per individual monthly).
WFP offers money help to 7,197 Afghan and Iraqi refugee families monthly.
In December, a cash amount of Iranian Rials (IRR) 1,200,000 (US$ 4.1) per person each month was dispersed to families headed by refugee females and IRR 1,000,000 (US$ 3.4) per person monthly to families headed by refugee men.In December, WFP distributed school meals consisting of milk and biscuits in all settlements, reaching 8,736 trainees and their teachers.Moreover, it offered 2,770 refugee women with a cash reward of IRR 500,000 (US$ 2) moved to their bank accounts.This is part of WFP Irans efforts to promote education for refugee girls by supplying them with cash for each month of regular school attendance.On 13 and 14 December, Iran Country Office arranged a two-day workshop in Tehran for itsgovernment counterparts from the Bureau of Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (BAFIA) of the Ministry of Interior.More than 60 BAFIA workers from the field and Tehran collected in an interactive forum and had the opportunity to learn more about upcoming changes to the program under the next Interim Country Strategic Plan (2023-2025) and other topics such as beneficiary management, tracking, reporting, and food storage and distribution.In November, WFP provided 2,312 refugee women with a money reward of IRR 500,000 (US$ 2) moved to their bank accounts.That belonged of WFP Irans efforts to promote education for refugee ladies by providing them with cash for each month of routine school attendance.In the summer of 2022, the Norwegian Refugee Council and WFP signed up with hands to boost the capability of the Bardsir settlement bakeshop in Kerman with NRC constructing a new building and WFP acquiring new bakeshop devices to increase the bakerys production.In parallel, more homes reported using short-term coping methods, compared to 2021, resorting primarily to decreasing the part size of meals , obtaining food and decreasing food quantities consumed by adults.Around 80 percent of spoken with recipients continued to prefer a mix of in-kind and cash assistance, as in 2021.
In-kind only stays the least favored help technique considering that 2019.
WFP Iran works under its Interim Country Strategic Plan (2018-2020) extended up until completion of 2022 to align it with both the United Nations development assistance framework (2017-- 2021), which has actually been extended for one extra year, and the National Development Plan (2016-- 2022).
The new ICSP for 2023-2025 is likewise under development.
WFP helps 32,000 recipients yearly through genuine food support, in addition to the provision of a girls education cash incentive, and a school feeding effort consisting of healthy school snacks.The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs (BAFIA) are the primary complying partners of WFP in Iran.
BAFIA is responsible for collaborating all matters associated with refugees and worldwide agencies.Bi-annual conferences take place in between BAFIA, UNHCR, and WFP.
Regular monthly operational coordination meetings are likewise held to keep an eye on the refugee situation and talk about proper action actions.MG