[Iran] - World Food Program in Iran releases January report

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN - The World Food Program (WFP) has actually launched a report, expounding on activities in Iran over the month of January.WFP reached
33,387 beneficiaries consisting of 32,765 refugees and 622 Iranian instructors according to the month-to-month target under genuine resource
transfers (URT), of whom 9,361 were ladies, 9,609 men, 6,881 women, and 7,536 boys.The refugees were helped with a total of 248 MT of
fortified wheat flour (9 kg per person monthly) and vegetable oil (900 cc per individual each month)
WFP supplies money help to 7,251 Afghan and Iraqi refugee homes every month
In January, a cash quantity of Iranian Rials (IRR) 1,200,000 (US$ 4.1) per individual per month was distributed to homes headed by refugee
women and IRR 1,000,000 (US$ 3.4) per individual monthly to families headed by refugee men.During the reporting duration, WFP distributed
school meals consisting of milk and biscuits in all settlements, reaching 8,766 trainees and their teachers.Moreover, it provided 2,790
refugee ladies with a money incentive of IRR 500,000 (US$ 2) moved to their bank accounts.This belongs to WFP Irans efforts to promote
education for refugee women by providing them with cash for each month of routine school attendance.On 13 and 14 December, Iran Country
Office organized a two-day workshop in Tehran for its government counterparts from the Bureau of Aliens and Foreign Immigrants Affairs
(BAFIA) of the Ministry of Interior.More than 60 BAFIA personnel from the field and Tehran gathered in an interactive forum and had the
opportunity to find out about upcoming modifications to the program under the next Interim Country Strategic Plan (2023-2025) and other
topics such as recipient management, tracking, reporting, and food storage and distribution.In December, WFP reached 32,699 recipients
including 32,082 refugees and 617 Iranian instructors according to the month-to-month target under unconditional resource transfers (URT),
of whom 9,168 were females, 9,415 guys, 6,737 ladies, and 7,379 boys.In the summertime of 2022, the Norwegian Refugee Council and WFP joined
hands to enhance the capacity of the Bardsir settlement bakery in Kerman with NRC building a new building and WFP acquiring new bakery
equipment to increase the bakerys production.In parallel, more homes reported utilizing short-term coping methods, compared to 2021,
resorting primarily to decreasing the part size of meals , obtaining food and lowering food amounts taken in by adults.Around 80 percent
of interviewed recipients continued to choose a mix of in-kind and cash assistance, as in 2021
In-kind just stays the least favored help method considering that 2019
WFP Iran works under its Interim Country Strategic Plan (2018-2020) extended till completion of 2022 to align it with both the United
Nations development help framework (2017-- 2021), which has been extended for one extra year, and the National Development Plan (2016--
2022)
The brand-new ICSP for 2023-2025 is likewise under advancement
WFP helps 32,000 recipients yearly through genuine food help, in addition to the provision of a ladies education cash incentive, and a
school feeding initiative consisting of healthy school snacks.The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Bureau for Aliens and Foreign
Immigrants Affairs (BAFIA) are the main complying partners of WFP in Iran
BAFIA is accountable for collaborating all matters connected to refugees and worldwide agencies.Bi-annual conferences occur in between
BAFIA, UNHCR, and WFP
Regular monthly operational coordination conferences are likewise held to monitor the refugee scenario and go over appropriate response
actions.MG