1,431 mt of food distributed as General Food Assistance (GFA)

US$ 167,837 cash-based transfers (CBT) made

US$ 13.8 m six months (November 2024 to April 2025) net funding requirements

Operational Updates

* In October, WFP distributed 133,672 monthly food rations, constituting a total of 1,366 kcal per person per day, which included: 5 kg of fortified wheat flour, 1.5 kg of barley, 1.5 kg of chickpeas, 1.5 kg of rice, 0.46 kg of vegetable oil, 0.75 kg of sugar. The Algerian Red Crescent (CRA) complemented WFP's dry food ration with 3 kg of wheat flour, 0.5 kg of lentils, and 1 kg of rice.

In October, WFP provided daily mid-morning snacks to 27,348 students across 44 primary, intermediate, Quranic and boarding schools in the five camps. Each snack included a serving of nutritious porridge made from gofio1 , dried skimmed milk, vitamin-enriched oil, and sugar. Additionally, WFP distributed fortified biscuits to school children in primary, Quranic, and boarding schools.

* The integrated and Sustainable Farming project, saw the launch of the winter planting season for family and community gardens in October.

Nutrition interventions in October

To tackle Moderate Acute Malnutrition (MAM), WFP provided nutritional supplementation to:

* 836 Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women (PBW), providing daily rations of 200 g of wheat soy blend plus (WSB+) with added sugar and 20 g of vegetable oil.

* 861 children aged between 6-59 months, with daily food rations of 100 g of Ready-to-Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) to support their nutritional needs. For the prevention of MAM and Anaemia:

* 7,584 PBW received food assistance in the form of 1.5 kg of WSB+ with sugar to contribute to MAM prevention. Although there was a temporary disruption in the supply of micronutrient tablets (MNTs) in October, distribution to PBW is expected to resume in December.