In 2024, WFP assisted around 21.5 million food-insecure
people across the Middle East, Northern Africa, and
Eastern Europe region, achieving 82 percent of its
annual target - a drop of nearly half compared to 2023
actual beneficiaries with many receiving reduced
rations. In 2025, WFP aims to assist 24.9 million
people, 5 percent below than the 2024 annual target.
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WFP assisted 3.7 million refugees across the region,
exceeding its 2024 target of 2.5 million.
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Acute food insecurity remains severe across the region,
with 40 million people in IPC Phase 3 or above (crisis
or worse). The region is projected to continue to face
high levels of acute food insecurity in 2025.
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The region's needs-based plan was revised during the
year from USD 7.1 billion to USD 5.6 billion, with a
funding level of 73 percent. In 2024, 61 percent of
contributions were earmarked at the activity level, with
only 5 percent being fully flexible.
