WFP Iraq Country Brief, August 2025

In Numbers

10,624 People assisted

USD 287,662 cash-based transfers made

USD 11.3 million net funding requirements (September 2025 - February 2026)

Operational Updates

General Food Assistance

• WFP provided e-vouchers to over 6,000 resident beneficiaries (1,748 households) in Al-Amal Rehabilitation Centre (formerly Jed'ah 1 Centre) in Ninewa Governorate. Additionally, WFP provided cash assistance (CBT) to over 3,000 individuals (708 households) without civil documentation in Baghdad, Salah Al-Din, Kirkuk, Ninawa, Diyala, and Babel Governorates.

Economic Empowerment, Livelihood, and Climate

• In collaboration with the World Bank, WFP launched the "Communities Inspired Voices for Vital Climate Action (CIVIC)" project, which aims to promote communitydriven climate resilience in Iraq. The project will be implemented from September to December 2025 across Basra, Muthana, Duhok, Ninewa, and Kerbala Governorates.
• WFP and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) supported a technical workshop in Baghdad focused on enhancing risk knowledge to strengthen Iraq's multi-hazard early warning systems. The workshop gathered key national stakeholders to map legal and institutional frameworks, identify gaps in risk data and information sharing, and explore opportunities to integrate climate, disaster risk, and early warning initiatives. The outcomes will guide the development of a more coordinated, impact-based early warning system for Iraq.
• On 27-28 August 2025, WFP hosted a joint workshop in Basra on carbon credits and Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) for the mangrove project, attended by a delegation from the General Company for Carbon Economics (GCCE) and the local Mangrove Committee. The workshop resulted in plans to organize a technical training on MRV and carbon credits for representatives of the Ministry of Environment (MoEn), GCCE, and the Mangrove committee members. The training will focus on project registration, financing options, and data collection and verification. These efforts aim to strengthen sustainable management and monitoring of the mangrove restoration initiative.

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(Sources: ReliefWeb, WFP)

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