Countries: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. In Numbers2.5 million people assistedUSD 1.7 million cash-based transfers provided17,850 metric tonnes (mt) of food distributedUSD 150 million net funding requirement for six months (July – December 2025)Operational UpdatesRelief Response• In June, WFP provided food and cash assistance to 693,300 people in HEA phase 4 and 5 and Internally Displaced People (IDP) with 8,830 mt of food in the Afar, Somali and Tigray regions, reaching 98 percent of the June target of 708,560 people.• WFP handed over five districts in Afar and nine districts and sub-city in Tigray in June, as part of the transition of assistance operations from WFP to the Joint Emergency Operation Program (JEOP), set to conclude in July. WFP continues to provide relief assistance to the most vulnerable in the Somali region.• Despite funding constraints, WFP distributed food at a reduced standard ration of 80 percent, lowering the cereal portion from 15 kg to 12 kg, while maintaining the pulse and oil rations. However, beginning in July, with new funding from the United States, WFP will restore the ration size to 100 percent through the end of 2025.