WFP Moldova Country Brief, October 2024 – Moldova

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In Numbers

1,933 people assisted in October 2024
396,294 USD in October was disbursed for hot meals and border snacks for new arrivals and for refugee-hosting households
USD 16.6 million six months net funding requirements (November 2024 – April 2025)

Operational Updates

WFP sustained the provision of three hot meals daily to refugees in Refugee Accommodation Centres (RACs) in Moldova. In October, WFP supported 1,551 refugees in 25 RACs. Where Government-approved kitchen facilities are available, WFP offers commodity vouchers worth Moldovan Leu (MDL) 100 (~USD 5) per person per day to purchase food for onsite cooking. In situations where kitchens are no available, catering services are contracted.
WFP continues to support the Ministry Labour and Social Protection (MLSP) consolidation strategy to reorganize and enhance the operations of the Temporary Accommodation Centers for Refugees. The Government is committed to facilitate the integration of Ukrainian refugees into society, prioritizing the social assistance support to refugees with adequate social accommodation solutions. In alignment with the MLSP strategy, WFP is adjusting its support to better meet these objectives. Consequently, 16 RACs were closed from the beginning of 2024, with the latest RAC in Chisinau housing 176 refugees closed at the end of October. With these closures, 35 percent of the hosted refugees, mostly vulnerable elderly individuals or refugees living with disabilities, were relocated to other RACs.
WFP maintained to support the distribution of food at Palanca and Otaci borders, to Ukrainians refugees entering Moldova. In October, 263 snacks and hot meals were distributed.
WFP continued to distribute bi-monthly cash-based assistance to Moldovan households hosting Ukrainian refugees offsetting some of the accommodation financial burden. In October, an ad-hoc distribution of the 15th round of support was carried out, allowing 119 beneficiaries a second opportunity to cash out their assistance. Households hosting 1 to 4 refugees received MDL 3,900 (USD 217) and those hosting more than four refugees received MDL 4,800 (USD 268).