WFP seeks $6.7m to resume Djibouti refugee food aid

The World Food Programme said in an October 2026 country brief that more than 3,700 refugees had reached Djibouti from Yemen since Sept. 10.

The arrivals add to a response where food assistance has been suspended since August, and WFP said it needs $6.7 million to restore support and cover new arrivals.

Djibouti sits across the Bab el-Mandeb from Yemen, making refugee flows part of the wider Red Sea humanitarian and security picture. WFP did not provide a date for when food distributions would restart.

The agency also said it had transferred the Humanitarian Logistics Base to the Government of Djibouti. WFP described the handover as part of a move toward national management of the country’s strategic logistics infrastructure.

WFP said it would provide six months of technical support and capacity-strengthening after the transfer to support operational readiness. The brief did not give a precise handover date.

A delegation from the U.S. Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response visited Djibouti, including Markazi Refugee Village, to meet refugees, local authorities and partners, according to the WFP brief.

WFP said the visit coincided with a new U.S. contribution received in mid-September, which allowed the agency to begin procurement and prepare to restart refugee assistance.

Source: country brief, World Food Programme via ReliefWeb, October 2026