Immediate Response Account
Funding
What is the Immediate Response Account?
The Immediate Response Account (IRA) is WFP’s life-saving funding facility, which allows WFP to rapidly respond to emergencies. IRA-financed assistance can be deployed within 24 hours of the onset of a crisis.
What is the importance of the IRA?
Contributions to the IRA have the highest degree of flexibility and are non–earmarked. This allows WFP’s executive leadership to identify priority operations. As it consists of multilateral funding, the IRA reinforces the principles of timeliness, predictability and flexibility.
IRA Donors*
| Donors | US$ |
|---|---|
| Switzerland | 7,454,739 |
| Belgium | 5,370,569 |
| Ireland | 3,846,995 |
| Germany | 2,267,574 |
| Liechtenstein | 107,181 |
| All Donors in 2018 | 19,047,058 |
IRA Allocations
| Allocations | US$ |
|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 13,270,000 |
| Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 10,000,000 |
| Madagascar | 4,840,385 |
| Chad | 1,942,504 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1,877,934 |
| Palestine, State of | 1,597,743 |
| Central African Republic | 1,408,451 |
| Mauritania | 1,374,417 |
| Philippines | 938,967 |
| Colombia | 934,579 |
| Malawi | 469,486 |
| Latin America & Caribbean Bureau | 281,660 |
| All Allocations in 2018 | 38,936,126 |
* In addition to donors who contribute directly to the IRA, WFP also depends on multilateral funds for the IRA. Please see the Multilateral Funding page for more information on multilateral donors.