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.

Explore the Annual Reports on Flexible Funding.

IRA Donors *

Donors US$
Switzerland 8,750,000
Belgium 5,841,122
Private Donors 405,000
All donors in 2026 as at 07/02/2026 14,996,122
* See the Flexible Funding page for information on flexible resources more broadly.

IRA Allocations

Allocations US$ Approval date
Mozambique 7,042,254 02/02/2026
All allocations in 2026 as at 07/02/2026 7,042,254

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