WFP Iraq Situation Report #28, 22 October 2015

Highlights

• To continue assisting Iraqis affected by the current crisis, WFP requires USD 34 million to fund operations until December 2015, and an anticipated USD 70 million to support operations until March 2016. A further USD 8.5 million is needed for the Syrian refugee response in Iraq until December 2015, and a predicted USD 12.4 million up to March 2016. To extend assistance for as long as possible amid funding shortfalls, WFP has adopted tiered distributions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Syrian refugees, adjusted by location and assessed vulnerability to food insecurity.
• According to WFP remote monitoring, the percentage of people consuming an inadequate diet, with poor or borderline food consumption score (FCS), has increased. At least one in five households in Anbar governorate are food insecure based on FCS. In September, wheat prices were 30-50 percent higher in northern conflict-affected governorates compared to Baghdad.