WFP Iraq Situation Report #31, 01 December 2015

Highlights

• To continue assisting Iraqis affected by the current crisis for the next six months, WFP requires USD 45 million until May 2016; a further USD 25.7 million is needed for the Syrian refugee response in Iraq for the same time period. To extend assistance for as long as possible, WFP is continuing tiered distributions for internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Syrian refugees for the rest of the year, adjusted by their assessed vulnerability to food insecurity and location.
• WFP distributed urgently needed food assistance donated by the Government of Iraq to 70,000 people in the besieged cities of Haditha and Al-Baghdadi in Anbar governorate - the first time WFP assistance has reached the two cities since April 2015. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) covered the cost of handling, transporting and distributing the 1,050 mt of mixed food commodities.