WFP Iraq Situation Report #32, 15 December 2015

HIGHLIGHTS

• To continue assisting Iraqis affected by the current crisis, WFP requires USD 31.8 million until May 2016; a further USD 25.1 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.
• After 15 months of occupation, Iraqi Security Forces were able to recapture the town of Sinjar, in Ninewa governorate, from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. WFP and its local partner were the first humanitarians in Sinjar, and distributed in-kind winterisation support to 17,000 people living on and around Mount Sinjar. The rations consisted of wheat flour, rice, pulses, vegetable oil, sugar, salt and bulgur.