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1). (Table 2015 December since respectively percent 31 and 12 32, by increased basket food

Ruttba, Haditha and Heet, the cost of the the of cost the Heet, and Haditha Ruttba, - Al of districts accessible - non the In 1). (Figure areas inaccessible

At the district level, a difference in food prices has been observed between the accessible and the the and accessible the between observed been has prices food in difference a level, district the At

Markets and food prices prices food and Markets

March. 31 and 11 between site

Wafaa IDP site. NRC also distributed 4,200 IRRs at the Kilo 18 IDP IDP 18 Kilo the at IRRs 4,200 distributed also NRC site. IDP Wafaa

Albahbahani WFP/Mohammed

distributed 2,500 Immediate Response Rations (IRRs) at the Al Al the at (IRRs) Rations Response Immediate 2,500 distributed

Between 14 and 31 March, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) (NRC) Council Refugee Norwegian the March, 31 and 14 Between

saving supplies by 31 March. March. 31 by supplies saving - life emergency with reached

the Kilo 7/18 and Kilo 60 (Al Wafaa shelter) areas had been been had areas shelter) Wafaa (Al 60 Kilo and 7/18 Kilo the

in anticipation of the response. About 30,000 people in in people 30,000 About response. Fallujah the of anticipation in

positioned positioned - pre been have people 60,000 additional an for supplies

to nearly all the newly displaced people in accessible areas; areas; accessible in people displaced newly the all nearly to

through the Rapid Response Mechanism, led by WFP and UNICEF, UNICEF, and WFP by led Mechanism, Response Rapid the through

eat food, clean water and hygiene supplies has been provided provided been has supplies hygiene and water clean food, eat

na Gvroae hmntra assac, nldn ready including assistance, humanitarian Governorate, Anbar - to -

reach areas of of areas reach - to - hard the in displacement new to response In

response Humanitarian

assistance. food

food security situation is worsening especially in the besieged areas, where many people require immediate immediate require people many where areas, besieged the in especially worsening is situation security food

AOGs. Reports indicate that conditions are deteriorating rapidly, but the UN is unable to verify reports. The The reports. verify to unable is UN the but rapidly, deteriorating are conditions that indicate Reports AOGs.

conditions. The UN is unable to obtain access to civilians in Fallujah city, which remains under the control of of control the under remains which city, Fallujah in civilians to access obtain to unable is UN The conditions.

with up to 60,000 civilians trapped inside and denied access to basic services in rapidly deteriorating deteriorating rapidly in services basic to access denied and inside trapped civilians 60,000 to up with

humanitarian partners. The main urban area of Fallujah has now been under siege for more than two months, months, two than more for siege under been now has Fallujah of area urban main The partners. humanitarian

Displacements and returns are confined to locations close to the active front active the to close locations to confined are returns and Displacements lines, in hard to reach areas for for areas reach to hard in lines, -

situation remains fluid, with reports of new displacements and returns to areas retaken by the Government. Government. the by retaken areas to returns and displacements new of reports with fluid, remains situation

38,000 individuals, in addition to nearly 6,000 individuals already present in the Al Wafaa region. The The region. Wafaa Al the in present already individuals 6,000 nearly to addition in individuals, 38,000

opposition groups’ (AOGs) held areas in western Iraq. Military operations triggered new displacement of about about of displacement new triggered operations Military Iraq. western in areas held (AOGs) groups’ opposition worldwide hunger Fighting

Operations in Anbar Governorate are currently underway to retake the city of Heet and other armed armed other and Heet of city the retake to underway currently are Governorate Anbar in Operations

Situation overview overview Situation

fighting between and armed opposition groups intensified in February. February. in intensified groups opposition armed and Forces Security Iraqi between fighting

 In March, reports of food shortages were recorded for the first time in Heet centre, where where centre, Heet in time first the for recorded were shortages food of reports March, In

worrying, and is likely to deteriorate further until access to the city is granted. granted. is city the to access until further deteriorate to likely is and worrying,

December. The food security situation of the people living in Fallujah city is extremely extremely is city Fallujah in living people the of situation security food The December.

households are depleting. In March, the price of wheat was six times more expensive than in in than expensive more times six was wheat of price the March, In depleting. are households

was recorded in March; food prices remain extremely high, and stocks in shops and and shops in stocks and high, extremely remain prices food March; in recorded was

 As the siege continued in Fallujah for the third consecutive month, no sign of improvement improvement of sign no month, consecutive third the for Fallujah in continued siege the As

rice. for particularly observed was months three past

recorded the most significant changes in food prices. The highest increase in price over the the over price in increase highest The prices. food in changes significant most the recorded

increased in the districts directly affected by the conflict. Inaccessible and besieged areas areas besieged and Inaccessible conflict. the by affected directly districts the in increased

 Since the beginning of military operations in December, food prices in Anbar have rapidly rapidly have Anbar in prices food December, in operations military of beginning the Since

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March. in Fallujah - al Amiriyat

deliveries in these areas in March. In addition, WFP distributed IRRs to 3,400 newly displaced people that arrived arrived that people displaced newly 3,400 to IRRs distributed WFP addition, In March. in areas these in deliveries

the food basket in comparison with February. This decrease might be linked to the Public Distribution System (PDS) (PDS) System Distribution Public the to linked be might decrease This February. with comparison in basket food the

, data shows a 3 to 5 percent decrease in the average cost of of cost average the in decrease percent 5 to 3 a shows data , AlKhalidiyah and , Fallujah - al Amiriyat In

2016 March mVAM, WFP Source:

* These figures are based on four markets in Fallujah, Hay Almoalmin sub Almoalmin Hay Fallujah, in markets four on based are figures These district. Key inforant interviews are ongoing. ongoing. are interviews inforant Key district. -

NA NA 3,800 1,728 NA (kg) Lentils

(litre)

1,931 26,250 21,000 20,000 3,200

Vegetable oil oil Vegetable

1,157 16,750 15,000 20,000 2,200 (kg) Sugar

(kg)

1,915 NA 15,000 20,000 2,650

Imported rice rice Imported

22,000 24,000 2,600 1,203 16,300 (kg) flour Wheat

(IQD) (IQD) (IQD) (IQD)

2016: Fallujah 2016: Fallujah 2015: (IQD) Iraq * Fallujah Fallujah 2016:

in March in in March in 2016: March in February in January in December in

Average price price Average price Average commodity Food Average price price Average price Average price Average

Table 2. Average prices of basic food basket commodities in Fallujah Fallujah in commodities basket food basic of prices Average 2. Table

and electricity is available only for a few hours a day. day. a hours few a for only available is electricity and

eroded their purchasing power. In addition, complete unavailability of cooking gas and fuel was reported in Fallujah, Fallujah, in reported was fuel and gas cooking of unavailability complete addition, In power. purchasing their eroded

The high level of unemployment reported by all the respondents in Fallujah and the increase in the food prices has has prices food the in increase the and Fallujah in respondents the all by reported unemployment of level high The

so. do to unable are

wanting to leave the city and seek safety safety seek and city the leave to wanting

2016 March mVAM, WFP Source:

reports from key informants that people people that informants key from reports

preventing civilians from leaving. There are are There leaving. from civilians preventing

off by Iraqi forces and the armed groups groups armed the and forces Iraqi by off

in December 2015, with supply routes cut cut routes supply with 2015, December in

the government recaptured nearby Ramadi Ramadi nearby recaptured government the

civilians. Aid has not reached Fallujah since since Fallujah reached not has Aid civilians.

tightening, supplies are not reaching reaching not are supplies tightening,

of availability. With the siege of Fallujah Fallujah of siege the With availability. of

consumers, indicating a further depletion depletion further a indicating consumers,

the maximum purchasable level for for level purchasable maximum the

prices have increased and are approaching approaching are and increased have prices

(Table 2). Since the beginning of the siege, siege, the of beginning the Since 2). (Table

extremely high prices to other families families other to prices high extremely

have in their homes, and is being sold at at sold being is and homes, their in have

from the stocks that some families still still families some that stocks the from

2016 March

Reportedly the only food available comes comes available food only the Reportedly

Table 1: Cost of basic food commodities in Anbar governorate December 2015 vs. vs. 2015 December governorate Anbar in commodities food basic of Cost 1: Table

2016 March mVAM, WFP Source:

district, food availability is decreasing. decreasing. is availability food district, - sub

According to the key informants from from informants key the to According Hay Almoalmin Almoalmin Hay

collect from farms in rural areas close to the city. city. the to close areas rural in farms from collect

food such as potatoes, lettuce and eggplants that they they that eggplants and lettuce potatoes, as such food

and lentils. People are reportedly mainly depending on on depending mainly reportedly are People lentils. and

supplies including wheat, sugar, rice, vegetable oil oil vegetable rice, sugar, wheat, including supplies

that shops and markets had exhausted all food food all exhausted had markets and shops that

Hay Alwahda Alwahda Hay from respondents district reported reported district - sub

, for the third consecutive month month consecutive third the for , Fallujah In

liberated. been have

trying to go back to their homes in the areas that that areas the in homes their to back go to trying

movement is very fluid and people are reportedly reportedly are people and fluid very is movement

shortages of wheat flour and vegetable oil. Population Population oil. vegetable and flour wheat of shortages

prices are increasing and respondents reported reported respondents and increasing are prices

food basket continues to increase. In Heet city centre, centre, city Heet In increase. to continues basket food 2016 March – 2015 December

Figure 1: Average cost of a food basket in Anbar governorate governorate Anbar in basket food a of cost Average 1: Figure , the average cost of the the of cost average the , Heet in resumes conflict As

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contact: please information further For

preventing people from using mobile phones. phones. mobile using from people preventing

transmitter towers in the areas under their control, control, their under areas the in towers transmitter

is available. Reportedly, AOGs have shut down many many down shut have AOGs Reportedly, available. is

2016 March mVAM, WFP Source:

become increasingly difficult and very limited information information limited very and difficult increasingly become

has has - Fallujah in particularly - Anbar in respondents

operation that began in December 2015, reaching reaching 2015, December in began that operation

Due to the disruption of networks following the military military the following networks of disruption the to Due

respond to a short series of questions on food markets. markets. food on questions of series short a to respond

respondents are contacted via live calls, and asked to to asked and calls, live via contacted are respondents

monitoring in Iraq through the mVAM approach. Survey Survey approach. mVAM the through Iraq in monitoring

based data collection and food security security food and collection data based - phone remote

Due to a lack of humanitarian access, WFP started started WFP access, humanitarian of lack a to Due

(1), Fallujah (2), Haditha (1), Heet (2) and Ramadi (1). (1). Ramadi and (2) Heet (1), Haditha (2), Fallujah (1),

Fallujah Fallujah - Al Amiriyat (1), Ruttba Al (1), Qaim Al location),

2016, covering the following districts: Al Khalidiyah (1 (1 Khalidiyah Al districts: following the covering 2016,

assistance of Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) in March March in (IRW) Worldwide Relief Islamic of assistance

10 locations in Anbar governorate collected with the the with collected governorate Anbar in locations 10

Mapping) findings are based on market information from from information market on based are findings Mapping)

The following mVAM (mobile Vulnerability Analysis and and Analysis Vulnerability (mobile mVAM following The Map 1: Monitored markets in Anbar and access, March 2016. 2016. March access, and Anbar in markets Monitored 1: Map

Methodology

been received in March and that there is a large need for assistance, especially for the displaced population. population. displaced the for especially assistance, for need large a is there that and March in received been

Fallujah, indicated that no PDS deliveries had had deliveries PDS no that indicated Fallujah, - al Amiriyat and Haditha of exception the with locations, monitored All

average. the than higher

, continued to report the highest food costs in Anbar governorate (1,280 IQD), with prices 23 percent percent 23 prices with IQD), (1,280 governorate Anbar in costs food highest the report to continued , Ruttba Al