Anbar Flash Update Update Flash in security food Tracking 2016 January —

2016 January mVAM, WFP Source:

10% - 837 932 1692

1611 1611 Khalidiyah Al 15% - 1363

Ramadi district 2% 1447 1419 1419

Anbar governorate Anbar 13% - 1013 1143 1227

December & January & December (IQD) (IQD) (IQD)

November 2015 November Location % change between between change % 2016 January 2015 December

2016

Average cost of a standard food basket in monitored locations of Anbar governorate, November 2015 2015 November governorate, Anbar of locations monitored in basket food standard a of cost Average 1. Table January January –

population. displaced

that no PDS deliveries had been received in January and that the need of assistance is huge especially for the the for especially huge is assistance of need the that and January in received been had deliveries PDS no that

However, all other monitored locations, with the exception of Al Habbaniya sub Habbaniya Al of exception the with locations, monitored other all However, district of Ramadi, indicated indicated Ramadi, of district -

wheat flour) in January to the IDPs in safe and liberated areas in in areas liberated and safe in IDPs the to January in flour) wheat . . Khalidiya Al and Falluja al Amiriyat

Moreover, according to MoT Food Stuff Director, the Ministry distributed full PDS rations (including 2132 MT of of MT 2132 (including rations PDS full distributed Ministry the Director, Stuff Food MoT to according Moreover,

neighborhood areas (Al Baghdadi, Haqlaniya and Barawan) covering the needs of 117,810 individuals. individuals. 117,810 of needs the covering Barawan) and Haqlaniya Baghdadi, (Al areas neighborhood

(MoT) director in Haditha, on 29 January 1081.400 MT of wheat flour were distributed to Haditha and and Haditha to distributed were flour wheat of MT 1081.400 January 29 on Haditha, in director (MoT)

the Government's Public Distribution System (PDS) rations in January. According to the Iraq Ministry of Trade Trade of Ministry Iraq the to According January. in rations (PDS) System Distribution Public Government's the

for the third consecutive month, following the delivery of WFP food assistance in December and distribution of of distribution and December in assistance food WFP of delivery the following month, consecutive third the for

average recorded in December (+2%). While in in While (+2%). December in recorded average , a steep decrease in the average cost was reported reported was cost average the in decrease steep a , Haditha

district, January data showed a slight increase in the cost of a standard food basket from the the from basket food standard a of cost the in increase slight a showed data January district, Ramadi In

basket was recorded at district level (Tables 1 and 2). 2). and 1 (Tables level district at recorded was basket

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the average price observed in November (1227 IQD). However, variation in the cost of a standard food food standard a of cost the in variation However, IQD). (1227 November in observed price average the

lower than the average price observed in the governorate in December (1143 IQD) and 21 percent lower than than lower percent 21 and IQD) (1143 December in governorate the in observed price average the than lower

In January, the overall average cost of a food basket recorded in Anbar was about 1013 IQD IQD 1013 about was Anbar in recorded basket food a of cost average overall the January, In 13 percent percent 13 -

January 2016: 2016: January

markets. local in food of prices high

resulting in extreme shortages shortages extreme in resulting governorate, the within commodities of movement the and and

 In , recent escalation of armed conflict and fuel shortages have severely disrupted disrupted severely have shortages fuel and conflict armed of escalation recent Fallujah, In

year. a over for siege under been has that district

 particularly in Falluja Falluja in particularly - governorate the across reported being are shortages fuel and Food

population. affected - conflict the to assistance provide to access limited

 Humanitarian situation is rapidly deteriorating in Anbar due to the ongoing conflict and and conflict ongoing the to due Anbar in deteriorating rapidly is situation Humanitarian

Highlights

Anbar Anbar - IRAQ

2016 February – Update Flash

Anbar Flash Update Update Flash Anbar Iraq in security food Tracking 2016 January —

Financial support to mVAM provided by USAID USAID by provided mVAM to support Financial

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For further information please contact: please information further For

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Ruttba (1), Amiriyat Al Falluja (1), Fallujah (2), Haditha (1), Heet (1), Ramadi (1) and and (1) Ramadi (1), Heet (1), Haditha (2), Fallujah (1), Falluja Al Amiriyat (1), Ruttba - Al (1), Qaiam Al location),

assistance of Islamic Relief International (IRW) in January 2016, covering the following districts: Al Khalidiyah (1 (1 Khalidiyah Al districts: following the covering 2016, January in (IRW) International Relief Islamic of assistance

The mVAM findings are based on market information from 10 locations in Anbar governorate collected with the the with collected governorate Anbar in locations 10 from information market on based are findings mVAM The

Methodology

WFP has been unable to access the area again as fighting intensified. intensified. fighting as again area the access to unable been has WFP

away from Fallujah city, and distributed a one a distributed and city, Fallujah from away month ration to 400 families (approximately 2800 people). However, However, people). 2800 (approximately families 400 to ration month -

control of the city over a year ago. In September 2015, WFP was able to access an area called Garm, some 10 km km 10 some Garm, called area an access to able was WFP 2015, September In ago. year a over city the of control

to besieged areas. WFP has not been able to access or distribute food inside Fallujah since armed groups took took groups armed since Fallujah inside food distribute or access to able been not has WFP areas. besieged to

prevailing high fuel prices are preventing the regular distribution of the PDS rations in the governorate, especially especially governorate, the in rations PDS the of distribution regular the preventing are prices fuel high prevailing

in Anbar, the limited availability of security forces to ensure the safe transport of the food commodities and and commodities food the of transport safe the ensure to forces security of availability limited the Anbar, in

Almost all monitored locations noted that road supply corridors remain unsafe. Due the ongoing military operation operation military ongoing the Due unsafe. remain corridors supply road that noted locations monitored all Almost

2016 January mVAM, WFP Source:

* These figures are based on three observation in Falluja, Hay Almoalmin sub Almoalmin Hay Falluja, in observation three on based are figures These district. Key informant interviews are ongoing. ongoing. are interviews informant Key district. -

2.043 NA NA 3,800 (kg) Lentils 2,188

2,055 525% 20,000 3,200 (liter) oil Vegetable 2,063

1,500 809% 20,000 2,200 (kg) Sugar 1,250

1,963 655% 20,000 2,650 (kg) rice Imported 2,000

1,500 823% 24,000 2,600 (kg) flour Wheat 1,063

(IQD) January (IQD) (IQD) (IQD)

Anbar and December * Falluja Falluja

in January: in between 2016: January 2015: December in January: in

Average price price Average change % in price Average in price Average commodity Food Average price price Average

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

January. in district Falluja in reported was gas cooking or fuel of availability No

2). (Table December with comparison in high extremely are

district, food commodities are not easily available and prices prices and available easily not are commodities food district, - sub Almoalmin Hay from collected data to According

entering. from supplies medical and fuel water, food, essential

including potatoes. Armed opposition groups are reportedly controlling these areas and restricting access to prevent prevent to access restricting and areas these controlling reportedly are groups opposition Armed potatoes. including

and people are reportedly mainly depending on food produce they collect from farms in rural areas close to the city, city, the to close areas rural in farms from collect they produce food on depending mainly reportedly are people and

items in the market including wheat, sugar, rice, vegetable oil and lentils. Shops have exhausted their food stocks stocks food their exhausted have Shops lentils. and oil vegetable rice, sugar, wheat, including market the in items

district (five observations) reported no availability of food food of availability no reported observations) (five district - sub Alwahda Hay from respondents district, Falluja In