WFP Crisis Situation Report #5

30 March 2018

Highlights In Numbers WFP resumed its general distribution of rice for its Marawi humanitarian response.  WFP has distributed 57.15 mt of rice to 1,143 affected families in the 353,921 people affected municipalities of Poona Bayabao and , .  WFP received a USD 1.2 million grant from the United Nations Central Emergency 27,770 returned families in 42 Response Fund through the underfunded emergencies window. The allocation will be used to further reach vulnerable communities through a nutrition intervention barangays in need of assistance targeting pregnant and nursing women and children age 6-23 months in partnership with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and a food security and livelihood intervention in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

 WFP is in need of USD 1.2 million in additional financial resources to meet the needs of this operation until 31 May 2018.

People assisted 51% 49% February 2017 the complete rebuilding and rehabilitation of the city. It is estimated that this will take four years. PRRO 200743  To better understand the food security and nutrition situation of the affected population, WFP conducted an Emergency Food Security Assessment (EFSA) in February 2018 covering 21 municipalities in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur, as well as Marawi City. Results reveal that 39 percent of the assessed population is moderately to severely food insecure, which is an increase compared to the 35 percent recorded in the previous EFSA in October 2017. An additional challenge was the overall impact of Tropical Storm Tembin (locally known Vinta), which also affected those already displaced by the Marawi siege.  The Department of Education has extended the end of the current academic year in Marawi City

Marawi City WFP General Food Distribution and Emergency School Meals to May to compensate for the school days missed during the height of the conflict. The Marawi City Situation  WFP supports the kambalingan (homecoming) of returning families during the early recovery  Five months after the five-month long phase through general distributions of rice and armed conflict between government an upcoming school feeding in cooperation with security forces and the Islamic State- the local non-governmental organization Gawad inspired Maute group was over, 67 Kalinga and the Office of Civil Defense. barangays (administrative sub-unit) are WFP Response reported opened to returning families. Government data reveals that 27,770  WFP has reached the affected population with families were confirmed to have emergency food assistance through the provision returned to 42 barangays in Marawi. of rice, school meals, and pressed dates in Lanao  Based on the Government’s post-conflict del Norte and Lanao del Sur. needs assessment, the Marawi siege left ο Over 40,000 households benefited from rice PHP 18 billion (USD 357 million) worth distributions; of properties damaged, and at least PHP 50 billion (USD 1 billion) is required for ο More than 57,000 elementary and high school Main Credit: WFP/Catherine Mones Photo Caption: WFP, through the support of the United States Agency for International Development, provided rice to affected families still displaced in Poona Bayabao, Lanaoo del Sur.

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students were provided with emergency  WFP Philippines is still in need of USD 1.2 school meals (rice) in more than 170 million to fully respond to the request for schools in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del support received from the Government of the Sur; Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to cover general food distributions and food  Through the contribution of the United States assistance for assets until May 2018. Agency for International Development (USAID) Food for Peace, WFP resumed its general food distribution on the week of 19 March in the municipalities of Poona Bayabao Clusters and Common Services and Lumbatan in Lanao del Sur. WFP Food Security and Agriculture Sector distributed 50 kg bags of rice to 1,143 families in both municipalities.  WFP continuously provides technical support on the Food Security Convergence initiative  Meanwhile, WFP, through the generous between WFP, FAO, Department of Agrarian contribution of the Government of Australia Reform, Department of Social Welfare and through its Department of Foreign Affairs Development, and the local government of and Trade, is coordinating with Gawad Marawi City to help restart the agricultural Kalinga and the Office of Civil Defense in livelihood activities of the returning reaching 15 initial schools to provide communities of Marawi. emergency school meals to Marawi schools that are in operation.  Using the USD 1.2 million allocation for the Contacts UN Central Emergency Response Fund for Stephen Gluning underfunded emergencies, WFP will implement two activities. Together with Representative and Country Director UNICEF, WFP aims to reach 1,700 pregnant [email protected], +639178419997 and nursing women and 5,900 children age 6 to 23 months with specialized nutritious foods. With FAO, WFP aims to provide food assistance for assets too 2,800 farm and fisher families to complement FAO’s provision of agriculture inputs.

Credit: WFP/Catherine Mones Photos Caption: WFP continues to provide life-saving assistance to vulnerable communities affected by the Marawi siege. On 20 March 2018, WFP provided 16.4 mt of rice to the displaced families in the municipality of Poona Bayabao. WFP targeted 522 families in the municipality.

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