Iraq, mVAM Bulletin 11: Food Security Indicators Continue to Be Poor in Anbar and Ninewa Governorates, and for IDPs

Rome (Italy): World Food Programme (WFP), 2015.

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Food consumption indicators deteriorated for Baghdad and remained worse than the national average for Anbar, where 18 percent of households reported consuming an ‘inadequate’ diet. Internally displaced (IDP) households – particularly those living in camps – continued to show poorer food security indicators than the general population. About 15 percent of all IDPs had ‘inadequate’ consumption – five times higher than the average for non-displaced households. Almost 28 percent of the IDPs were using negative food-related coping strategies. Above-average use of food-related coping continued for households in Anbar (20%) and Ninewa (18%) and declined by 11 percent in Salah Al-Din. The average cost of a standard food basket remained similar to August across all monitored governorates. However, food basket costs were remarkably high in the besieged district of Haditha in Anbar. Respondents identify low access to the Public Distribution System (PDS); irregular salary payments; and displacement as the main causes of food insecurity. Restricted PDS access is linked to displacement status.

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