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Page | 1 the complete rebuilding and rehabilitation of the city. It is estimated that this will take four years. 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 to May to compensate for the school days missed during the height of the conflict. WFP supports the kambalingan (homecoming) of returning families during the early recovery phase through general distributions of rice and an upcoming school feeding in cooperation with the local non-governmental organization Gawad Kalinga and the Office of Civil Defense. WFP Response WFP has reached the affected population with emergency food assistance through the provision of rice, school meals, and pressed dates in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur. ο Over 40,000 households benefited from rice distributions; ο More than 57,000 elementary and high school In Numbers 353,921 people affected 27,770 returned families in 42 barangays in need of assistance Highlights 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 municipalities of Poona Bayabao and Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur. WFP received a USD 1.2 million grant from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund through the underfunded emergencies window. The allocation will be used to further reach vulnerable communities through a nutrition intervention 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. 30 March 2018 WFP Philippines Marawi Crisis Situation Report #5 People assisted February 2017 51% 49% PRRO 200743 Marawi City WFP General Food Distribution and Emergency School Meals The Marawi City Situation Five months after the five-month long armed conflict between government security forces and the Islamic State- inspired Maute group was over, 67 barangays (administrative sub-unit) are reported opened to returning families. Government data reveals that 27,770 families were confirmed to have returned to 42 barangays in Marawi. Based on the Government’s post-conflict needs assessment, the Marawi siege left PHP 18 billion (USD 357 million) worth of properties damaged, and at least PHP 50 billion (USD 1 billion) is required for Main Photo Credit: WFP/Catherine Mones 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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the complete rebuilding and rehabilitation of the city. It is estimated that this will take four years.
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 to May to compensate for the school days missed during the height of the conflict.
WFP supports the kambalingan (homecoming) of returning families during the early recovery phase through general distributions of rice and an upcoming school feeding in cooperation with the local non-governmental organization Gawad Kalinga and the Office of Civil Defense.
WFP Response
WFP has reached the affected population with emergency food assistance through the provision of rice, school meals, and pressed dates in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur.
ο Over 40,000 households benefited from rice distributions;
ο More than 57,000 elementary and high school
In Numbers
353,921 people affected
27,770 returned families in 42 barangays in need of assistance
Highlights
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 municipalities of Poona Bayabao and Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur.
WFP received a USD 1.2 million grant from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund through the underfunded emergencies window. The allocation will be used to further reach vulnerable communities through a nutrition intervention 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.
30 March 2018
WFP Philippines Marawi Crisis Situation Report #5
People assisted February 2017
51% 49%
PRRO 200743
Marawi City WFP General Food Distribution and Emergency School Meals
The Marawi City Situation
Five months after the five-month long armed conflict between government security forces and the Islamic State-inspired Maute group was over, 67 barangays (administrative sub-unit) are reported opened to returning families. Government data reveals that 27,770 families were confirmed to have returned to 42 barangays in Marawi.
Based on the Government’s post-conflict needs assessment, the Marawi siege left PHP 18 billion (USD 357 million) worth of properties damaged, and at least PHP 50 billion (USD 1 billion) is required for
Main Photo
Credit: WFP/Catherine Mones 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 school meals (rice) in more than 170 schools in Lanao del Norte and Lanao del Sur;
Through the contribution of the United States 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 and Lumbatan in Lanao del Sur. WFP distributed 50 kg bags of rice to 1,143 families in both municipalities.
Meanwhile, WFP, through the generous contribution of the Government of Australia through its Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is coordinating with Gawad Kalinga and the Office of Civil Defense in reaching 15 initial schools to provide emergency school meals to Marawi schools that are in operation.
Using the USD 1.2 million allocation for the UN Central Emergency Response Fund for underfunded emergencies, WFP will implement two activities. Together with UNICEF, WFP aims to reach 1,700 pregnant 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.
WFP Philippines is still in need of USD 1.2 million to fully respond to the request for support received from the Government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to cover general food distributions and food assistance for assets until May 2018.
Clusters and Common Services
Food Security and Agriculture Sector
WFP continuously provides technical support on the Food Security Convergence initiative between WFP, FAO, Department of Agrarian Reform, Department of Social Welfare and Development, and the local government of Marawi City to help restart the agricultural livelihood activities of the returning communities of Marawi.
Contacts
Stephen Gluning
Representative and Country Director
[email protected], +639178419997
www.wfp.org/philippines WFP Philippines Maraw i Crisis Situation Report #5 30 March 2018
Credit: WFP/Catherine Mones 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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