Attachments
Highlights
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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).
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WFP is in need of USD 1.2 million in additional financial resources to meet the needs of this operation until 31 May 2018.
The Marawi City Situation
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Five months after the five-month long armed conflict between government security forces and the Islamic Stateinspired 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.
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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 forthe complete rebuilding and rehabilitation of the city. It is estimated that this will take four years.
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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.
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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.