FAO GIEWS Special Alert No. 332- IRAQ, 25  June 2014

FAO GIEWS Special Alert No. 332- IRAQ, 25 June 2014

Year of publication 2014

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Newsletter

Series title Special Reports and Alerts

Series number 332

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Iraq has been plunged into a renewed precarious humanitarian situation with the current escalation of armed conflict. Already the long years of instability have led to protracted humanitarian crises and significant deterioration of both accessibility and the quality of essential services. Although some gains were registered in the last several years in containing food deprivation, civil insecurity, disruptions of markets, limited income and lack of access to sufficient food continue to be the ma in causes of food insecurity in Iraq. The Public Distribution System (PDS) remains the main source of food for the poorest Iraqis although the rate of dependency was reported to have decreased from 67 percent in 2007 to 57 percent in 2011.

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This Special Alert has been prepared under the responsibility of FAO’s Global Information and Early Warning System, with information from official and unofficial sources. None of the information in this Alert should be regarded as statements of governmental views. Furthermore, the designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the FAO concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.