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SITUATION UPDATE
Field reports indicate that displacement from Diyala (Qurnas, Jerwaghly and Brawjly) continues, with 750 families fleeing north to Tooz Khurmato and Kirkuk. An additional 1,000 families fled from Ba’quba.
IDP movements around Kirkuk have reportedly increased, with 1,000 IDP families from Falluja, Ramadi, Dur and Jarf el Sakhr reaching the city on 22 June. Hundreds of displaced Shia Turkomen from Salahadin have reportedly arrived in Tuz Khurmato and Kirkuk and are in need of food, clothes and psycho-social attention.
The situation in Sinjar continues to be dire, with reports from Telafar indicating shortages of water, food and shelter.
Increasing fuel shortages continue to negatively affect supply chains and contribute to inflated costs for goods and services in Anbar, Diyala, Ninewa, Dohuk and Erbil. In the city of Ramadi in Anbar Governorate, food prices have reportedly tripled.
PROGRAMME UPDATE
UNICEF, IOM and WFP continued to provide lifesaving supplies to displaced people through convoy deliveries. On 22 June, UNICEF reached 150 families in Kalak city (not the camp), with hygiene kits, jerry cans and toys. In a second convoy to Sinjar, UNICEF provided 3,700 families with hygiene kits and jerry cans.
The Humanitarian Coordinator increased the Strategic Reponse Plan (SRP) for the IDP response to $6,182,000 to absorb increased needs beyod Anbar. On 22 June, the UNICEF WASH Chief for Kurdistan and the Chief of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation travelled to Sulaymaniyah to meet with partners and assess the influx from Anbar and Diyala. The still evolving WASH strategy was presented and discussed with the Government and Humanitarian Partners in different forums. The first priority in the strategy is to keep the current water and sanitation infrastructure running. The second priority it to provide emergency life saving material to the displaced currently living in communities while working to support the community to continue to host the displaced.