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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 ROME 000817 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR IO AND PRM 
USAID FOR DCHA/FFP, DCHA/OFDA AND PPC 
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH/USAID 
 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER/USAID 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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SUMMARY 
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¶1. USAID/PPC'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ADVISOR VISITED ROME 
JANUARY 20-23, 2002 TO PROMOTE THE USE OF CRUDE MORTALITY 
RATE (CMR) AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AS 
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S 
(WFP) RELIEF ACTIVITIES. THESE MEETINGS RESULTED IN WFP'S 
AGREEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE USE OF THESE INDICATORS 
AT PILOT SITES.  THERE WAS GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT ONE OF 
THESE SITES WOULD BE IN AFGHANISTAN, SUBJECT TO 
CONSULTATIONS WITH WFP FIELD OFFICES WORKING DIRECTLY ON 
THE AFGHANISTAN PROGRAM. WFP'S WORKING GROUP ON THE RELIEF 
INDICATORS WILL SELECT THE OTHER PILOT COUNTRIES IN 
CONSULTATION WITH USAID. THIS CABLE REPORTS ON MAJOR 
CONCLUSIONS AND OUTCOMES OF PPC'S MEETINGS AT WFP AND THE 
UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO).  IT ALSO 
IDENTIFIES ISSUES AND CONCERNS REGARDING THE USE OF THESE 
INDICATORS THAT WARRANT FURTHER DISCUSSION. END SUMMARY. 
 
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BACKGROUND 
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¶2.  IN 1999, USAID ADOPTED CRUDE MORTALITY RATE (NUMBER OF 
DEATHS/10,000 PERSONS/DAY) AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS (WEIGHT 
FOR HEIGHT) OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AS PERFORMANCE 
INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES.  SINCE THIS TIME, 
USAID/PPC HAS SOUGHT COLLABORATION FROM STATE/PRM TO 
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JOINTLY WORK WITH USAID PARTNERS (PVOS/NGOS, INTERNATIONAL 
ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER DONORS) TO ADOPT THESE INDICATORS; 
IDENTIFY PILOT SITES; DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY FOR CONDUCTING 
SURVEYS; AND INITIATE DATA COLLECTION. IN 2000, STATE/PRM 
INCLUDED CMR IN ITS BUREAU PERFORMANCE PLAN AS ONE OF ITS 
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. 
 
¶3.  ANNE RALTE, USAID/PPC, MADE A TDY TO ROME, GENEVA AND 
BRUSSELS ON JANUARY 20 - 31, 2002 TO ENCOURAGE ADOPTION OF 
THESE INDICATORS TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE IN RELIEF 
ACTIVITIES BY THE USG'S HUMANITARIAN U.N. PARTNERS, 
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE EU.  DURING THE TDY 
MS. RALTE ALSO COORDINATED ON OPERATIONAL ISSUES SUCH AS 
THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR DATA 
COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING ON INDICATORS.  (NOTE: 
MS. RALTE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY PAULA LYNCH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR 
FOR POLICY AND RESOURCES, STATE/PRM, IN BOTH GENEVA AND 
BRUSSELS.) 
 
¶4.  IN ROME, MS. RALTE FOCUSSED HER EFFORTS ON THE ADOPTION 
OF THESE INDICATORS BY THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP), 
BUILDING UPON PAST DISCUSSIONS WITH WFP ON THIS ISSUE. 
(NOTE: MENTION WAS MADE OF THESE INDICATORS AT LAST YEAR'S 
WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS AND THEY WERE BRIEFLY 
DISCUSSED AT USG/WFP BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS IN APRIL 2001. 
AT THESE MEETINGS, WFP AGREED TO CONDUCT SOME PILOT STUDIES 
USING THE INDICATORS SUBSEQUENT TO USAID/WFP TECHNICAL 
DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER, BUT 
SUBSEQUENTLY POSTPONED BY USAID UNTIL JANUARY.)  MS. 
RALTE'S CONSULTATIONS INCLUDED INTRODUCTORY AND CLOSING 
PLENARY SESSIONS AND MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS 
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COLLABORATING ON THIS EFFORT.  WFP DIVISIONS PARTICIPATING 
IN THESE MEETINGS INCLUDED THE STRATEGY AND POLICY DIVISION 
(SP), THE OPERATIONS DIVISION (OD), THE OFFICE OF 
HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS(OHA), THE VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS AND 
MAPPING UNIT (VAM), THE OFFICE OF EVALUATION (OEDE) AND THE 
RESOURCES MOBILIZATION SERVICE - AMERICAS, AUSTRALIA AND 
ASIA (REA). 
 
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OUTCOMES AND CONCLUSIONS 
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¶5. THE OUTCOME OF THESE MEETINGS WAS AS FOLLOWS: 
 
-- WFP AND USAID AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DATA 
COLLECTION FOR THESE INDICATORS AT PILOT SITES. 
 
-- THERE WAS TENTATIVE AGREEMENT THAT ONE OF THE PILOT 
SITES WOULD BE IN AFGHANISTAN, SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION AND 
CONCURRENCE FROM WFP'S CLUSTER OFFICE FOR AFGHANISTAN IN 
ISLAMABAD.  (SEE PARAS 9-11 BELOW FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OF 
AFGHANISTAN). 
 
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FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2263 
USEU BRUSSELS 2548 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 04 ROME 000817 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR IO AND PRM 
USAID FOR DCHA/FFP, DCHA/OFDA AND PPC 
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH/USAID 
 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER/USAID 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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-- THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING UP PILOTS IN SUDAN AND THE 
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO WAS ALSO DISCUSSED, BUT NO 
DECISION WAS REACHED. THE REMAINING SITES WILL BE SELECTED 
FROM A LIST OF TEN POSSIBLE COUNTRY SITES DEVELOPED BY AN 
INTERNAL WFP WORKING GROUP.  FINAL SELECTION WILL BE BASED 
ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING GEOGRAPHICAL 
REPRESENTATION, TYPE OF PROGRAM (PRRO OR EMOP) AND 
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS. WFP WILL ALSO SEEK TO INCLUDE 
COUNTRIES WHERE A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT MAPPING UNIT 
(VAM) IS PRESENT TO INCORPORATE FOOD SECURITY AND 
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT DATA. 
 
--  WFP AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN A WORKSHOP ON SURVEY 
METHODOLOGY, BEING PLANNED BY USAID, STATE/PRM AND THE 
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CIDA).  THE 
WORKSHOP, TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE/JULY 2002, WILL BE 
AIMED AT STANDARDIZING NUTRITIONAL SURVEY METHODOLOGIES, 
THAT INCORPORATE DATA COLLECTION ON CMR, TO ENSURE 
RELIABILITY OF DATA. 
 
-- IF WFP FINDS COLLECTION OF DATA ON THESE INDICATORS 
FEASIBLE, WFP WILL CONSIDER HOW IT CAN INTEGRATE THEM INTO 
ITS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2003-2007, AS PART OF WFP'S 
COMMITMENT TO MAKE ITS STRATEGIC PLAN MORE RESULTS-BASED. 
(NOTE:  THIS WOULD MEAN PILOT TESTING WOULD HAVE TO BE 
COMPLETE BY THE FALL OF 2002.) 
 
-- WFP DID NOT FEEL IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE THESE 
INDICATORS IN ITS MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU'S) WITH 
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ITS NGO IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS UNTIL THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE 
WITH PILOT TESTING THE INDICATORS. 
 
-- WFP AND FAO REPRESENTATIVES RECOMMENDED THAT NUTRITION 
AND CMR DATA SHOULD BE INTERPRETED IN A MUCH WIDER CONTEXT 
OF FOOD SECURITY AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS. 
 
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¶6.  THROUGHOUT THESE CONSULTATIONS, WFP IDENTIED COST AS 
THE MAJOR OBSTACLE TO WFP'S INTEGRATING NUTRITIONAL 
STATUS/CMR MONITORING INTO ALL ITS RELIEF PROGRAMS.  FOR 
THIS REASON, WFP PLANNED TO TAKE A GRADUAL APPROACH, WHICH 
WOULD ALLOW FOR FURTHER EVALUATION OF COSTS AFTER PILOT 
TESTING. 
 
¶7.  THE RELATED ISSUE OF TECHNICAL CAPACITY OF WFP AND ITS 
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS TO COLLECT THIS INFORMATION WAS ALSO 
RAISED.  WFP CURRENTLY HAS VERY LIMITED FIELD STAFF 
CAPACITY IN MONITORING AND NUTRITION AND HAS ONLY ONE (1) 
MONITORING OFFICER AND TWO (2) NUTRITION OFFICERS AT ITS 
HEADQUARTERS IN ROME. THE HIRING OF ADDITIONAL STAFF AND 
TRAINING OF EXISTING STAFF ALL HAVE RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS. 
IN ADDITION, WFP NOTED THAT MANY OF ITS NGO IMPLEMENTING 
PARTNERS ARE FOCUSSED ON FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS 
RATHER THAN HEALTH AND NUTRITION.  ADDITIONAL RESOURCES 
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT GREATER NGO INVOLVEMENT IN 
HEALTH/NUTRITION ACTIVITIES. MS. RALTE EMPHASIZED THAT WFP 
SHOULD TRY TO MAKE THE MOST OF ITS LINKAGES WITH TECHNICAL 
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PARTNERS TO COLLECT NUTRITIONAL/CMR DATA RATHER THAN 
COLLECTING THESE DATA THEMSELVES. IN ADDITION, SHE 
SUGGESTED THAT THESE INDICATORS BE INCORPORATED INTO 
PROJECT MONITORING ON AN INCREMENTAL BASIS, WITH NEW 
SITES/COUNTRIES ADDED EACH YEAR. PILOT TESTING OF THESE 
INDICATORS WILL GIVE WFP AND USAID A BETTER IDEA OF 
TECHNICAL NEEDS AND RELATED COSTS. 
 
¶8.  ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR 
NUTRITIONAL STATUS MONITORING BETWEEN WFP AND ITS PARTNERS, 
PARTICULARLY OTHER U.N. AGENCIES, SUCH AS UNICEF.  WFP'S 
CURRENT MOU WITH UNICEF GIVES UNICEF THE  RESPONSIBILITY 
FOR NUTRITIONAL SURVEYS IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE TWO AGENCIES 
ARE WORKING.  BROADER ACCEPTANCE AND COLLABORATION ON THESE 
INDICATORS BY OTHER U.N. AGENCIES AND OTHER DONORS WILL 
FACILITATE WFP'S DISCUSSIONS WITH ITS PARTNERS.  THE 
DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR NUTRITIONAL MONITORING IS AN 
ISSUE THAT PARTICULARLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN 
AFGHANISTAN (SEE BELOW). 
 
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AFGHANISTAN 
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TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2264 
USEU BRUSSELS 2549 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 04 ROME 000817 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR IO AND PRM 
USAID FOR DCHA/FFP, DCHA/OFDA AND PPC 
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH/USAID 
 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER/USAID 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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¶9.  MS. RALTE PARTICIPATED IN A SEPARATE SESSION WITH WFP 
PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN WFP'S AFGHANISTAN PROGRAM.  IN JULY/ 
AUGUST 2001, WFP'S VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS AND MAPPING UNIT 
(VAM) CARRIED OUT A FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT IN AFGHANISTAN 
THAT ANALYZED THE EFFECTS OF THE DROUGHT FOR THE PAST THREE 
YEARS ON FOOD PRODUCTION AND ON PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO COPE 
WITH THE SITUATION.  SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, WFP HAS BEEN 
MAKING EFFORTS TO UPDATE THIS ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVE ITS 
MONITORING CAPABILITIES IN AFGHANISTAN THROUGH THE 
ESTABLISHMENT OF A AFGHANISTAN FOOD SECURITY UNIT (AFSU) IN 
ISLAMABAD THAT WILL BUILD THE VAM UNIT'S CAPACITY FOR FOOD 
SECURITY ANALYSIS, INFORMATION SHARING AND NETWORKING. 
 
¶10.  CURRENTLY, WFP IS MONITORING BENEFICIARY LEVELS AND 
VARIOUS TYPES OF FOOD SECURITY INFORMATION AND UPDATES THIS 
INFORMATION ON A REGULAR BASIS.  WFP REVIEWS NUTRITIONAL 
SURVEYS BEING CARRIED OUT BY VARIOUS NGOS WITH THEIR OWN 
FUNDING SOURCES. METHODOLOGIES BEING USED ARE NOT 
STANDARDIZED.  WFP IS CURRENTLY EXPLORING INSTITUTIONAL 
ARRANGEMENTS TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE NUTRITION 
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM THAT WILL ENSURE THERE IS 
STANDARDIZATION AND COORDINATION AMONG VARIOUS GROUPS 
CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING SURVEYS.  AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, WFP 
IS WORKING OUT RESPONSIBILITIES WITH OTHER U.N. PARTNERS, 
PARTICULARLY UNICEF. AS AN INTERIM MEASURE, UNTIL 
RESPONSIBILITIES COULD BE BETTER DEFINED, WFP PROPOSED TO 
ENGAGE A NEUTRAL, CREDIBLE INSTITUTION WITH WIDELY 
RESPECTED EXPERTISE IN NUTRITIONAL SURVEYS, SUCH AS THE 
U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC), TO 
COORDINATE SURVEYS WITH UNICEF AND ENSURE THAT 
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METHODOLOGIES ARE STANDARDIZED AND DATA ARE RELIABLE. THIS 
PROPOSAL WAS ENDORSED BY USAID.  WFP AGREED TO DISCUSS THIS 
PROPOSAL TO USE CDC WITH ITS CLUSTER OFFICE FOR AFGHANISTAN 
IN ISLAMABAD. FRANCESCO STRIPOLI, THE DIRECTOR OF WFP'S 
OFFICE OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON 
FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET IMMEDIATE PRIORITY NEEDS IN 
AFGHANISTAN. 
 
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MEETING WITH FAO 
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¶12.  THE U.S. MISSION ORGANIZED A CONSULTATIVE SESSION WITH 
FAO, CHAIRED BY FAO'S SPECIAL RELIEF OPERATIONS SERVICE 
(TCOR), WHICH RECEIVES USAID OFFICE OF FOREIGN DISASTER 
ASSISTANCE (OFDA) FUNDING.  THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS 
TO BRIEF FAO ON THESE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF 
PROGRAMS, EXPLAIN WHY THESE WERE SELECTED, AND DISCUSS HOW 
THEY WERE BEING USED FOR MONITORING PROGRESS. USAID HAS NOT 
REQUESTED THAT FAO REPORT ON THESE INDICATORS FOR FAO 
RELIEF PROGRAMS FUNDED BY USAID. 
 
¶13.  THIS MEETING INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE 
FOLLOWING OFFICES AT FAO: NUTRITION PLANNING, ASSESSMENT 
AND EVALUATION SERVICE (ESNA); AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN 
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE (ESAE); FOOD SECURITY AND 
AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS ANALYSIS SERVICE (ESAF); NUTRITION 
PROGRAM SERVICES (ESNP); AND EVALUATION SERVICE (PBEE). FAO 
ADVISED THAT IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING ITS SIX YEAR 
MEDIUM PLAN AND FOUND THE CONSULTATION TIMELY AND HELPFUL. 
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THEY APPLAUDED USAID, AS A MAJOR DONOR, FOR MAKING 
NUTRITIONAL STATUS ONE OF ITS AGENCY GOAL INDICATORS. THE 
FAO REPRESENTATIVES GENERALLY SUPPORTED THE INDICATORS AND 
EXPRESSED INTEREST IN MORE ACTIVELY SUPPORTING USAID'S 
RELIEF PROGRAMS BY LINKING CLOSER WITH IMPLEMENTING 
PARTNERS ON THE GROUND. FAO REPS INDICATED THEY WOULD BE 
PLEASED TO SHARE DATA THEY COLLECT AS THEY VIEW THESE 
INDICATORS AS IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT TOOL. THEY ALSO 
INDICATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRAINING 
WORKSHOP. 
 
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¶14. THE U.S. MISSION ENDORSES USAID AND STATE/PRM'S JOINT 
EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE OVERALL QUALITY OF DATA FROM 
EMERGENCY SITES USED FOR POLICY AND PROGRAM DECISIONS. WE 
GREATLY APPRECIATE MS. RALTE'S EFFORTS TO RE-ENERGIZE 
DISCUSSIONS WITH WFP ON THESE INDICATORS AND TO MOVE THE 
DATA COLLECTION EFFORT FORWARD ON A PILOT BASIS, ESPECIALLY 
IN AFGHANISTIAN WHERE THE NEED IS IMMEDIATE. WE DO, 
HOWEVER, BELIEVE THAT WFP'S CONCERNS REGARDING COST AND 
THEIR CAPACITY TO INTEGRATE THE MONITORING OF THESE 
 
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FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2265 
USEU BRUSSELS 2550 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 04 ROME 000817 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR IO AND PRM 
USAID FOR DCHA/FFP, DCHA/OFDA AND PPC 
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH/USAID 
 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER/USAID 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES 
 
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INDICATORS INTO ALL RELIEF PROGRAMS ARE VERY VALID.  WE 
SUGGEST THAT USAID AND WFP HOLD FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON 
THESE CONCERNS (PARTICULARLY COST IMPLICATIONS) AT THE 
UPCOMING USG/WFP BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS IN EARLY APRIL. 
 
¶15.  SINCE MS. RALTE'S VISIT WFP HAS TAKEN STEPS TO 
ESTABLISH ITS PILOT SITE IN AFGHANISTAN.  LAST WEEK WFP 
HEADQUARTER'S CHIEF NUTRITIONIST TRAVELED TO AFGHANISTAN TO 
FURTHER INVESTIGATE MODALITIES FOR SETTING UP A NATIONAL 
NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, WITH INITIAL ASSISTANCE FROM 
CDC.  HEILEMAN 
 
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