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02ROME2648	2002-05-31 14:24	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Rome

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 06 ROME 002648 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR AS/PRM, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/D 
USAID FOR A/AID, AA/DCHA, AA/AFR, AA/ANE, BHR/FFP, PPC/DP, 
PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS/FOR CHAMBLISS/TILLSWORTH 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
NSC FOR JDWOKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO 
AMEMBASSY PARIS PASS USMISSION OECD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, MAY 15-17, 2002 
 
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SUMMARY 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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¶1. DESPITE PRECIPITOUSLY DECLINING RESOURCES FOR 
DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD APPROVED COUNTRY PROGRAMMES FOR 
RWANDA, ZAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, WITH A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF USD 
(U.S. DOLLARS) 116.3 MILLION. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE 
(CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR ETHIOPIA. BUDGET INCREASES FOR THE 
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HAITI, LAOS AND RWANDA, VALUED AT USD 
14.6 MILLION, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, 
WERE ENDORSED BY THE BOARD. 
 
¶2. PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY (PRRO) OPERATIONS FOR 
AZERBAIJAN, ALGERIA, ANGOLA (ON THE CONDITION OF REVISIONS) 
AND COLOMBIA, VALUED AT USD $28.6 MILLION, WERE ALSO 
APPROVED. THE BOARD ENDORSED A BUDGET INCREASE OF USD 1.44 
MILLION FOR BANGLADESH (ROHINGYA REFUGEES), AS PREVIOUSLY 
APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE NEW EMOP FOR THE 
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH BY THE BOARD. 
 
¶3. A NUMBER OF WFP OPERATIONS ARE FACING IMMEDIATE PIPELINE 
BREAKS. WITH A SCARCE (NON-U.S.) RESOURCING PICTURE AND WITH 
A MAJOR SOUTHERN AFRICA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ON THE HORIZON, 
WE FORESEE A "TRIAL BY FIRE" SUMMER FOR THE NEW EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTOR AND HIS TEAM. END SUMMARY. 
 
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DEVELOPMENT - COUNTRY STRATEGY (CSO) OUTLINES AND PROGRAMS 
(CP) - APPROVALS 
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¶4. THE BOARD APPROVED THREE COUNTRY PROGRAMMES WITH THE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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FOLLOWING CORE LEVEL LIFE OF PROJECT FUNDING - BOLIVIA, USD 
25.7 MILLION (125,000 METRIC TONS); RWANDA, USD 19.9 MILLION 
(37,394 MTS); AND ZAMBIA, USD 24.9 MILLION (51,249 MTS). THE 
BOLIVIA AND ZAMBIA APPROVALS ARE FOR FIVE YEARS;  RWANDA IS 
FOR FOUR YEARS. 
 
¶5. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE (CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR 
ETHIOPIA. MOREOVER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WITHIN THE SCOPE 
OF HIS PROGRAMMING AUTHORITY, APPROVED THE FOLLOWING BUDGET 
INCREASES: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (VULNERABLE GROUPS INFECTED 
WITH HIV/AIDS, USD 3.85; LAOS (PRIMARY EDUCATION SUPPORT), 
USD 5.9 MILLION; RWANDA, (HIV/AIDS-AFFECTED HOUSEHOLDS), USD 
3.2 MILLION; HAITI (SUPPORT TO HIV/AIDS PROGRAM), USD 1.6 
MILLION; AND 15 SMALLER PROJECTS WITH A TOTAL COST TO WFP OF 
USD 10.1 MILLION. 
 
¶6. INCREASINGLY, WFP IS FOCUSSING ITS DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO 
ON SOCIAL SAFETY NET INTERVENTIONS SUCH AS MOTHER-CHILD 
HEALTH CARE AND PRIMARY SCHOOL FEEDING. DESPITE SUBSTANTIAL 
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ITS DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS, HOWEVER, 
DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO WFP CONTINUE TO DECLINE. IN 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ3792 
 
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ACTION PRM-00 
 
INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AF-00    AGRE-00  AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00 
      WHA-00   SRPP-00  EAP-00   EB-00    EUR-00   UTED-00  TEDE-00 
      INR-00   IO-00    NEA-00   NSAE-00  NSCE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
      OMB-01   TEST-00  SA-00    SAS-00     /004W 
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P 311424Z MAY 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3996 
INFO EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 
AMEMBASSY BERN 
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 
AMEMBASSY BAKU 
AMEMBASSY LUANDA 
AMEMBASSY KIGALI 
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA 
AMEMBASSY LA PAZ 
AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 
AMEMBASSY RABAT 
AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 
AMEMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO 
AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE 
AMEMBASSY VIENTIANE 
AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 
AMEMBASSY AMMAN 
AMEMBASSY CAIRO 
AMEMBASSY DHAKA 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2157 
USEU BRUSSELS 2672 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 06 ROME 002648 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR AS/PRM, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/D 
USAID FOR A/AID, AA/DCHA, AA/AFR, AA/ANE, BHR/FFP, PPC/DP, 
PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS/FOR CHAMBLISS/TILLSWORTH 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
NSC FOR JDWOKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO 
AMEMBASSY PARIS PASS USMISSION OECD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, MAY 15-17, 2002 
 
2001, WFP RECEIVED USD 273 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR 
DEVELOPMENT (WHICH INCLUDES USD 108.6 MILLION FROM THE U.S.) 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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AGAINST TOTAL DONATIONS AMOUNTING TO USD 1.9 BILLION. NOTE: 
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING A DECADE AGO WAS ALMOST USD 1 BILLION. 
END NOTE. 
 
¶7. OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO 
FOR 2002 ARE CALCULATED AT USD 434 MILLION. AS OF MAY 15, 
CONFIRMED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT WERE USD 61.9 
MILLION (14 PERCENT OF REQUIREMENTS). 
 
¶8. IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THIS DOWNWARD TREND IN DEVELOPMENT 
WILL BE REVERSED INSOFAR AS A NUMBER OF MAJOR DONORS HAVE 
MADE A POLICY DECISION NOT TO CONTRIBUTE TO WFP'S 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. USDEL ASKED THAT WFP ONCE AGAIN FOCUS 
ON THE KEY RECOMMENDATION OF THE 1994 TRIPARTITE EVALUATION 
OF WFP (NORWAY, THE NETHERLANDS, AND CANADA) WHICH SUGGESTED 
THAT WFP REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN WHICH THE PROGRAM 
FUNCTIONS TO ABOUT 50. WE FURTHER SUGGESTED THAT THE MINIMUM 
THRESHOLD FOR WFP'S DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO FOR A COUNTRY BE 
ESTABLISHED AT USD 2 MILLION/ANNUM. 
 
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PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY (PRRO) OPERATION - AZERBAIJAN 
--------------------------------------------- ------------- 
 
¶9. WFP'S PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) FOR 
AZERBAIJAN (10168) - TARGETED FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR RELIEF AND 
RECOVERY OF DISPLACED PERSONS AND VULNERABLE GROUPS IN 
AZERBAIJAN, FROM JANUARY 2003 THROUGH DECEMBER 2005, 
COVERING 430,500 BENEFICIARIES - WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. 
THE TOTAL COST TO WFP IS USD 20.16 MILLION. PRESENTLY 10 
PERCENT OF AZERBAIJAN'S POPULATION OF EIGHT MILLION ARE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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CLASSIFIED AS INTERNALLY DISPLACED (IDPS) OR REFUGEES. WFP 
WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO IDPS AFFECTED BY THE 
ON-GOING DISPUTE AND THE PERSISTENT ECONOMIC CRISIS. MOST OF 
THE IDPS ARE ADJUDGED VULNERABLE AND PARTICIPATE MINIMALLY 
IN THE ECONOMY. 
 
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ALGERIA PRRO/SAHWARI REFUGEES 
----------------------------- 
 
¶10. ALGERIA 10172.0 - ASSISTANCE TO WESTERN SAHARA REFUGEES 
(SEPTEMBER 2002-AUGUST 2004), COVERING 155,430 
BENEFICIARIES, WITH A TOTAL COST TO WFP OF USD 29.76 
MILLION, WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. ALGERIA RAISED THE ISSUE 
OF SERIOUS UNDER-FUNDING AND IMMINENT BREAKS IN THE FOOD 
ASSISTANCE "PIPELINE" DURING 2002. WFP POINTED OUT THAT 
MALNUTRION RATES ARE HIGH: AN ESTIMATED 13 PERCENT OF 
CHILDREN UNDER FIVE ARE ACUTELY MALNOURISHED AND 35 PERCENT 
SUFFER FROM STUNTING. ABOUT 44 PERCENT OF CHILDREN UNDER 
FIVE AND MORE THAN 48 PERCENT OF WOMEN SUFFER FROM ANAEMIA. 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ3797 
 
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ACTION PRM-00 
 
INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AF-00    AGRE-00  AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00 
      WHA-00   SRPP-00  EAP-00   EB-00    EUR-00   UTED-00  TEDE-00 
      INR-00   IO-00    NEA-00   NSAE-00  NSCE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
      OMB-01   TEST-00  SA-00    SAS-00     /004W 
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P 311424Z MAY 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3997 
INFO EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 
AMEMBASSY BERN 
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 
AMEMBASSY BAKU 
AMEMBASSY LUANDA 
AMEMBASSY KIGALI 
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA 
AMEMBASSY LA PAZ 
AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 
AMEMBASSY RABAT 
AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 
AMEMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO 
AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE 
AMEMBASSY VIENTIANE 
AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 
AMEMBASSY AMMAN 
AMEMBASSY CAIRO 
AMEMBASSY DHAKA 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2158 
USEU BRUSSELS 2673 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 06 ROME 002648 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR AS/PRM, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/D 
USAID FOR A/AID, AA/DCHA, AA/AFR, AA/ANE, BHR/FFP, PPC/DP, 
PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS/FOR CHAMBLISS/TILLSWORTH 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
NSC FOR JDWOKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO 
AMEMBASSY PARIS PASS USMISSION OECD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, MAY 15-17, 2002 
 
¶11. USDEL PROPOSED: A) A NEW UN-DIRECTED REFUGEE CENSUS TO 
ENSURE THAT THE WFP BENEFICIARY NUMBER CORRESPONDS TO THE 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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ACTUAL NUMBER OF REFUGEES IN THE CAMPS; AND B) A STEPPED-UP 
UNHCR/WFP PRESENCE IN TINDOUF, INCLUDING DAILY MONITORING 
VISITS TO THE CAMPS. THIS INCLUDES POST-DISTRIBUTION 
MONITORING TO ENSURE THAT WFP FOOD AID REMAINS WITH THE 
REFUGEES AND IS USED STRICTLY FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSES. 
 
¶12. THE ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR PRESENT AT THE BOARD SESSION 
CONFIRMED TO THE WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THAT THE GOA WOULD 
ALLOW WFP TO OPEN AN OFFICE IN TINDOUF. MOROCCO QUESTIONED 
THE NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES INSCRIBED IN THE PROGRAM AND 
WARNED AGAINST WFP-SUPPLIED FOOD BEING USED FOR "POLITICAL 
PURPOSES." 
 
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PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY (PRRO) OPERATION - COLOMBIA 
--------------------------------------------- ------------- 
 
¶13. COLOMBIA 10158.0 - ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS DISPLACED BY 
VIOLENCE IN COLOMBIA (IDPS), JANUARY 2003 THROUGH DECEMBER 
2005, WITH A TOTAL COST TO WFP OF USD 25.9 MILLION (71,523 
MTS, 77 PERCENT WHEAT), WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. COST TO 
GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT IS 
ESTIMATED AT USD 22.07 MILLION. BENEFICIARIES APPROXIMATE 
375,000 PER YEAR. 
 
¶14. USDEL COMMENTED THAT WFP'S RESPONSE NEEDED TO BE 
FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE CHANGE AND AGILE ENOUGH TO 
RECOGNIZE AND SEIZE FEASIBLE OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY OCCUR. 
MOREOVER, THE DONOR BASE NEEDED TO BE EXPANDED BEYOND THE 
PRESENT TWO DONORS (U.S. AND JAPAN). 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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ANGOLA PRRO/INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS) 
--------------------------------------------- -- 
 
¶15. ANGOLA 10054.1 - FOOD ASSISTANCE TO WAR-AFFECTED PEOPLE, 
JULY 2002 THROUGH DECEMBER 2003, WITH A TOTAL COST TO WFP OF 
USD 233.5 MILLION (305,598 MTS), WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. 
INDIRECT CONTRIBUTIONS (JET FUEL SUBSIDY, AIRPORT 
LANDING/PARKING, NAVIGATION FEES AND PORT CHARGES) FROM THE 
GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ANGOLA (GRA) ARE ESTIMATED AT 
USD 67.5 MILLION OVER THE LIFE OF PROJECT. A DIRECT GOA 
CONTRIBUTION TO WFP OF USD 2 MILLION REMAINS UNDER 
DISCUSSION. BENEFICIARIES APPROXIMATE 1.16 MILLION. NOTE: 
THE MINISTER OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS AND REINTEGRATION (MINARS) 
JOAO BATISTA KUSSUMA HEADED THE ANGOLAN DELEGATION. END 
NOTE. 
 
¶16. USDEL PRESSED THAT IMMEDIATE STEPS BE TAKEN TO REVISE 
THE PRRO TO REFLECT THE NEW REALITIES ON THE GROUND, WHERE 
EMERGENCY NEEDS ARE GROWING, ACCESS TO VULNERABLE 
POPULATIONS INCREASING, AND WITH WFP NOW BEING REQUESTED TO 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ3803 
 
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ACTION PRM-00 
 
INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AF-00    AGRE-00  AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00 
      WHA-00   SRPP-00  EAP-00   EB-00    EUR-00   UTED-00  TEDE-00 
      INR-00   IO-00    NEA-00   NSAE-00  NSCE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
      OMB-01   TEST-00  SA-00    SAS-00     /004W 
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P 311424Z MAY 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3998 
INFO EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 
AMEMBASSY BERN 
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 
AMEMBASSY BAKU 
AMEMBASSY LUANDA 
AMEMBASSY KIGALI 
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA 
AMEMBASSY LA PAZ 
AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 
AMEMBASSY RABAT 
AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 
AMEMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO 
AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE 
AMEMBASSY VIENTIANE 
AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 
AMEMBASSY AMMAN 
AMEMBASSY CAIRO 
AMEMBASSY DHAKA 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2159 
USEU BRUSSELS 2674 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 06 ROME 002648 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR AS/PRM, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/D 
USAID FOR A/AID, AA/DCHA, AA/AFR, AA/ANE, BHR/FFP, PPC/DP, 
PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS/FOR CHAMBLISS/TILLSWORTH 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
NSC FOR JDWOKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO 
AMEMBASSY PARIS PASS USMISSION OECD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, MAY 15-17, 2002 
 
ASSIST FAMILY MEMBERS OF UNITA EX-COMBATANTS. THESE IMMINENT 
NEEDS MAY VERY WELL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY ABOVE THE 1.16 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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MILLION-BENEFICIARY LEVEL IN THE NEAR-TERM. MALI, ON BEHALF 
OF THE AFRICA GROUP, DENMARK, JAPAN, CAMEROON, UNITED 
KINGDOM, AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ALSO REQUESTED REVISION 
OF THE PRRO. NOTE: WFP HAS AGREED TO PRODUCE A REVISED 
DOCUMENT BY JUNE 21. END NOTE. 
 
¶17. USDEL STRESSED IMPROVED TARGETING THROUGH:  A) AN 
IMPROVED VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; 2) AN ENHANCED 
REGISTRATION SYSTEM TO ALLOW REGULAR CASELOAD VERIFICATION; 
AND 3) A MORE ELABORATE M&E SYSTEM, INCLUDING POST- 
DISTRIBUTION MONITORING, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE WEST 
AFRICA REPORT ON SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. USDEL FURTHER 
SUGGESTED AN INCREASE IN TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED STAFF AND 
MET SEPARATELY WITH THE NEW WFP COUNTRY DIRECTOR-DESIGNATE 
FRANCISCO ROQUE CASTRO ON KEY ISSUES. INTER ALIA, USDEL 
ENCOURAGE WFP TO IMPROVE ITS COORDINATION, TRANSPARENCY, AND 
INFORMATION FLOW WITH ITS NGO PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE BETTER 
PROGRAMMING. 
 
¶18. FINALLY, USDEL NOTED THAT THE CURRENT PRRO (APRIL 2001- 
JUNE 2002, USD 167.6 MILLION, 228, 782 MTS) WAS ONLY 71 
PERCENT FUNDED AS OF MAY 15. USDEL URGED THE GRA--NOW THAT 
THE WAR HAS ENDED--TO RE-DIRECT A PART OF ITS DEFENSE BUDGET 
TO PROVIDING SOCIAL SERVICES TO ITS POPULATION. THE GRA WAS 
STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO MAKE SUBSTANTIVE CASH CONTRIBUTIONS 
TO WFP'S NEW PRRO FOR THE LOCAL/REGIONAL PURCHASE OF 
COMMODITIES TO SUPPORT ITS POPULATIONS IN NEED. THIS 
SENTIMENT WAS ENDORSED BY BOTH THE NETHERLANDS AND ITALY. 
 
¶19. COMMENT: USDEL MET WITH MINISTER KUSSUMA PRIVATELY FOR 
AN HOUR ON THE SUBJECT OF ENHANCED GOA FUNDING THROUGH WFP 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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AND A CLEARER DEFINITION OF THE UN'S MANDATE/ROLE IN THE 
DEMOBILIZATION PROCESS. ON FUNDING, KENYA'S CONTRIBUTION TO 
WFP OF USD 9 MILLION IN 2000 AND USD 8.5 MILLION IN 
CASH/KIND IN 2001 (FOR USE IN KENYA) WAS CITED AS WAS THE 
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA'S DECISION TO DONATE ONE MILLION TONS OF 
WHEAT THROUGH WFP FOR AFGHANISTAN. THE MINISTER'S TEAM TOOK 
NOTES; THE MINISTER WAS NON-COMMITTAL. END COMMENT. 
 
-------------------- 
OTHER PRRO APPROVALS 
-------------------- 
 
¶20. THE BOARD TOOK NOTE OF THE APPROVAL BY THE EXECUTIVE 
DIRECTOR WITHIN HIS DELEGATED AUTHORITY) OF BANGLADESH 
10045.0 (21,500 ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN CHITTAGONG DECLINING TO 
16,000 BY END OF PROJECT), CALENDAR YEAR 2002, VALUED AT USD 
1.44 MILLION. MOREOVER, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPROVED AN 
ADDITIONAL TEN SMALLER PRRO BUDGET INCREASES WITH A TOTAL 
COST TO WFP OF USD 14.9 MILLION. 
 
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                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ3806 
 
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ACTION PRM-00 
 
INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AF-00    AGRE-00  AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00 
      WHA-00   SRPP-00  EAP-00   EB-00    EUR-00   UTED-00  TEDE-00 
      INR-00   IO-00    NEA-00   NSAE-00  NSCE-00  OES-01   OIC-02 
      OMB-01   TEST-00  SA-00    SAS-00     /004W 
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P 311424Z MAY 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3999 
INFO EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 
AMEMBASSY BERN 
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 
AMEMBASSY BAKU 
AMEMBASSY LUANDA 
AMEMBASSY KIGALI 
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA 
AMEMBASSY LA PAZ 
AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 
AMEMBASSY RABAT 
AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 
AMEMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO 
AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE 
AMEMBASSY VIENTIANE 
AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 
AMEMBASSY AMMAN 
AMEMBASSY CAIRO 
AMEMBASSY DHAKA 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2160 
USEU BRUSSELS 2675 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 05 OF 06 ROME 002648 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR AS/PRM, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/D 
USAID FOR A/AID, AA/DCHA, AA/AFR, AA/ANE, BHR/FFP, PPC/DP, 
PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS/FOR CHAMBLISS/TILLSWORTH 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
NSC FOR JDWOKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO 
AMEMBASSY PARIS PASS USMISSION OECD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN KUNR EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, MAY 15-17, 2002 
 
REPORTS BY THE JOINT INSPECTION UNIT (JIU) RELEVANT TO THE 
WORK OF WFP 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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¶21. THE JOINT INSPECTION UNIT (JIU) WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE 
UNGA IN 1966. IT EVALUATES WHETHER ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY 
"PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS" ARE CARRIED OUT IN THE MOST 
ECONOMICAL MANNER, ENSURING THAT OPTIMUM USE IS MADE OF 
RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR CARRYING OUT THESE ACTIVITIES. THE 
BOARD APPROVED A REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WFP FOLLOW- 
UP SYSTEM FOR JOINT INSPECTION UNIT (JIU) REPORTS. THE BOARD 
REQUESTED THAT THE WFP SECRETARIAT KEEP IT INFORMED OF 
DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SYSTEM'S APPLICATION. THE BOARD ALSO 
APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF ONE JIU 2001 REPORT 
"ENHANCING GOVERNANCE OVERSIGHT ROLE: STRUCTURE, WORKING 
METHODS AND PRACTICES IN HANDLING OVERSIGHT REPORTS," OF 
PARTICULAR RELEVANCE TO WFP. 
 
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PALESTINIAN TERRITORY 
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¶22. UNDER OTHER BUSINESS A NUMBER OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES, 
PAKISTAN, SYRIA, EGYPT, IRAQ, SAUDI ARABIA, ETC., ASK FOR A 
FULL BRIEFING ON WFP'S RESPONSE (ACTUAL AND PLANNED) IN THE 
PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, CITING IN THEIR VIEW AN EXTREME 
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AMONG THE PALESTINIAN CIVILIAN 
POPULATION. 
 
¶23. WFP ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD CONSOLIDATED A PREVIOUSLY 
ISSUED EMERGENCY EMOP OPERATION (10072) AND A PROTRACTED 
RELIEF AND RECOVERY (PRRO) OPERATION (6214) UNDER A NEW EMOP 
(10190) FROM MAY-DECEMBER 2002 TO ASSIST 500,000 
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BENEFICIARIES, VALUED AT USD 18.29 MILLION (41, 217 MTS). 
THE EMOP WILL TARGET THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG THE NON- 
REFUGEE POPULATION, I.E., CHILDREN UNDER FIVE, 
EXPECTANT/NURSING WOMEN, THE ELDERLY AND PATIENTS IN 
HOSPITALS AND SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS ORPHANAGES AND 
NURSING HOMES. IN ADDITION TO RICE, WHEAT FLOUR AND PULSES, 
WHEAT SOY BLEND AND HIGH-ENERGY BISCUITS HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED 
TO THE FOOD BASKET. IF CASH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE RECEIVED, WFP 
IS LOOKING AT LOCAL PURCHASES (HAIFA). 
 
¶24. WFP HAS PROCURED THROUGH A STANDBY AGREEMENT WITH 
SWEDISH RESCUE SERVICE A FLEET OF 8 TRUCKS/CREWS THAT 
ARRIVED IN COUNTRY MAY 19/20 AND WERE CLEARED THROUGH 
CUSTOMS ON MAY 24. THIS WILL BE FUNDED THROUGH A SPECIAL 
(SO) OPERATIONS APPEAL VALUED AT USD 1.62 MILLION TOWARDS 
WHICH SWEDEN HAS CONFIRMED A CONTRIBUTION OF USD 1 MILLION. 
MOREOVER, WFP IS ENHANCING ITS STAFFING CAPABILITIES TO 
ENSURE BETTER MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION OF FOOD-AID 
DISTRIBUTIONS. AGAINST THE TARGET OF 500,000 BENEFICIARIES, 
WFP IS HOPEFUL OF EFFECTIVELY REACHING 320,000 BY THE END OF 
MAY. 
 
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P 311424Z MAY 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4000 
INFO EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 
AMEMBASSY BERN 
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 
AMEMBASSY BAKU 
AMEMBASSY LUANDA 
AMEMBASSY KIGALI 
AMEMBASSY LUSAKA 
AMEMBASSY LA PAZ 
AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 
AMEMBASSY RABAT 
AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 
AMEMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO 
AMEMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE 
AMEMBASSY VIENTIANE 
AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 
AMEMBASSY AMMAN 
AMEMBASSY CAIRO 
AMEMBASSY DHAKA 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2161 
USEU BRUSSELS 2676 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 06 OF 06 ROME 002648 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR AS/PRM, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/D 
USAID FOR A/AID, AA/DCHA, AA/AFR, AA/ANE, BHR/FFP, PPC/DP, 
PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS/FOR CHAMBLISS/TILLSWORTH 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
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OMB FOR TSTOLL 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO 
AMEMBASSY PARIS PASS USMISSION OECD 
 
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SUBJECT:  SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, MAY 15-17, 2002 
 
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COMMENT 
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¶25. THROUGH MID-MAY 2002 CONTRIBUTIONS TO WFP EQUAL USD 601 
MILLION, WHICH AMOUNTS TO COVERAGE OF 31 PERCENT OF OVERALL 
REQUIREMENTS. WHAT THIS MEANS SIMPLY IS THAT A NUMBER OF WFP 
OPERATIONS ARE FACING IMMEDIATE PIPELINE BREAKS. FROM 
JANUARY THROUGH MAY 10 WFP HAS APPROVED THE USE OF USD 17.3 
MILLION IN FUNDS FROM ITS IMMEDIATE RESPONSE (IRA) ACCOUNT 
TO MEET URGENT REQUIREMENTS FOR 12 EMOPS AND PRROS. AND NOW, 
WITH A MAJOR SOUTHERN AFRICA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ON THE 
HORIZON, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE A "TRIAL BY FIRE" SUMMER FOR 
THE NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HIS TEAM. 
 
¶26. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. HEILEMAN

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