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UNLAS ROME 05236

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 ROME 005236 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM AMEMBASSY ROME 
 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NANCE KYLOH 
BRUSSELS FOR PLERNER AND KDEBLAUW 
NSC FOR JDWORKEN 
USAID FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, AA/DCHA RWINTER, 
D/OFDA BMCCONNELL, D/FFP LLANDIS 
STATE FOR AF, ACTING A/S IO, A/S PRM DEWEY 
USDA FOR FAS/EC/PDD TILLSWORTH AND 
FAS/ICD KRAMER, LEBLANC 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO AND OFDA/ARO 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE 
D'IVOIRE - UN AND WFP LAUNCH EMERGENCY APPEAL 
 
 
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SUMMARY 
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¶1.  ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, THE U.N. WORLD FOOD 
PROGRAMS PLANS TO LAUNCH A REGIONAL EMERGENCY 
OPERATION (EMOP) TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND POSSIBLE 
FUTURE NEEDS DEVELOPING AS A RESULT OF THE DEEPENING 
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE.  THE EMOP WILL 
COVER THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 1, 2002 THROUGH JANUARY 31, 
2003, AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY USD 3 MILLION. 
4,145 MT FOOD IS REQUESTED FOR 94,000 BENEFICIARIES. 
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WFP IS ESTABLISHING A CRISIS SUPPORT UNIT IN ABIDJAN 
LED BY AN EXPERIENCED WFP EMERGENCY MANAGER TO 
COORDINATE AND MANAGE WFP'S RESPONSE OPERATIONS, AS 
WELL AS ADDRESS NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN A TIMELY FASHION. 
WFP IS CURRENTLY PROVIDING FOOD TO 13,250 
BENEFICIARIES INSIDE COTE D'IVOIRE.  END SUMMARY. 
I CANNOT GET RID OF THIS STUPID LINE.  CAN YOU?? 
 
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LAUNCH OF NEW REGIONAL EMOP 
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¶2.  EVEN THOUGH A CEASE-FIRE HAS BEEN SIGNED IN COTE 
D'IVOIRE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND THE REBELS 
(HALTING A MONTH-LONG INSURRECTION) AND A FRAGILE 
PEACE IS HOLDING IN THE COUNTRY, THE U.N. IS 
LAUNCHING A FLASH APPEAL THIS WEEKEND FOR THE 
UNFOLDING CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE AND SURROUNDING 
COUNTRIES.  AS PART OF THAT DOCUMENT, WFP IS ISSUING 
A SMALL REGIONAL EMOP THAT WILL COVER THE NEXT THREE 
MONTHS (NOVEMBER 1 THROUGH JANUARY 31).  THE COST IS 
APPROXIMATELY USD 3 MILLION AND 4,145 MT FOOD IS 
REQUESTED FOR 94,000 BENEFICIARIES. 
 
¶3.  AS PART OF THE WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD (EB) MEETING 
THIS PAST WEEK, WFP WEST AFRICA REGIONAL DIRECTOR 
MANUEL ARANDA DA SILVA PROVIDED THE EB MEMBERS AN 
OVERVIEW OF THE PROBLEMS IN COTE D'IVOIRE AND 
OUTLINED WFP'S RESPONSE THUS FAR.  THIS CABLE 
PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF WFP'S CURRENT WORK, AS WELL AS 
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ITS PREPAREDNESS STEPS TO ADDRESS A GREATER CRISIS, 
IF ONE DEVELOPS. 
 
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EMERGING PROBLEMS 
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¶4.  WFP'S EMOP REPORTS THAT INCREASED HOSTILITY 
TOWARDS FOREIGNERS IN COTE D'IVOIRE HAS CAUSED 3,300 
PERSONS TO CROSS INTO MALI, 1,000 INTO BURKINA FASO, 
1,500 INTO GHANA, 400 INTO LIBERIA, AND 200 INTO 
NIGER.  MOST OF THESE WERE IMMIGRANTS LIVING AND 
WORKING IN COTE D'IVOIRE WHO HAVE CHOSEN DURING THE 
LAST SIX WEEKS TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRY.  BY 
CONTRAST, A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE OF THE TOTAL NUMBER 
OF IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN COTE D'IVOIRE PRIOR TO THE 
BEGINNING OF THE CRISIS ON SEPTEMBER 19 WAS AS 
FOLLOWS:  800,000 FROM MALI, 2.2 MILLION FROM BURKINA 
FASO, 133,000 FROM GHANA, 78,000 FROM LIBERIA, AND 
 
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INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00  SRPP-00  EAP-00 
      EB-00    EUR-00   UTED-00  FDRE-01  TEDE-00  INR-00   IO-00 
      NSAE-00  OES-01   OIC-02   TEST-00  PRM-00   SAS-00     /004W 
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P 251333Z OCT 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6571 
INFO USMISSION GENEVA 
NSC WASHDC 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2345 
AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN 
AMEMBASSY CONAKRY 
AMEMBASSY FREETOWN 
AMEMBASSY MONROVIA 
AMEMBASSY ABUJA 
AMEMBASSY BAMAKO 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
AMEMBASSY DAKAR 
AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU 
AMEMBASSY LONDON 
AMEMBASSY TOKYO 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
USEU BRUSSELS 2872 
JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC//J3/J4/J5 
HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE//ECJ4-ID-HA 
 
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UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 04 ROME 005236 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM AMEMBASSY ROME 
 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NANCE KYLOH 
BRUSSELS FOR PLERNER AND KDEBLAUW 
NSC FOR JDWORKEN 
USAID FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, AA/DCHA RWINTER, 
D/OFDA BMCCONNELL, D/FFP LLANDIS 
STATE FOR AF, ACTING A/S IO, A/S PRM DEWEY 
USDA FOR FAS/EC/PDD TILLSWORTH AND 
FAS/ICD KRAMER, LEBLANC 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO AND OFDA/ARO 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE 
D'IVOIRE - UN AND WFP LAUNCH EMERGENCY APPEAL 
 
230,000 FROM GUINEA. 
 
¶5.  WFP IS QUITE CONCERNED ABOUT THE REGIONAL IMPACT 
OF A WIDENING CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE, ESPECIALLY 
GIVEN THE GROWING PROBLEMS OF DROUGHT IN THE SAHEL. 
ABIDJAN SERVES AS THE PORT OF ENTRY FOR MANY OF THE 
SAHEL COUNTRIES.  HIGH PRICES FOR BASIC CEREALS 
CAUSED BY THE DROUGHT WILL BE FURTHER EXACERBATED BY 
TRANSPORT BLOCKAGES.  CONVERSELY, EXPORTS FROM THE 
SAHEL THAT TRADITIONALLY TRANSIT THROUGH ABIDJAN HAVE 
ALREADY SLOWED OR STOPPED.  LASTLY, MANY PEOPLE IN 
THE SAHEL COUNTRIES RELY ON REMITTANCES FROM 
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RELATIVES IN COTE D'IVOIRE.  IT IS HIGHLY PROBABLE 
THAT REMITTANCE FLOWS WILL SUBSTANTIALLY DIMINISH, 
THEREBY ADDING TO THE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES OF COTE 
D'IVOIRE'S NEIGHBORS. 
 
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ADDRESSING CURRENT NEEDS AND PREPARING FOR THE WORST 
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¶6.  WFP'S REGIONAL EMOP IS BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION 
THAT THE CURRENT POLITICAL STALEMATE WILL CONTINUE 
WITH THE DE FACTO PARTITION REMAINING (I.E. THE 
REBELS NOW CONTROL THE NORTHERN REGION, ROUGHLY HALF 
OF THE COUNTRY). IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS WILL 
ENGENDER CONTINUED POPULATION DISPLACEMENT BOTH 
INSIDE COTE D'IVOIRE AND OUTFLOWS TO BURKINA FASO, 
MALI, GHANA, AND LIBERIA. 
 
¶7.  ALTHOUGH WFP AND ITS U.N. AGENCY PARTNERS ARE 
HOPING FOR A POSITIVE OUTCOME TO THE CRISIS, WFP IS 
TAKING A REALISTIC LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITIES FOR 
FURTHER DETERIORATION AND THE IMPACT AS PART OF ITS 
CONTINGENCY READINESS.  EVEN SO, IF THERE ARE SWIFT, 
MASSIVE MOVEMENTS ACROSS BORDERS, NO AGENCY WILL BE 
PREPARED OVERNIGHT TO RESPOND, BUT VICE SPENDING A 
LOT OF MONEY ON ESTABLISHING RESPONSE MECHANISMS THAT 
MAY NOT BE NEEDED, WFP IS TAKING THE NECESSARY STEPS 
NOW TO REVIEW WHAT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO RESPOND AS 
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. 
 
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CRISIS SUPPORT UNIT 
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¶8.  WFP'S CURRENT COTE D'IVOIRE COUNTRY DIRECTOR 
LEAVES ABIDJAN SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, DUE TO UNSECORD'S 
DECISION TO PASS ABIDJAN TO PHASE III SECURITY WHICH 
ALLOWS NO DEPENDENTS.  TO ENSURE AN EFFECTIVE AND 
EFFICIENT IMPLEMENTATION OF WFP'S REGIONAL EMOP, WFP 
IS ESTABLISHING A CRISIS SUPPORT UNIT IN ABIDJAN. 
BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNTRIES SURROUNDING 
COTE D'IVOIRE ARE COUNTRIES WITH DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 
RATHER THAN EMERGENCIES, NO STRUCTURE NOR TRADITION 
OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS EXISTS.  THE CRISIS SUPPORT 
UNIT WILL THUS SERVE TO PROVIDE THIS EXPERTISE. 
 
¶9.  THE UNIT WILL OVERSEE COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT 
OF WFP'S RESPONSE OPERATIONS.  WFP IS TEMPORARILY 
TRANSFERRING ITS GUINEA COUNTRY DIRECTOR, GEMMO 
LODESANI, A VERY EXPERIENCED EMERGENCY WFP MANAGER, 
 
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ACTION AF-00 
 
INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00  SRPP-00  EAP-00 
      EB-00    EUR-00   UTED-00  FDRE-01  TEDE-00  INR-00   IO-00 
      NSAE-00  OES-01   OIC-02   TEST-00  PRM-00   SAS-00     /004W 
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P 251333Z OCT 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6572 
INFO USMISSION GENEVA 
NSC WASHDC 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2346 
AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN 
AMEMBASSY CONAKRY 
AMEMBASSY FREETOWN 
AMEMBASSY MONROVIA 
AMEMBASSY ABUJA 
AMEMBASSY BAMAKO 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
AMEMBASSY DAKAR 
AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU 
AMEMBASSY LONDON 
AMEMBSSY TOKYO 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
USEU BRUSSELS 2873 
JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC//J3/J4/J5 
HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE//ECJ4-ID-HA 
 
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UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 04 ROME 005236 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM AMEMBASSY ROME 
 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NANCE KYLOH 
BRUSSELS FOR PLERNER AND KDEBLAUW 
NSC FOR JDWORKEN 
USAID FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, AA/DCHA RWINTER, 
D/OFDA BMCCONNELL, D/FFP LLANDIS 
STATE FOR AF, ACTING A/S IO, A/S PRM DEWEY 
USDA FOR FAS/EC/PDD TILLSWORTH AND 
FAS/ICD KRAMER, LEBLANC 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO AND OFDA/ARO 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  DEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE 
D'IVOIRE - U AND WFP LAUNCH EMERGENCY APPEAL 
 
TO ABIDJAN TO SERVE AS THE REGIONAL COORDINATOR OF 
THE UNIT.  HE IS TO ARRIVE OCTOBER 29 OR 30 IN 
ABIDJAN.  HIS COORDINATION STRUCTURE IS MEANT TO 
ENHANCE WFP'S FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND SWIFTLY AND 
EFFICIENTLY TO THE CURRENT NEEDS AND ADDRESS ANY 
DEEPENING CRISIS. 
 
¶10.  WFP HAS ALREADY SENT A FEW ADDITIONAL SECURITY, 
LOGISTICS, AND PROGRAM STAFF TO THE REGION, AND HAS 
OTHERS ON STAND-BY IF NEEDED. 
 
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WFP'S ACTION THUS FAR 
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¶11.  IN ITS INITIAL RESPONSE, WFP HAS BORROWED FOOD 
FROM ITS DEVELOPMENT STOCKS, AND THE JAPANESE 
GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO CONTRIBUTE AN INITIAL 79 MT 
RICE TO THE EMERGENCY OPERATION FROM ITS BILATERAL 
STOCKS.  A TOTAL OF ABOUT 13,250 PEOPLE INSIDE COTE 
D'IVOIRE ARE CURRENTLY RECEIVING EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE 
FROM WFP.  THE NUMBERS BREAK DOWN AS FOLLOWS: 
 
¶12.  IN BOUAKE, 3,000 VULNERABLE PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY 
BEING SUPPORTED THROUGH HEALTH AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES 
WITH 100 MT RICE VIA THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF 
THE RED CROSS (ICRC).  COMPLEMENTARY RATIONS, SUCH AS 
FISH, OIL AND SALT, ARE BEING PREPARED FOR TRANSFER. 
 
¶13.  AMONG THE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF CIVILIANS WHO 
HAVE FLED BOUAKE, ABOUT 2,000 ARE TEMPORARILY SETTLED 
IN TRANSIT SITES IN YAMOUSSOUKRO, DIDIEVI AND 
SAKASSOU, WHILE WAITING FOR ONWARD TRANSPORT.  WFP IS 
PROVIDING THESE POPULATIONS, VIA THE CATHOLIC CHURCH 
AND THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION (NGO) CROIX DE 
LA PAIX INTERNATIONAL, WITH HIGH-ENERGY BISCUITS 
(HEBS) AND 15 MT RICE FOR TWO WEEKS. 
 
¶14.  A TOTAL OF 2,700 IDPS IN THE LOCALITIES OF TIE 
N'DIEKO, MOLONOU, AND GARE KAN, NORTH OF BOUAKE, WILL 
BE PROVIDED WITH WFP FOOD ASSISTANCE VIA CARE.  AN 
INITIAL DISTRIBUTION OF 2 MT OF HEBS HAS ALREADY 
OCCURRED.  (NOTE: ON OCTOBER 15, WFP AIRLIFTED 40 MT 
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OF HEBS FROM THE UN HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE DEPOT IN 
BRINDISI, ITALY, TO BURKINA FASO, WHERE THEY ARE ON 
STAND-BY FOR REGIONAL NEEDS.  END NOTE.) 
 
¶15.  IN THE REFUGEE ZONE, APPROXIMATELY 4,540 
BURKINABES, MALIANS, AND IVORIANS HAVE BEEN DISPLACED 
FROM THEIR VILLAGES AND ARE GATHERED IN SITES IN MAN 
AND DUEKOUE.  WFP IS PROVIDING A FULL, GENERAL RATION 
TO THESE IDPS, CONSISTING OF BULGUR WHEAT, PEAS, OIL, 
AND SALT.  A TOTAL OF 18.8 MT OF FOOD COMMODITIES FOR 
ONE WEEK HAS THUS FAR BEEN TRANSFERRED TO DUEKOUE, 
AND TRANSFERS TO MAN ARE TAKING PLACE NOW. 
 
¶16.  UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE REGIONAL WEST AFRICA 
COASTAL PRRO, WFP IN COORDINATION WITH UNHCR, HAS 
AGREED TO ASSIST 1,000 REFUGEES IN ABIDJAN WHO WERE 
DISPLACED BY THE GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN OF LEVELING 
SHANTYTOWNS FOR SECURITY REASONS.  THEY HAVE 
RESETTLED IN THREE SITES IN ABIDJAN AND ARE BEING 
 
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INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AID-00   AMAD-00  CIAE-00  SRPP-00  EAP-00 
      EB-00    EUR-00   UTED-00  FDRE-01  TEDE-00  INR-00   IO-00 
      NSAE-00  OES-01   OIC-02   TEST-00  PRM-00   SAS-00     /004W 
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P 251333Z OCT 02 
FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6573 
INFO USMISSION GENEVA 
NSC WASHDC 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2347 
AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN 
AMEMBASSY CONAKRY 
AMEMBASSY FREETOWN 
AMEMBASSY MONROVIA 
AMEMBASSY ABUJA 
AMEMBASSY BAMAKO 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
AMEMBASSY DAKAR 
AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU 
AMEMBASSY LONDON 
AMEMBASSY TOKYO 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
USEU BRUSSELS 2874 
JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC//J3/J4/J5 
HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE//ECJ4-ID-HA 
 
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UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 04 ROME 005236 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM AMEMBASSY ROME 
 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NANCE KYLOH 
BRUSSELS FOR PLERNER AND KDEBLAUW 
NSC FOR JDWORKEN 
USAID FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, AA/DCHA RWINTER, 
D/OFDA BMCCONNELL, D/FFP LLANDIS 
STATE FOR AF, ACTING A/S IO, A/S PRM DEWEY 
USDA FOR FAS/EC/PDD TILLSWORTH AND 
FAS/ICD KRAMER, LEBLANC 
USUN FOR LSHESTACK 
NAIROBI FOR REDSO AND OFDA/ARO 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE 
D'IVOIRE - UN AND WFP LAUNCH EMERGENCY APPEAL 
 
ASSISTED BY UNHCR AND CARITAS.  TRANSFERS OF FOOD IN 
ABIDJAN HAVE BEEN PREPARED, BUT SO FAR POSTPONED DUE 
TO SECURITY CONSTRAINTS. 
 
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TYPES OF INTERVENTIONS 
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¶17.  THE PRIMARY EMERGENCY INTERVENTION WILL BE TO 
PROVIDE A GENERAL RATION TO ALL THOSE AFFECTED BY 
FOOD INSECURITY DUE TO DISPLACEMENT.  A RATION OF 
2,100 KILO-CALORIES (KC) PER DAY WILL BE GIVEN TO 
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THOSE BENEFICIARIES ENTIRELY RELIANT ON FOOD 
ASSISTANCE AND WHO DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER MEANS OF 
COPING. 
 
¶18.  A RATION OF 1,850 KC/DAY WILL BE PROVIDED TO 
THOSE WHO HAVE LIMITED MEANS OF COPING WITH FOOD 
INSECURITY (E.G. THOSE WHO ARE RETURNING TO THEIR 
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN) FOR A PERIOD OF TWO MONTHS.  THESE 
BENEFICIARIES WILL GO THROUGH TRANSIT CENTERS WHERE 
WFP PLANS TO GIVE THEM HEBS.  THE EMOP PROJECTS 
160,000 RATIONS OF HEBS MAY BE NEEDED IN THE TRANSIT 
CENTERS.  EACH BENEFICIARY WOULD RECEIVE 500 GRAMS 
(2,250 KC/DAY) OF HEBS WHILE IN THE TRANSIT CENTER. 
 
¶19.  THE EMOP ALSO PLANS FOR SPECIAL NUTRITIONAL 
SUPPLEMENTARY AND THERAPEUTIC FEEDING INTERVENTIONS. 
 
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COMMENT 
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¶20.  WFP IS TO BE COMMENDED FOR ITS PROACTIVE AND 
TIMELY RESPONSE TO THE CURRENT PROBLEMS IN COTE 
D'IVOIRE.  WFP REGIONAL DIRECTOR DA SILVA HAS SWIFTLY 
AND SMARTLY ORGANIZED A COMPETENT TEAM TO RESPOND TO 
THE POTENTIALITY OF A WIDENING CRISIS.  WFP'S 
DECISION TO TAP USD 3 MILLION FROM ITS IMMEDIATE 
RESPONSE ACCOUNT (IRA) DEMONSTRATES WFP'S COMMITMENT 
NOT TO BE "OVERTAKEN BY EVENTS" IN THIS LINCHPIN WEST 
AFRICAN NATION. 
 
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¶21.  MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.  HALL 
 
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