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03ROME589	2003-02-13 12:28	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Rome

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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 05 ROME 000589 
 
SIPDIS 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR AS/PRM DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, U/S LARSON, 
AFR/SA, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/EDA WINNICK 
USAID FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, AA/DCHA WINTER, 
DAA/DCHA/GRIGSBY, AA/AFR, D/DCHA/FFP LANDIS, PPC/DP, PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS FOR GSM KMILLER, MCHAMBLISS AND RTILLSWORTH 
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE FOR AMBASSADOR HUDDLE 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR USAID PLERNER 
USUN FOR AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, CSERWER AND MLUTZ 
NSC FOR JDWORKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, FEBRUARY 5-7, 2003 
 
REF: (A) ROME 00341 
 
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SUMMARY 
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¶1. THE WFP BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF 
EVER-INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA 
WHERE 38 MILLION PEOPLE FACE STARVATION) AND HOW BEST TO 
PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES (4.8 MILLION METRIC 
TONS VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION) TO ENSURE AN 
ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. U.S. DOLLARS 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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465.6 MILLION IN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS 
(PRROS) FOR AFGHANISTAN, TAJIKISTAN, NEPAL, DEMOCRATIC 
REPUBLIC OF CONGO AND SUDAN - WERE APPROVED. WFP AND UNAIDS 
(REPRESENTED BY DR. PETER PIOT) CALLED FOR A RADICAL AND 
URGENT APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE FATAL LINKS BETWEEN HIV/AIDS, 
CHRONIC FOOD SHORTAGES AND MALNUTRITION. US MISSION 
AMBASSADOR TONY HALL NOTED THAT AIDS IS RAPIDLY WIPING OUT 
DECADES OF DEVELOPMENT WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO REGIONAL 
INSTABILITY AND THAT EVERY UN ORGANIZATION AND ALL OF US 
NEED TO COMMIT OURSELVES TO COMBATING THIS TERRIBLE 
PANDEMIC. END SUMMARY. 
 
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WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ENUMERATES 2003 CHALLENGES 
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¶2. WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM MORRIS LISTED 2003 NEEDS FOR 
FOOD ASSISTANCE AS UNPRECEDENTED - 4.8 MILLION METRIC TONS, 
AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION, A 28 
PERCENT INCREASE IN BUDGET REQUIREMENTS OVER LAST YEAR. THE 
NEEDS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA ALONE, ESTIMATED AT U.S. DOLLARS 
1.8 BILLION, EQUAL THE 2002 WORLDWIDE WFP PROGRAM BUDGET. 
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS (EMOPS) WILL REQUIRE U.S. DOLLARS 1.2 
BILLION (2.4 MILLION MTS), PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY 
OPERATIONS (PRROS) U.S. DOLLARS 893 MILLION (1.6 MILLION 
MTS), AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES (LARGELY SCHOOL FEEDING AND 
MOTHER-CHILD CARE), U.S DOLLARS 340 MILLION (844,000 MTS). 
MORRIS ANNOUNCED RECEIPT OF A CASH CONTRIBUTION FROM THE 
OPEC FUND OF U.S. DOLLARS 10 MILLION. 
 
¶3. MORRIS REPORTED ON HIS RECENT TRIPS TO THE HORN, SOUTHERN 
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AFRICA AND ANGOLA. ON ETHIOPIA, HE REMARKED THAT ETHIOPIA 
HAS THE HIGHEST PER CAPITA RELIEF INPUT IN THE WORLD AND THE 
WORLD'S LOWEST PER CAPITA DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT. FOR 
SOUTHERN AFRICA, HE ESTIMATED THAT FOOD AID NEEDS IN 2003 
WOULD REMAIN ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS IN 2002, CITING 
PARTICULARLY BAD GOVERNANCE IN ZIMBABWE AND THE DEVASTATING 
IMPACT OF HIV/AIDS ON AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT THROUGHOUT THE 
REGION. HE UNDERLINED THE TRAGEDY ASSOCIATED WITH TODAY'S 11 
MILLION HIV/AIDS ORPHANS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA. ON DPRK, 
MORRIS MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR 2003 IS 10 
PERCENT FUNDED TO DATE, MEANING THAT IN ALL PROBABILITY WFP 
WILL BE UNABLE TO REACH UP TO 2.9 MILLION OF ITS INTENDED 
BENEFICIARIES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR. ON PRIVATE 
SECTOR SUPPORT, HE COMMENTED ON A U.S. DOLLAR 5 MILLION 
COMMITMENT FROM THE DUTCH CONGLOMERATE TPG WHOSE 150,000 
EMPLOYEES WILL SUPPORT CERTAIN WFP SCHOOL FEEDING OPERATIONS 
FOR A YEAR. 
 
¶4. IN THE U.S. INTERVENTION, AMBASSADOR HALL NOTED THAT THE 
 
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AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 
AMEMBASSY TOKYO 
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 
AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 
AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 
AMEMBASSY BERN 
 
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY 
AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2530 
USEU BRUSSELS 3109 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 05 ROME 000589 
 
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STATE FOR AS/PRM DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, U/S LARSON, 
AFR/SA, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/EDA WINNICK 
USAID FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, AA/DCHA WINTER, 
DAA/DCHA/GRIGSBY, AA/AFR, D/DCHA/FFP LANDIS, PPC/DP, PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS FOR GSM KMILLER, MCHAMBLISS AND RTILLSWORTH 
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE FOR AMBASSADOR HUDDLE 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR USAID PLERNER 
USUN FOR AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, CSERWER AND MLUTZ 
NSC FOR JDWORKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, FEBRUARY 5-7, 2003 
 
UNITED STATES HAS COMMITTED MORE THAN 500,000 METRIC TONS OF 
FOOD TO FEED FAMINE VICTIMS IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA, WITH 
ALMOST HALF OF THAT FOOD HAVING ALREADY BEEN DELIVERED AND 
MORE FOOD PLEDGES PENDING. HALL URGED BOTH WFP AND DONORS TO 
ENCOURAGE THE ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT TO DEVELOP A TRANSITIONAL 
FRAMEWORK TO PROTECT AND BUILD ASSETS FOR ITS FOUR MILLION 
PREDICTABLY FOOD-INSECURE CASELOAD. 
 
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DRAFT ANNOTATED OUTLINE: WFP STRATEGIC PLAN 2004-2007 
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                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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¶5. WFP PRESENTED ITS DRAFT STRATEGIC PLAN ANNOTATED OUTLINE 
2004-2007 (REF A) WHICH WILL BE FORMALLY REVIEWED AT THE 
OCTOBER 2003 BOARD. WFP LISTS FOUR PROGRAM WORK OBJECTIVES: 
A) SUPPORTING UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION AND REDUCING 
GENDER DISPARITY IN ACCESS TO EDUCATION; B) SUPPORTING 
IMPROVED HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE GROUPS THROUGH 
NUTRITION EDUCATION; C) SAVING LIVES IN CRISIS SITUATIONS; 
AND D) PRESERVING LIVELIHOODS IN CRISIS SITUATIONS. TWO OF 
THE FOUR CORE THEMES DESCRIBE HUMANITARIAN OBJECTIVES. 
GENDER CONSIDERATIONS APPLY TO ALL THEMES. 
 
¶6. DAA/DCHA GRIGSBY UNDERLINED USDEL'S CONCERN THAT THE 
DRAFT STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AS PRESENTED WAS OVERLY 
OPTIMISTIC. HE QUESTIONED WFP'S CAPACITY TO PROMOTE LONGER- 
TERM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GIVEN WFP'S PRIMARY MISSION 
(IN USDEL'S VIEW) OF DELIVERING FOOD AND SAVING LIVES IN 
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. USDEL SHARED COPIES OF THE DRAFT USAID- 
COMMISSIONED "FOOD AID AND FOOD INSECURITY - USAID STRATEGIC 
PLAN 2004-2009" (P. WEBB AND B. ROGERS), WHICH FOCUSES 
"ATTENTION TO RISKS AND RESILIENCIES (WHICH IN TURN) 
FACILITATES ATTENTION TO DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABILITY." 
 
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PROGRAMMING IN THE ERA OF AIDS: WFP'S RESPONSE TO HIV/AIDS 
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¶7. WFP AND UNAIDS (REPRESENTED BY DR. PETER PIOT) SIGNED AN 
AGREEMENT ON FEBRUARY 6 WHICH CALLS FOR A RADICAL AND URGENT 
APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE FATAL LINKS BETWEEN HIV/AIDS, 
CHRONIC FOOD SHORTAGES AND MALNUTRITION. THE BOARD ENDORSED 
WFP'S INCORPORATION OF HIV/AIDS CONCERNS IN ALL OF ITS 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES. FOOD INSECURITY DRIVEN BY AIDS CAN 
BE ADDRESSED DIRECTLY THROUGH WFP PROGRAMS, AND WFP 
ACTIVITIES CAN BE USED AS PLATFORMS FOR OTHER TYPES OF 
HIV/AIDS EFFORTS, SUCH AS PREVENTION EDUCATION. WFP WILL 
WORK PARTICULARLY CLOSELY WITH UNAIDS CO-SPONSORS AND THE 
UNAIDS SECRETARIAT IN THIS REGARD. MOREOVER, WFP WILL ADJUST 
PROGRAMMING TOOLS SUCH AS NEEDS ASSESSMENTS, VULNERABILITY 
ANALYSIS, THE DESIGN OF RATIONS AND OTHER NUTRITION-RELATED 
ACTIVITIES AS INFORMATION AND RESEARCH RESULTS BECOME 
AVAILABLE TO REFLECT THE NEW REALITY PRESENTED BY HIV/AIDS. 
FINALLY, WHEN HIV/AIDS THREATENS FOOD SECURITY AND 
INFLUENCES MORTALITY, WFP WILL CONSIDER HIV/AIDS AS A BASIC 
COMPONENT OF A PRRO, CONSISTENT WITH CURRENT WFP POLICY ON 
PRROS. 
 
¶8. AMBASSADOR HALL NOTED THAT AIDS IS RAPIDLY WIPING OUT 
DECADES OF DEVELOPMENT WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO REGIONAL 
INSTABILITY AND THAT EVERY UN ORGANIZATION AND ALL OF US 
NEED TO COMMIT OURSELVES TO COMBATING THIS TERRIBLE 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ3456 
 
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TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8219 
INFO EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE 
AMEMBASSY KABUL 
AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 
AMEMBASSY TOKYO 
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 
AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 
AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 
AMEMBASSY BERN 
 
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY 
AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2531 
USEU BRUSSELS 3110 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 05 ROME 000589 
 
SIPDIS 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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STATE FOR AS/PRM DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, U/S LARSON, 
AFR/SA, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/EDA WINNICK 
USAID FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, AA/DCHA WINTER, 
DAA/DCHA/GRIGSBY, AA/AFR, D/DCHA/FFP LANDIS, PPC/DP, PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS FOR GSM KMILLER, MCHAMBLISS AND RTILLSWORTH 
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE FOR AMBASSADOR HUDDLE 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR USAID PLERNER 
USUN FOR AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, CSERWER AND MLUTZ 
NSC FOR JDWORKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, FEBRUARY 5-7, 2003 
 
PANDEMIC. HE UNDERLINED THAT THE UNITED STATES IS THE 
LARGEST PROVIDER OF INTERNATIONAL HIV/AIDS FUNDING - IN FY 
2002 SOME U.S. DOLLARS 1.17 BILLION WAS SPENT TO FIGHT THE 
GLOBAL PANDEMIC AND WE INTEND TO PROVIDE MORE THAN U.S. 
DOLLARS 1.3 BILLION IN 2003. HALL ENCOURAGED WFP TO WORK 
CLOSELY WITH ITS UN PARTNERS IN ESTABLISHING STANDARD 
INDICATORS AND METHODS FOR INCORPORATING HIV/AIDS IN FOOD 
SECURITY, CROP AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS. HE REQUESTED 
WFP AND THE UN AGENCIES TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FOOD DELIVERIES 
(WHERE LARGE NUMBERS OF BENEFICIARIES OFTEN WAIT FOR HOURS 
TO RECEIVE THEIR RATION) TO IMPART MOTHER-CHILD CARE, HEALTH 
TRAINING AND NUTRITION EDUCATION MESSAGES, HIV/AIDS 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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AWARENESS, ETC. FINALLY, HALL URGED WFP AND ITS SISTER UN 
AGENCIES TO BECOME FORCEFUL ADVOCATES WITH PARLIAMENTARIANS 
AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN EVERY COUNTRY TO DEVELOP NATIONAL 
POLICIES FOR ORPHANS AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS 
TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN 
NEED. 
 
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PROGRAM OF WORK: REVIEW OF WFP'S RESOURCE AND LONG-TERM 
FINANCING POLICY/EXTERNAL AUDITOR - 2002-2003 BIENNIUM 
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¶9. ON THE 2003 REVIEW OF RESOURCE AND LONG-TERM FINANCING 
POLICIES, THE BOARD ENDORSED THE ANNOTATED OUTLINE AS A 
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND INSTRUCTED THE BUREAU TO DETERMINE 
HOW THE PROGRAM OF WORK SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED. USDEL ASKED 
WFP TO REVIEW AND CONFIRM THAT IT HAS A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF 
COMPETENT TRAINED PROFESSIONALS BOTH IN HEADQUARTERS AND IN 
THE FIELD TO PROPERLY ACCOUNT FOR ITS DIVERSE AND 
SUBSTANTIVE RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS. 
 
¶10. THE UK'S COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL, SIR JOHN 
BOURN, STRESSED THE NEWLY-APPOINTED EXTERNAL AUDITOR'S 
DESIRE TO "PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO MANAGEMENT OF RISK." IN 
PARTICULAR, THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR WILL FOCUS ON WFP'S NEW 
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM (WINGS), THE ORGANIZATION'S 
DECENTRALIZATION, HOST GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, AND WFP'S 
HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES. USDEL ASKED THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR 
TO REVIEW SECRETARIAT'S EFFORTS TO APPLY COST CONTAINMENT 
PRINCIPLES TO ALL WFP OFFICES, INCLUDING HEADQUARTERS UNITS, 
AND TO COMMENT ON THE PROCEDURE USED BY WFP IN SELECTING 
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FREIGHT FORWARDERS, BROKERS AND/OR AGENTS. 
 
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PRROS - AFGHANISTAN/TAJIKISTAN/NEPAL 
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO/SUDAN (ERITREAN REFUGEES) 
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¶11. PRROS:  THE BOARD APPROVED PROTRACTED RELIEF AND 
RECOVERY OPERATIONS: 
 
-AFGHANISTAN (APRIL 2003-MARCH 2005), U.S. DOLLARS 337.5 
MILLION, 6 MILLION BENEFICIARIES IN YEAR ONE - 5.27 MILLION 
IN YEAR TWO; 
-TAJIKISTAN (JULY 2003-JUNE 2005), U.S. DOLLARS 74.75 
MILLION, 1.48 MILLION BENEFICIARIES; 
-NEPAL/BHUTANESE REFUGEES (JULY 2003-JUNE 2004), U.S. 
DOLLARS 8.64 MILLION, 103,850 BENEFICIARIES; 
-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO (BUDGET INCREASE, APRIL- 
DECEMBER 2003), U.S. DOLLARS 39.8 MILLION, 264,609 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
                           UNCLASSIFIED     PTQ3461 
 
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AMEMBASSY TOKYO 
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 
AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 
AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 
AMEMBASSY BERN 
 
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY 
AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2532 
USEU BRUSSELS 3111 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 05 ROME 000589 
 
SIPDIS 
 
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STATE FOR AS/PRM DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, U/S LARSON, 
AFR/SA, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/EDA WINNICK 
USAID FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, AA/DCHA WINTER, 
DAA/DCHA/GRIGSBY, AA/AFR, D/DCHA/FFP LANDIS, PPC/DP, PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS FOR GSM KMILLER, MCHAMBLISS AND RTILLSWORTH 
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE FOR AMBASSADOR HUDDLE 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR USAID PLERNER 
USUN FOR AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, CSERWER AND MLUTZ 
NSC FOR JDWORKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
 
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SUBJECT:  FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, FEBRUARY 5-7, 2003 
 
BENEFICIARIES; 
-SUDAN/ERITREAN REFUGEES (BUDGET INCREASE, JANUARY-DECEMBER 
2003), U.S. DOLLARS 4.88 MILLION, 91,000 BENEFICIARIES. 
 
¶12. THE AFGHANISTAN PRRO DISCUSSION/APPROVAL WILL BE 
DISCUSSED SEPTEL. ON NEPAL, USDEL NOTED THE TROUBLING UNHCR 
INSPECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT (NOVEMBER 2002) RELATED TO THE 
DISCOVERY OF 16 CASES OF SEXUAL ABUSE OF REFUGEE WOMEN AND 
GIRLS BY MEN WORKING FOR THREE UNHCR-FUNDED NGO PARTNERS AND 
BY TWO UNHCR-FUNDED LOCAL NEPALESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. 
WHILE CONCURRING THAT THE UN AGENCIES HAVE MADE SOME 
PROGRESS ON PLANS OF ACTION DEALING WITH PROTECTION FROM 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES, USDEL 
URGED ACCELER 
ATED IMPLEMENTATION OF "ZERO TOLERANCE" 
MEASURES TO PREVENT SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, HOLD VIOLATORS 
ACCOUNTABLE AND ENSURE THE INTEGRITY OF UN OPERATIONS. 
 
¶13. ON THE DROC REVISED AND EXPANDED PRRO, USDEL COMMENTED 
THAT THE DEMANDING AND COMPLEX OPERATING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL 
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS WILL REQUIRE DEPLOYMENT OF 
EXPERIENCED AND SAVVY WFP OFFICERS. KEY WILL BE "WIDENING 
THE HUMANITARIAN SPACE" IN THE MOST AFFECTED AREAS OF THE 
COUNTRY. REACHING THESE "HIDDEN" TARGET GROUPS ON A 
CONSISTENT BASIS WILL BE A DAILY TASK, LINKED TO FOSTERING 
RAPID INTERVENTION AND INFORMATION SHARING CAPACITIES. 
 
¶14. ON THE SUDAN/ERITREAN REFUGEES PRRO, USDEL REQUESTED 
THAT THE JOINT UNHCR-GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN SCREENING TEAMS 
REMAIN FULLY OPERATIVE IN THE EASTERN REGIONS OF KASSALA, 
WAD, MADANE AND GEDAREF, IN ORDER TO FURTHER CLARIFY AND 
FINALIZE: A) THE NUMBER OF ERITREANS STILL IN NEED OF 
INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION; AND B) THE NUMBER APPLYING TO 
REMAIN AS IMMIGRANTS. 
 
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OTHER ISSUES 
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¶15. THE BOARD TOOK NOTE OF WFP PAPERS ON: A) EXIT STRATEGIES 
FOR SCHOOL FEEDING; B) COMPARISON STUDY OF WFP AND NON- 
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; C) FOLLOW UP TO ECOSOC AND GA 
RESOLUTIONS ON ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARDS 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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OF THE UN FUNDS AND PROGRAMS; AND D) BRUSSELS PROGRAM OF 
ACTION FOR LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES FOR THE DECADE 2001- 
¶2010. 
 
¶16. LATIN AMERICA SCHOOL FEEDING NETWORK - ON THE MARGINS OF 
THE BOARD, WFP SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CHILEAN 
GOVERNMENT'S NATIONAL NETWORK FOR STUDENT SUPPORT (JUNAEB), 
AND THE AMERICAN SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE ASSOCIATION (ASFSA) 
AIMED AT ESTABLISHING AN INDEPENDENT NETWORK TO IMPROVE AND 
EXPAND SUSTAINABLE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS IN LATIN AMERICA. 
THE NETWORK WILL BE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 2003 AT 
A SCHOOL FEEDING CONFERENCE IN SANTIAGO, CHILE. NOTE: ASFSA 
HAS A U.S. MEMBERSHIP OF 55,000. END NOTE. 
 
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¶17. THE INTERVENTION OF UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. PETER 
PIOT TO THE BOARD WAS SOBERING AND DRAMATICALLY UNDERSCORED 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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FM AMEMBASSY ROME 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8221 
INFO EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE 
AMEMBASSY KABUL 
AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE 
AMEMBASSY TOKYO 
AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA 
AMEMBASSY KINSHASA 
AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM 
AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 
AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 
AMEMBASSY BERN 
 
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY 
AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 
USDA FAS WASHDC 2533 
USEU BRUSSELS 3112 
USMISSION GENEVA 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 
 
UNCLAS SECTION 05 OF 05 ROME 000589 
 
SIPDIS 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
PAGE 02        ROME  00589  05 OF 05  131316Z 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR AS/PRM DEWEY, A/S AFR KANSTEINER, U/S LARSON, 
AFR/SA, PRM/P, EUR/WE, EUR/NE AND IO/EDA WINNICK 
USAID FOR ADMINISTRATOR NATSIOS, AA/DCHA WINTER, 
DAA/DCHA/GRIGSBY, AA/AFR, D/DCHA/FFP LANDIS, PPC/DP, PPC/DC 
USDA/FAS FOR GSM KMILLER, MCHAMBLISS AND RTILLSWORTH 
AMEMBASSY DUSHANBE FOR AMBASSADOR HUDDLE 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
BRUSSELS FOR USAID PLERNER 
USUN FOR AMBASSADOR NEGROPONTE, CSERWER AND MLUTZ 
NSC FOR JDWORKEN 
OMB FOR TSTOLL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN EU EAID WFP UN
SUBJECT:  FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM 
EXECUTIVE BOARD, ROME, FEBRUARY 5-7, 2003 
 
HOW FAR THE UN AGENCIES HAVE YET TO GO IN "RETROFITTING" 
THEIR CORE PROGRAMS PARTICULARLY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TO 
ADDRESS THE TRULY CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES OF HIV/AIDS. 
 
¶18. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED. HALL 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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