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02ROME2565
2002-05-28 12:40:00
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Embassy Rome
Cable title:
WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ROME 002565
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS: MARY CHAMBLISS, LYNN REICH, DICK HUGHES AND
CHRISTIAN FOSTER; SECRETARY'S STAFF FOR JOHN WILSON
STATE FOR E STAFF, IO/EDA ROSE BERSTEIN;EB PATRICK HUDAK
USAID/EGAD FOR ADMINISTRATOR'S STAFF,
R.CUMMINGS,J.GRIECO, J.LEWIS AND J.EBERLEY
FROM FODAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAID EAID EAID FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR
SUBJECT: WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO
GO
REF: A) ROME 895; B) SECSTATE 101829; C) ROME 2487
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 ROME 002565
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS: MARY CHAMBLISS, LYNN REICH, DICK HUGHES AND
CHRISTIAN FOSTER; SECRETARY'S STAFF FOR JOHN WILSON
STATE FOR E STAFF, IO/EDA ROSE BERSTEIN;EB PATRICK HUDAK
USAID/EGAD FOR ADMINISTRATOR'S STAFF,
R.CUMMINGS,J.GRIECO, J.LEWIS AND J.EBERLEY
FROM FODAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAID EAID EAID FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR
SUBJECT: WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO
GO
REF: A) ROME 895; B) SECSTATE 101829; C) ROME 2487
UNCLASSIFIED
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1. SUMMARY: THIS CABLE UPDATES ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE
JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL)
MEETING IN ROME, JUNE 10-13, 2002. SOME 50 HEADS OF
STATE/HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ARE EXPECTED, MOSTLY FROM
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ITALY, SPAIN, BELGIUM AND SWEDEN
ARE THE ONLY OECD HEADS OF STATE/GOVERNMENT ATTENDING.
THE FAO IS STILL DEVELOPING IDEAS FOR SIDE EVENTS TO
COMPLEMENT PLENARY STATEMENTS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS AND
A CIVIL SOCIETY/GOVERNMENTS MULTISTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE.
MOST OECD DONORS ARE PRIVATELY UNENTHUSIASTIC, HOWEVER,
ABOUT A RECENTLY-ANNOUNCED FAO EVENT WHICH IS BILLED AS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MATCH PROJECTS WITH FUNDING. SOME 600
NGOS ARE ALREADY OFFICIALLY "ACCREDITED" TO THE CITY OF
ROME-SPONSORED "NGO FORUM" IN NEARBY EUR. TWO INFORMAL
MEETINGS ON THE DRAFT WFS5YL DECLARATION HAVE CLARIFIED
SOME PROCEDURAL ISSUES, AND SURFACED SOME ISSUES OF
CONCERN TO COUNTRIES (BUT HAVE ALSO SEEN SOME FRICTION
DUE TO UNREALISTIC G-77 EXPECTATIONS THAT THE OECD (AND
THE EU, IN PARTICULAR) WOULD BE READY TO NEGOTIATE. END
SUMMARY.
WHO'S COMING
--------------
2. THE LATEST (UNOFFICIAL)COUNT IS 40 HEADS OF STATE AND
10 HEADS OF GOVERNMENT. AS EXPECTED, MOST ARE FROM
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. FOUR OECD HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ARE
EXPECTED TO ATTEND: ITALY, SPAIN, BELGIUM AND SWEDEN. G-
77 HEADS OF STATE/GOVERNMENT ARE REPORTED TO INCLUDE:
NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, MOZAMBIQUE, INDONESIA, UGANDA,
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PAKISTAN AND MOROCCO. MOST COUNTRIES WILL BE REPRESENTED
AT THE LEVEL OF MINISTERS OF AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXPECTED
PARTICIPATION CONTACT TAMLYNL@STATE.GOV OR
LAMBERTD@FAS.USDA.GOV.
SCHEDULE
--------------
3. GENERAL:
-- THE GENERAL OUTLINE FOR THE FOUR DAY MEETING IS:
MORNING AND AFTERNOON (POSSIBLY EVENING) PLENARY SESSIONS
FOR COUNTRY STATEMENTS, ROUNDTABLES FOR HEADS OF
DELEGATION (TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY),PRESS CONFERENCES
(THROUGHOUT) AND A MULTISTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE WITH CIVIL
SOCIETY (WEDNESDAY). THE FAO IS PLANNING A PLETHORA OF
SIDE-EVENTS ON TOPICS RELATING TO NUTRITION, AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. NO COUNTRY-SPONSORED SIDE EVENTS
ARE ALLOWED AT THE FAO DUE TO "SPACE LIMITATIONS." AN NGO
FORUM IN NEARBY EUR WILL BE OPEN TO DELEGATES.
-- WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE FAO IS PLANNING TO HOLD
SOME 13 "PROJECT FAIRS" WHERE SUB-REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY
STRATEGIES WILL BE PRESENTED BY FAO STAFF TO AN AUDIENCE
TO INCLUDE DONORS AND RECIPIENTS. SPECIFIC PROJECTS WILL
BE IDENTIFIED FOR POSSIBLE FINANCING. (COMMENT: MOST
OECD COUNTRIES ARE UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PROPOSAL: FEW
IF ANY ARE COMING TO THIS MEETING CHECKBOOK IN HAND TO
SIGN UP FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS. END COMMENT.)
4. MONDAY, JUNE 10:
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--OPENING CEREMONY (TO FEATURE ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER
BERLUSCONI, UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN, MAYOR OF
ROME VELTRONI, FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL JACQUES DIOUF AND THE
FAO INDEPENDENT CHAIR OF COUNCIL, AMBASSADOR AZIZ
MEKOUAR.)
-- ADOPTION OF WFS5YL DECLARATION (SEE PARAS 8-9)
--COUNTRY STATEMENTS WILL COMMENCE O/A 11:00 A.M. AND
CONTINUE IN THE AFTERNOON PLENARY. PRIME MINISTER
BERLUSCONI IS THE CHAIR OF THE WFS5YL; HE IS NOT EXPECTED
TO STAY PAST THE MORNING SESSION AND ONE OF THE SIX VICE-
CHAIRS WILL ASSUME THE CHAIR AFTER THAT. NB: THE UNITED
STATES IS ONE OF THE VICE CHAIRS (NAME STILL TO BE
COMMUNICATED TO FAO). AT A MINIMUM, THE VICE CHAIR WILL
NEED TO CHAIR ONE THREE-HOUR PLENARY SESSION.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11:
-- COUNTRY STATEMENTS CONTINUE IN PLENARY.
-- THE FIRST OF THREE ROUNDTABLES FOR HEADS OF DELEGATION
(PLUS ALTERNATE) WILL COMMENCE. THE TOPIC IS: "THE WORLD
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TEDE-00 IO-00 OIC-02 SS-00 TEST-00 R-00 SAS-00
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R 281240Z MAY 02
FM AMEMBASSY ROME
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3919
INFO USDA FAS WASHDC 2145
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
USMISSION GENEVA
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 03 ROME 002565
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS: MARY CHAMBLISS, LYNN REICH, DICK HUGHES AND
CHRISTIAN FOSTER; SECRETARY'S STAFF FOR JOHN WILSON
STATE FOR E STAFF, IO/EDA ROSE BERSTEIN;EB PATRICK HUDAK
USAID/EGAD FOR ADMINISTRATOR'S STAFF,
R.CUMMINGS,J.GRIECO, J.LEWIS AND J.EBERLEY
FROM FODAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAID EAID EAID FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR
SUBJECT: WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO
GO
FOOD SUMMIT PLAN OF ACTION: RESULTS ACHIEVED, OBSTACLES
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MET AND MEANS OF OVERCOMING THEM." THERE WILL BE SIXTY
PARTICIPANTS PER ROUNDTABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL
PARTICIPANTS. EACH ROUNDTABLE HAS A G-77 AND AN OECD
CHAIR. THE OECD CHAIRS ARE BELGIUM (SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR DEVELOPMENT),CANADA (MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE) AND
(TO BE CONFIRMED) NEW ZEALAND (MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
AND TRADE. THE G-77 CO-CHAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.
THE UNITED STATES IS SIGNED UP FOR THE FIRST ROUNDTABLE
ON TUESDAY MORNING. (COMMENT: WE HEARD LATE FRIDAY 5/24
THAT ALL THREE ROUNDTABLES MAY BE HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY.
END COMMENT.)
-- OTHER FAO-ORGANIZED SIDE EVENTS (TO BE CONFIRMED)
INCLUDING SEMINAR TUESDAY MORNING ON MEETING THE
MILLENIUM SUMMIT HUNGER GOALS.
5. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12:
-- PLENARY CONTINUES
-- LAST ROUNDTABLE HELD WEDNESDAY MORNING
-- SIDE EVENTS CONTINUE (INCLUDING WORLD BANK
PRESENTATION TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.;
ALSO EVENT ON "RURAL WOMEN: CRUCIAL PARTNERS IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST HUNGER" IN THE MORNING)
-- MULTISTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE (WITH CIVIL SOCIETY) 2:30 -
5:30 P.M.
-- ALL DAY PARLIAMENTARIANS EVENT AT THE ITALIAN
PARLIAMENT (INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS ON THE ROLE OF
PARLIAMENTARIANS IN FIGHTING HUNGER, AND DISCUSSION OF
THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT GOALS.) (SEE WWW.IPU.ORG/SPLZ-
E/WFS5.HTM
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6. THURSDAY, JUNE 13:
-- PLENARY CONTINUES (NGOS, OBSERVER DELEGATIONS AND
OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION STATEMENTS)
-- WFS5YL CONCLUDING PLENARY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:00
P.M.
U.S. EVENTS
--------------
7. PREPARATIONS FOR U.S. EVENTS ARE BEING COORDINATED
BETWEEN ROME AND WASHINGTON. A U.S. AGRICULTURE
BIOTECHNOLOGY SIDE EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON (5:00 - 7:00 P.M.) AT THE EXCELSIOR HOTEL AND
WILL FEATURE EMINENT SPEAKERS ON BIOTECHNOLOGY. AN
AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP BREAKFAST IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY
MORNING. THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE WILL HOST AN IICA
(INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE) BREAKFAST
TUESDAY MORNING AS WELL. THE U.S. HAS A DEDICATED PRESS
SITE RESERVED FOR MONDAY, JUNE 10 (AFTERNOON),TUESDAY,
JUNE 11 (LATE MORNING),TUESDAY, JUNE 11, (AFTERNOON) AND
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 (AFTERNOON). (THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE
SCHEDULE OF U.S. SIDE EVENTS OR PRESS BRIEFINGS. FOR
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CONTACT FODAG.)
THE DECLARATION
--------------
8. FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS OF THE WFS5YL DECLARATION WILL
START AT THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS)
MEETING (JUNE 6-8). CFS CHAIR AIDAN O'DRISCOLL (IRELAND)
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HAS OFFERED TO BE IN ROME AS EARLY AS JUNE 4 (AFTERNOON)
TO CONTINUE INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS OF THE DECLARATION ALONG
WITH CO-CHAIR MARY MUCHADA (AMBASSADOR OF ZIMBABWE). G-
77 CHAIR (AMBASSADOR NOURI-NAEENI OF IRAN) ALSO HELD TWO
INFORMAL MEETINGS (MAY 17 AND MAY 24)WITH A VIEW TO
FACILITATING THE WORK OF THE CFS. THE UNITED STATES
CIRCULATED TALKING POINTS (CONTAINED IN REFTEL B
DEMARCHE) ON ITS POSITION ON THE DECLARATION TO ALL ROME
PERMANENT MISSIONS. SEPTEL WILL DISCUSS THE MAY 24TH
MEETING.
9. COMMENT: THE INFORMAL MEETINGS HAVE IRONED OUT SOME
PROCEDURAL ISSUES, IN PARTICULAR, CLARIFYING THAT THE
DRAFT DECLARATION FROM THE JUNE 2001 OPEN ENDED WORKING
GROUP (OEWG) WILL BE THE BASIS FOR DISCUSSION, THAT NEW
LANGUAGE WILL BE ACCEPTED AND THAT SOME LANGUAGE NEEDS TO
BE UPDATED TO REFLECT RECENT MEETINGS. USEFUL
INFORMATION HAS SURFACED AT THESE MEETINGS (SUCH AS THE G-
77 SUPPORT FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST HUNGER,
AND JAPAN'S INTEREST IN NEW PARAGRAPHS ON FORESTRY AND
FISHERIES),BUT THERE HAS ALSO BEEN SOME FRICTION BETWEEN
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ACTION SSO-00
INFO LOG-00 AGRE-00 AID-00 ANHR-00 EB-00 E-00 UTED-00
TEDE-00 IO-00 OIC-02 SS-00 TEST-00 R-00 SAS-00
/002W
-------------- B48521 281207Z /38
R 281240Z MAY 02
FM AMEMBASSY ROME
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3920
INFO USDA FAS WASHDC 2146
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
USMISSION GENEVA
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 03 ROME 002565
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS: MARY CHAMBLISS, LYNN REICH, DICK HUGHES AND
CHRISTIAN FOSTER; SECRETARY'S STAFF FOR JOHN WILSON
STATE FOR E STAFF, IO/EDA ROSE BERSTEIN;EB PATRICK HUDAK
USAID/EGAD FOR ADMINISTRATOR'S STAFF,
R.CUMMINGS,J.GRIECO, J.LEWIS AND J.EBERLEY
FROM FODAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAID EAID EAID FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR
SUBJECT: WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO
GO
G-77 AND THE EU (EXACERBATED BY CANADA) OVER THE FACT
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THAT THE EU WILL ONLY HAVE ITS POSITION READY FOR THE
CFS, AND NOT EARLIER. U.S. WILLINGNESS TO COMMENT ON THE
DRAFT DECLARATION HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED. END COMMENT.
NGO PARTICIPATION -- SECURITY ISSUES
--------------
10. A PARALLEL NGO FORUM WILL BE HELD IN NEARBY EUR (A
SUBURB OF ROME). THE CITY OF ROME IS HOSTING THE EVENT.
(MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE
WWW.FORUMFOODSOVEREIGNTY.ORG) THE FAO LIAISON FOR THIS
EVENT TOLD MISOFF THAT SOME 600 NGOS ARE ALREADY
REGISTERED FOR THE FORUM PLENARY. 450 NGOS WILL BE FROM
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, AND 150 NGOS WILL BE FROM DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES. THE NGO PLENARY WILL MEET EVERY MORNING WITH
A VIEW TO PRODUCING AN NGO "DECLARATION." AFTERNOONS AT
THE NGO FORUM WILL BE DEDICATED TO WORKSHOPS ON VARIOUS
TOPICS. WFS5YL CREDENTIALS WILL ALLOW DELEGATES TO
ATTEND THESE EVENTS. A CITY-APPROVED MARCH THROUGH ROME
IS PLANNED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8 ON THE THEME OF "FOOD
SOVEREIGNTY."
11. MANY OF THESE NGOS WILL ALSO BE ACCREDITED TO THE
SUMMIT ITSELF, AND WILL HAVE TWO DEDICATED ROOMS AT THE
FAO (ONE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS, THE OTHER FOR SIDE-
EVENTS.) THE NGO ORGANIZERS ASSURED MISOFF THAT THE NGOS
ARE BEING CAREFULLY SCREENED, AND THERE WILL BE NO
VIOLENT GROUPS ACCREDITED. FAO MANAGEMENT, FOR ITS PART,
DECLINES TO MAKE SUCH BLANKET GUARANTEES, BUT SEEMS
REASONABLY CONFIDENT THAT THE NGOS GATHERED AT THE WFS5YL
ARE THERE TO SUPPORT THE EVENT, RATHER THAN DISRUPT IT.
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12. USEFUL WEBSITES:
-- GENERAL FAO/WFS5YL INFORMATION :WWW.FAO.ORG
-- PARLIAMENTARIAN'S EVENT (JUNE 11): WWW.IPU.ORG/SPLZ-
E/WFS5.HTM
-- NGO FORUM: WWW.FORUMFOODSOVEREIGNTY.ORG
HEILEMAN
UNCLASSIFIED
>
2002ROME02565 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS: MARY CHAMBLISS, LYNN REICH, DICK HUGHES AND
CHRISTIAN FOSTER; SECRETARY'S STAFF FOR JOHN WILSON
STATE FOR E STAFF, IO/EDA ROSE BERSTEIN;EB PATRICK HUDAK
USAID/EGAD FOR ADMINISTRATOR'S STAFF,
R.CUMMINGS,J.GRIECO, J.LEWIS AND J.EBERLEY
FROM FODAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAID EAID EAID FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR
SUBJECT: WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO
GO
REF: A) ROME 895; B) SECSTATE 101829; C) ROME 2487
UNCLASSIFIED
PAGE 02 ROME 02565 01 OF 03 281206Z
1. SUMMARY: THIS CABLE UPDATES ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE
JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL)
MEETING IN ROME, JUNE 10-13, 2002. SOME 50 HEADS OF
STATE/HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ARE EXPECTED, MOSTLY FROM
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ITALY, SPAIN, BELGIUM AND SWEDEN
ARE THE ONLY OECD HEADS OF STATE/GOVERNMENT ATTENDING.
THE FAO IS STILL DEVELOPING IDEAS FOR SIDE EVENTS TO
COMPLEMENT PLENARY STATEMENTS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS AND
A CIVIL SOCIETY/GOVERNMENTS MULTISTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE.
MOST OECD DONORS ARE PRIVATELY UNENTHUSIASTIC, HOWEVER,
ABOUT A RECENTLY-ANNOUNCED FAO EVENT WHICH IS BILLED AS
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MATCH PROJECTS WITH FUNDING. SOME 600
NGOS ARE ALREADY OFFICIALLY "ACCREDITED" TO THE CITY OF
ROME-SPONSORED "NGO FORUM" IN NEARBY EUR. TWO INFORMAL
MEETINGS ON THE DRAFT WFS5YL DECLARATION HAVE CLARIFIED
SOME PROCEDURAL ISSUES, AND SURFACED SOME ISSUES OF
CONCERN TO COUNTRIES (BUT HAVE ALSO SEEN SOME FRICTION
DUE TO UNREALISTIC G-77 EXPECTATIONS THAT THE OECD (AND
THE EU, IN PARTICULAR) WOULD BE READY TO NEGOTIATE. END
SUMMARY.
WHO'S COMING
--------------
2. THE LATEST (UNOFFICIAL)COUNT IS 40 HEADS OF STATE AND
10 HEADS OF GOVERNMENT. AS EXPECTED, MOST ARE FROM
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. FOUR OECD HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ARE
EXPECTED TO ATTEND: ITALY, SPAIN, BELGIUM AND SWEDEN. G-
77 HEADS OF STATE/GOVERNMENT ARE REPORTED TO INCLUDE:
NIGERIA, SOUTH AFRICA, MOZAMBIQUE, INDONESIA, UGANDA,
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PAKISTAN AND MOROCCO. MOST COUNTRIES WILL BE REPRESENTED
AT THE LEVEL OF MINISTERS OF AGRICULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
COOPERATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE EXPECTED
PARTICIPATION CONTACT TAMLYNL@STATE.GOV OR
LAMBERTD@FAS.USDA.GOV.
SCHEDULE
--------------
3. GENERAL:
-- THE GENERAL OUTLINE FOR THE FOUR DAY MEETING IS:
MORNING AND AFTERNOON (POSSIBLY EVENING) PLENARY SESSIONS
FOR COUNTRY STATEMENTS, ROUNDTABLES FOR HEADS OF
DELEGATION (TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY),PRESS CONFERENCES
(THROUGHOUT) AND A MULTISTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE WITH CIVIL
SOCIETY (WEDNESDAY). THE FAO IS PLANNING A PLETHORA OF
SIDE-EVENTS ON TOPICS RELATING TO NUTRITION, AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT. NO COUNTRY-SPONSORED SIDE EVENTS
ARE ALLOWED AT THE FAO DUE TO "SPACE LIMITATIONS." AN NGO
FORUM IN NEARBY EUR WILL BE OPEN TO DELEGATES.
-- WE HAVE ALSO LEARNED THAT THE FAO IS PLANNING TO HOLD
SOME 13 "PROJECT FAIRS" WHERE SUB-REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY
STRATEGIES WILL BE PRESENTED BY FAO STAFF TO AN AUDIENCE
TO INCLUDE DONORS AND RECIPIENTS. SPECIFIC PROJECTS WILL
BE IDENTIFIED FOR POSSIBLE FINANCING. (COMMENT: MOST
OECD COUNTRIES ARE UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE PROPOSAL: FEW
IF ANY ARE COMING TO THIS MEETING CHECKBOOK IN HAND TO
SIGN UP FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS. END COMMENT.)
4. MONDAY, JUNE 10:
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--OPENING CEREMONY (TO FEATURE ITALIAN PRIME MINISTER
BERLUSCONI, UN SECRETARY GENERAL KOFI ANNAN, MAYOR OF
ROME VELTRONI, FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL JACQUES DIOUF AND THE
FAO INDEPENDENT CHAIR OF COUNCIL, AMBASSADOR AZIZ
MEKOUAR.)
-- ADOPTION OF WFS5YL DECLARATION (SEE PARAS 8-9)
--COUNTRY STATEMENTS WILL COMMENCE O/A 11:00 A.M. AND
CONTINUE IN THE AFTERNOON PLENARY. PRIME MINISTER
BERLUSCONI IS THE CHAIR OF THE WFS5YL; HE IS NOT EXPECTED
TO STAY PAST THE MORNING SESSION AND ONE OF THE SIX VICE-
CHAIRS WILL ASSUME THE CHAIR AFTER THAT. NB: THE UNITED
STATES IS ONE OF THE VICE CHAIRS (NAME STILL TO BE
COMMUNICATED TO FAO). AT A MINIMUM, THE VICE CHAIR WILL
NEED TO CHAIR ONE THREE-HOUR PLENARY SESSION.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11:
-- COUNTRY STATEMENTS CONTINUE IN PLENARY.
-- THE FIRST OF THREE ROUNDTABLES FOR HEADS OF DELEGATION
(PLUS ALTERNATE) WILL COMMENCE. THE TOPIC IS: "THE WORLD
UNCLASSIFIED
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ACTION SSO-00
INFO LOG-00 AGRE-00 AID-00 ANHR-00 EB-00 E-00 UTED-00
TEDE-00 IO-00 OIC-02 SS-00 TEST-00 R-00 SAS-00
/002W
-------------- B48516 281206Z /38
R 281240Z MAY 02
FM AMEMBASSY ROME
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3919
INFO USDA FAS WASHDC 2145
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
USMISSION GENEVA
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 03 ROME 002565
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS: MARY CHAMBLISS, LYNN REICH, DICK HUGHES AND
CHRISTIAN FOSTER; SECRETARY'S STAFF FOR JOHN WILSON
STATE FOR E STAFF, IO/EDA ROSE BERSTEIN;EB PATRICK HUDAK
USAID/EGAD FOR ADMINISTRATOR'S STAFF,
R.CUMMINGS,J.GRIECO, J.LEWIS AND J.EBERLEY
FROM FODAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAID EAID EAID FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR
SUBJECT: WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO
GO
FOOD SUMMIT PLAN OF ACTION: RESULTS ACHIEVED, OBSTACLES
UNCLASSIFIED
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MET AND MEANS OF OVERCOMING THEM." THERE WILL BE SIXTY
PARTICIPANTS PER ROUNDTABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL
PARTICIPANTS. EACH ROUNDTABLE HAS A G-77 AND AN OECD
CHAIR. THE OECD CHAIRS ARE BELGIUM (SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR DEVELOPMENT),CANADA (MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE) AND
(TO BE CONFIRMED) NEW ZEALAND (MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
AND TRADE. THE G-77 CO-CHAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED.
THE UNITED STATES IS SIGNED UP FOR THE FIRST ROUNDTABLE
ON TUESDAY MORNING. (COMMENT: WE HEARD LATE FRIDAY 5/24
THAT ALL THREE ROUNDTABLES MAY BE HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY.
END COMMENT.)
-- OTHER FAO-ORGANIZED SIDE EVENTS (TO BE CONFIRMED)
INCLUDING SEMINAR TUESDAY MORNING ON MEETING THE
MILLENIUM SUMMIT HUNGER GOALS.
5. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12:
-- PLENARY CONTINUES
-- LAST ROUNDTABLE HELD WEDNESDAY MORNING
-- SIDE EVENTS CONTINUE (INCLUDING WORLD BANK
PRESENTATION TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 5:00 - 7:00 P.M.;
ALSO EVENT ON "RURAL WOMEN: CRUCIAL PARTNERS IN THE FIGHT
AGAINST HUNGER" IN THE MORNING)
-- MULTISTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE (WITH CIVIL SOCIETY) 2:30 -
5:30 P.M.
-- ALL DAY PARLIAMENTARIANS EVENT AT THE ITALIAN
PARLIAMENT (INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS ON THE ROLE OF
PARLIAMENTARIANS IN FIGHTING HUNGER, AND DISCUSSION OF
THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT GOALS.) (SEE WWW.IPU.ORG/SPLZ-
E/WFS5.HTM
UNCLASSIFIED
PAGE 03 ROME 02565 02 OF 03 281206Z
6. THURSDAY, JUNE 13:
-- PLENARY CONTINUES (NGOS, OBSERVER DELEGATIONS AND
OTHER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION STATEMENTS)
-- WFS5YL CONCLUDING PLENARY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT 3:00
P.M.
U.S. EVENTS
--------------
7. PREPARATIONS FOR U.S. EVENTS ARE BEING COORDINATED
BETWEEN ROME AND WASHINGTON. A U.S. AGRICULTURE
BIOTECHNOLOGY SIDE EVENT IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY
AFTERNOON (5:00 - 7:00 P.M.) AT THE EXCELSIOR HOTEL AND
WILL FEATURE EMINENT SPEAKERS ON BIOTECHNOLOGY. AN
AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP BREAKFAST IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY
MORNING. THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE WILL HOST AN IICA
(INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURE) BREAKFAST
TUESDAY MORNING AS WELL. THE U.S. HAS A DEDICATED PRESS
SITE RESERVED FOR MONDAY, JUNE 10 (AFTERNOON),TUESDAY,
JUNE 11 (LATE MORNING),TUESDAY, JUNE 11, (AFTERNOON) AND
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 (AFTERNOON). (THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE
SCHEDULE OF U.S. SIDE EVENTS OR PRESS BRIEFINGS. FOR
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CONTACT FODAG.)
THE DECLARATION
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8. FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS OF THE WFS5YL DECLARATION WILL
START AT THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS)
MEETING (JUNE 6-8). CFS CHAIR AIDAN O'DRISCOLL (IRELAND)
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HAS OFFERED TO BE IN ROME AS EARLY AS JUNE 4 (AFTERNOON)
TO CONTINUE INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS OF THE DECLARATION ALONG
WITH CO-CHAIR MARY MUCHADA (AMBASSADOR OF ZIMBABWE). G-
77 CHAIR (AMBASSADOR NOURI-NAEENI OF IRAN) ALSO HELD TWO
INFORMAL MEETINGS (MAY 17 AND MAY 24)WITH A VIEW TO
FACILITATING THE WORK OF THE CFS. THE UNITED STATES
CIRCULATED TALKING POINTS (CONTAINED IN REFTEL B
DEMARCHE) ON ITS POSITION ON THE DECLARATION TO ALL ROME
PERMANENT MISSIONS. SEPTEL WILL DISCUSS THE MAY 24TH
MEETING.
9. COMMENT: THE INFORMAL MEETINGS HAVE IRONED OUT SOME
PROCEDURAL ISSUES, IN PARTICULAR, CLARIFYING THAT THE
DRAFT DECLARATION FROM THE JUNE 2001 OPEN ENDED WORKING
GROUP (OEWG) WILL BE THE BASIS FOR DISCUSSION, THAT NEW
LANGUAGE WILL BE ACCEPTED AND THAT SOME LANGUAGE NEEDS TO
BE UPDATED TO REFLECT RECENT MEETINGS. USEFUL
INFORMATION HAS SURFACED AT THESE MEETINGS (SUCH AS THE G-
77 SUPPORT FOR AN INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE AGAINST HUNGER,
AND JAPAN'S INTEREST IN NEW PARAGRAPHS ON FORESTRY AND
FISHERIES),BUT THERE HAS ALSO BEEN SOME FRICTION BETWEEN
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INFO LOG-00 AGRE-00 AID-00 ANHR-00 EB-00 E-00 UTED-00
TEDE-00 IO-00 OIC-02 SS-00 TEST-00 R-00 SAS-00
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R 281240Z MAY 02
FM AMEMBASSY ROME
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3920
INFO USDA FAS WASHDC 2146
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
USMISSION GENEVA
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 03 ROME 002565
SIPDIS
USDA FOR FAS: MARY CHAMBLISS, LYNN REICH, DICK HUGHES AND
CHRISTIAN FOSTER; SECRETARY'S STAFF FOR JOHN WILSON
STATE FOR E STAFF, IO/EDA ROSE BERSTEIN;EB PATRICK HUDAK
USAID/EGAD FOR ADMINISTRATOR'S STAFF,
R.CUMMINGS,J.GRIECO, J.LEWIS AND J.EBERLEY
FROM FODAG
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAID EAID EAID FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR AORC FAO AGR
SUBJECT: WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO
GO
G-77 AND THE EU (EXACERBATED BY CANADA) OVER THE FACT
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THAT THE EU WILL ONLY HAVE ITS POSITION READY FOR THE
CFS, AND NOT EARLIER. U.S. WILLINGNESS TO COMMENT ON THE
DRAFT DECLARATION HAS BEEN WELL RECEIVED. END COMMENT.
NGO PARTICIPATION -- SECURITY ISSUES
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10. A PARALLEL NGO FORUM WILL BE HELD IN NEARBY EUR (A
SUBURB OF ROME). THE CITY OF ROME IS HOSTING THE EVENT.
(MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE
WWW.FORUMFOODSOVEREIGNTY.ORG) THE FAO LIAISON FOR THIS
EVENT TOLD MISOFF THAT SOME 600 NGOS ARE ALREADY
REGISTERED FOR THE FORUM PLENARY. 450 NGOS WILL BE FROM
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, AND 150 NGOS WILL BE FROM DEVELOPED
COUNTRIES. THE NGO PLENARY WILL MEET EVERY MORNING WITH
A VIEW TO PRODUCING AN NGO "DECLARATION." AFTERNOONS AT
THE NGO FORUM WILL BE DEDICATED TO WORKSHOPS ON VARIOUS
TOPICS. WFS5YL CREDENTIALS WILL ALLOW DELEGATES TO
ATTEND THESE EVENTS. A CITY-APPROVED MARCH THROUGH ROME
IS PLANNED ON SATURDAY, JUNE 8 ON THE THEME OF "FOOD
SOVEREIGNTY."
11. MANY OF THESE NGOS WILL ALSO BE ACCREDITED TO THE
SUMMIT ITSELF, AND WILL HAVE TWO DEDICATED ROOMS AT THE
FAO (ONE FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETINGS, THE OTHER FOR SIDE-
EVENTS.) THE NGO ORGANIZERS ASSURED MISOFF THAT THE NGOS
ARE BEING CAREFULLY SCREENED, AND THERE WILL BE NO
VIOLENT GROUPS ACCREDITED. FAO MANAGEMENT, FOR ITS PART,
DECLINES TO MAKE SUCH BLANKET GUARANTEES, BUT SEEMS
REASONABLY CONFIDENT THAT THE NGOS GATHERED AT THE WFS5YL
ARE THERE TO SUPPORT THE EVENT, RATHER THAN DISRUPT IT.
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12. USEFUL WEBSITES:
-- GENERAL FAO/WFS5YL INFORMATION :WWW.FAO.ORG
-- PARLIAMENTARIAN'S EVENT (JUNE 11): WWW.IPU.ORG/SPLZ-
E/WFS5.HTM
-- NGO FORUM: WWW.FORUMFOODSOVEREIGNTY.ORG
HEILEMAN
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