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02ROME5236
2002-10-25 13:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE
how-toThis record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. 251333Z Oct 02 UNLAS ROME 05236
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USDA FOR FAS/EC/PDD TILLSWORTH AND
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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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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 ROME 005236
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NSC FOR JDWORKEN
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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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SIPDIS
FROM AMEMBASSY ROME
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NSC FOR JDWORKEN
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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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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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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
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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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NAIROBI FOR REDSO AND OFDA/ARO
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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.
--------------
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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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