WFP EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR CAR REFUGEES IN

UNCLAS ROME 004135 SIPDIS AIDAC C O R R E C T E D C O P Y - BRUSSELS REMOVED FROM PASS LINE FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME STATE FOR PRM/P AND IO/EDA INFO USAID FOR A/AID, DCHA/FFP LANDIS USDA/FAS FOR CHAMBLISS/TILSWORTH/GAINOR GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID EAGR PREF EU UN SUBJECT: WFP EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR CAR REFUGEES IN SOUTHERN CHAD REF: NDJAMENA 01421 1.CONFLICTS BETWEEN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) SOLDIERS AND OPPOSITION FORCES INTENSIFIED IN OCTOBER 2002, LEADING TO AN EXODUS OF CAR INHABITANTS ACROSS THE BORDER TO SOUTHERN CHAD. ¶2. IN APRIL 2003, FOLLOWING A JOINT MISSION CONSISTING OF WFP, UNHCR, AND THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR REINTEGRATION, THE CURRENT EMOP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 2003, FEEDING 40,000 BENEFICIARIES 4,345 METRIC TONS OF CEREAL, PULSES, OIL, CORN-SOYA BLEND, SALT AND SUGAR AT A COST OF US DOLLARS 2.95 MILLION. ¶3. A DESCRIPTION OF THE OPERATION AND RESOURCE UPDATE IS FOUND ON THE WFP WEBSITE. ¶4. THIS COMMUNICATION FOLLOWS REFERENCED CABLE REQUESTING PRM APPROVAL OF WFP'S US DOLLAR 500,000 FROM THE EMERGENCY REFUGEE FUND. HALL NNNN 2003ROME04135 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED