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03ROME4603
2003-10-08 09:57:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Rome
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WFP APPEAL FOR WEST AFRICA COASTAL SPECIAL

Tags:  EAID EAGR PREF WFP UN 
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UNCLAS ROME 004603 

SIPDIS


AIDAC

FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME

STATE FOR PRM/P AND IO/EDA
INFO USAID FOR A/AID, DCHA/FFP LANDIS, DCHA/OFDA MENGHETTI
INFO GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID
MONROVIA FOR DART

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID EAGR PREF WFP UN
SUBJECT: WFP APPEAL FOR WEST AFRICA COASTAL SPECIAL
OPERATIONS

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SUMMARY
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UNCLAS ROME 004603

SIPDIS


AIDAC

FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME

STATE FOR PRM/P AND IO/EDA
INFO USAID FOR A/AID, DCHA/FFP LANDIS, DCHA/OFDA MENGHETTI
INFO GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID
MONROVIA FOR DART

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID EAGR PREF WFP UN
SUBJECT: WFP APPEAL FOR WEST AFRICA COASTAL SPECIAL
OPERATIONS

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SUMMARY
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1. THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) HAS FOUR SPECIAL OPERATIONS
(SO) WHICH ADDRESS RECENT THREATS TO ITS PROTRACTED RELIEF
AND RECOVERY OPERATION FOR REFUGEES, RETURNEES, AND
INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND
LIBERIA. TOTAL REQUIRED FUNDING IS U.S. DOLLARS (USD) 6.8
MILLION, YET ONLY ABOUT 3.3 MILLION USD HAS BEEN PLEDGED TO
DATE. END SUMMARY.

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FOUR SPECIAL OPERATIONS (SO)
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2. LIBERIA SO 10300, "AUGMENTED LOGISTICS AND ICT CAPACITY
IN SUPPORT TO THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN LIBERIA," PLANNED
FROM AUGUST 2003 THROUGH JANUARY 2004, IS ESTIMATED AT
1,345,589 USD. A SUPPLY VESSEL WAS CHARTERED FOR 60 DAYS TO
PROVIDE THE ENTIRE HUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY WITH FUEL TO
OPERATE THEIR VEHICLES AND GENERATORS; PROVIDE BASIC
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT FOR OPERATIONS AND SECURITY TO
ESTABLISH A COUNTRY OFFICE AND SIX SUB-OFFICES; AND PROVIDE
HUMANITARIAN WORKERS A SAFE BASE FROM WHICH TO WORK UPON
THEIR RE-ENTRY TO LIBERIA. THIS SUPPLY VESSEL HAS BEEN
DEMOBILIZED, AND A SMALLER REPLACEMENT SHIP WITH A CAPACITY
OF 1,000 METRIC TONS IS NOW BEING USED TO TRANSPORT FOOD.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS A CRITICAL OPERATION AND SERVES TO JUMP-
START THE UN'S OPERATIONS, NO CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED TO DATE.


3. LIBERIA SO 10263, "EMERGENCY TRUCKING CAPACITY INCREASE
TO THE WFP FLEET IN SUPPORT TO THE HUMANITARIAN OPERATION IN
LIBERIA," BEGAN IN FEBRUARY 2003 FOR A ONE-YEAR PERIOD.
ESTIMATED AT 2,547,270 USD, ITS PURPOSE IS TO PURCHASE THREE
NEW 15-METRIC TON TRUCKS AND RELATED SERVICES REQUIRED TO
INCREASE TRUCKING CARGO CAPACITY BY 120 TO 324 METRIC TONS,
I.E., TO PRE-CIVIL WAR LEVELS. THE CURRENT FUNDING
SHORTFALL IS 985,475 USD.


4. LIBERIA UNJLC SO 10303, "ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITED
NATIONS JOINT LOGISTICS CENTER IN SUPPORT OF THE
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN LIBERIA," ESTIMATED AT 799,536 USD
AND RUNNING FROM AUGUST THROUGH NOVEMBER 2003, WOULD DEPLOY
UP TO SEVEN SPECIALIZED STAFF, INCLUDING THE HEAD OF THE
UNJLC, AN OPERATIONS COORDINATOR, LOGISTICS INFORMATION
SUPPORT OFFICER, GIS/DATA OFFICER, CIVIL MILITARY
COORDINATOR, AIR PLANNING OFFICER, AND AIR INFORMATION
OFFICER.
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5. WEST AFRICA COASTAL SO 10061.1, "WFP AIR SUPPORT SERVICE
FOR THE WEST AFRICA COASTAL REGION," ESTIMATED AT 2,150,609
USD, HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING OPERATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND AT
THIS JUNCTURE IS SCHEDULED TO END IN DECEMBER 2003. THIS
PROJECT ESTABLISHED PASSENGER SERVICE TO THE HUMANITARIAN
COMMUNITY WORKING IN THE COASTAL REGION. IN AUGUST, WFP
CHARTERED A SECOND AIRCRAFT TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED DEMAND.
THE SHORTFALL FOR THIS SO IS 877,610 USD.

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SUMMARY
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6. PER WFP'S APPEAL, SUPPORT TO THESE SPECIAL OPERATIONS
WILL ENABLE WFP AND PARTNERS TO EXTEND THEIR HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE TO BROADER SEGMENTS OF THE LIBERIAN POPULATION.
HALL

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2003ROME04603 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED