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06TOKYO1528
2006-03-23 08:54:00
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Embassy Tokyo
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AVIAN INFLUENZA: UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO

Tags:  TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM 
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UNCLAS TOKYO 001528 

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DEPT FOR EAP/MLS ALEX BARRASSO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM
SUBJECT: AVIAN INFLUENZA: UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO
OUTBREAK IN BURMA THROUGH FAO AND UNICEF

REF: A. STATE 43023

B. TOKYO 1447

UNCLAS TOKYO 001528

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DEPT FOR EAP/MLS ALEX BARRASSO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU JA FAO WHO BM
SUBJECT: AVIAN INFLUENZA: UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO
OUTBREAK IN BURMA THROUGH FAO AND UNICEF

REF: A. STATE 43023

B. TOKYO 1447


1. (U) On March 23, AID Counselor and ESToff met with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MOFA) Economic Cooperation
Bureau Aid Planning Division Deputy Director Taro Yamamoto to
receive further details on Japan's planned assistance to
Burma in light of the recent avian influenza outbreak in
poultry there. Yamamoto said that Tokyo decided to extend
assistance through the Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) in the form of several hundred thousand US dollars.
The funds will be disbursed from a USD 10 million ODA grant
provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries (MAFF) to the FAO for avian influenza related
projects in Southeast Asia. Burma was not originally on list
of "targeted countries", but MOFA decided to add the country
given the current situation. The monies will be spent on two
basic projects in Burma: a compensation scheme for farmers
who have to cull their chickens and to increase the level of
expertise on avian influenza in country. The GOJ has already
decided to have FAO fund Burma assistance, but the exact
amount of the "several hundred thousand" and a specific
timeline have not yet been determined. Yamamoto said that
the GOJ would be informing FAO as soon as possible.


2. (U) Yamamoto also discussed in some detail the USD 2.11
million that has been earmarked to help fund its UNICEF
communications programs in Burma, as first reported in reftel

B. Yamamoto added that the projects funded through UNICEF
will focus primarily on women and children. He said that
MOFA hopes these programs will start implementation next
month.


3. (U) In response to AID counselor's question, Yamamoto
confirmed that Tokyo was not planning to extend bilateral aid
to Rangoon at this time.
SCHIEFFER