Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09EFTOLONDON2239
2009-09-29 17:17:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy London
Cable title:
"NEW" UK FUNDING FOR PAKISTAN BORDER AREAS: NOT
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UNCLAS E F T O LONDON 002239
SENSITIVE NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2019
TAGS: EAID UK
SUBJECT: "NEW" UK FUNDING FOR PAKISTAN BORDER AREAS: NOT
NEW AND NOT COMING ANY TIME SOON.
UNCLAS E F T O LONDON 002239
SENSITIVE NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2019
TAGS: EAID UK
SUBJECT: "NEW" UK FUNDING FOR PAKISTAN BORDER AREAS: NOT
NEW AND NOT COMING ANY TIME SOON.
1. (SBU/NF) Summary: UK PM Gordon Brown,s announced GBP 50
million (USD 80 million) in additional assistance for
Pakistan,s border areas will come from the current GBP 665
million (USD 1 billion) already designated for aid to
Pakistan and is unlikely to be in place until spring 2010.
End Summary.
2. (SBU/NF) On September 25, at a U.S., UK and Pakistan
co-chaired Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting on the
sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York,
Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the UK will provide an
additional 50 million GBP (USD 80 million) of assistance
funding to improve infrastructure and security in Pakistan's
volatile border region.
3. (SBU/NF) Department for International Development (DFID)
officials confirm these funds are not new, but are part of
DFID's larger GBP 665 (USD 1 billion) current budget
commitment for Pakistan aid. The funds will not be shared
among government departments; DFID and its partner NGOs will
be completely responsible for planning and disbursement.
4. (SBU/NF) DFID is awaiting the release of the World Bank
(WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) joint Pos-Conflict
Needs Assessment (PCNA) for Pakistan,s border areas in
January 2010 before deciding how to spend the money. Project
design will rely heavily on the recommendations made by the
PCNA. DFID expects to focus on infrastructure creation, good
governance, accountability and rule of law efforts. Close
coordination with the United States and other organizations
working in the region is anticipated. Project funds will be
channeled through the Pakistan government at national,
regional and local levels in an effort to build government
legitimacy and capacity.
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SENSITIVE NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2019
TAGS: EAID UK
SUBJECT: "NEW" UK FUNDING FOR PAKISTAN BORDER AREAS: NOT
NEW AND NOT COMING ANY TIME SOON.
1. (SBU/NF) Summary: UK PM Gordon Brown,s announced GBP 50
million (USD 80 million) in additional assistance for
Pakistan,s border areas will come from the current GBP 665
million (USD 1 billion) already designated for aid to
Pakistan and is unlikely to be in place until spring 2010.
End Summary.
2. (SBU/NF) On September 25, at a U.S., UK and Pakistan
co-chaired Friends of Democratic Pakistan meeting on the
sidelines of the UN General Assembly meeting in New York,
Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced the UK will provide an
additional 50 million GBP (USD 80 million) of assistance
funding to improve infrastructure and security in Pakistan's
volatile border region.
3. (SBU/NF) Department for International Development (DFID)
officials confirm these funds are not new, but are part of
DFID's larger GBP 665 (USD 1 billion) current budget
commitment for Pakistan aid. The funds will not be shared
among government departments; DFID and its partner NGOs will
be completely responsible for planning and disbursement.
4. (SBU/NF) DFID is awaiting the release of the World Bank
(WB) and Asian Development Bank (ADB) joint Pos-Conflict
Needs Assessment (PCNA) for Pakistan,s border areas in
January 2010 before deciding how to spend the money. Project
design will rely heavily on the recommendations made by the
PCNA. DFID expects to focus on infrastructure creation, good
governance, accountability and rule of law efforts. Close
coordination with the United States and other organizations
working in the region is anticipated. Project funds will be
channeled through the Pakistan government at national,
regional and local levels in an effort to build government
legitimacy and capacity.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
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