Identifier
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09LONDON2645
2009-11-25 14:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy London
Cable title:
THE UK'S L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS
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UNCLAS LONDON 002645
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON UK
SUBJECT: THE UK'S L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS
REF: SECSTATE 120804
UNCLAS LONDON 002645
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON UK
SUBJECT: THE UK'S L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS
REF: SECSTATE 120804
1. (SBU) The UK has pledged GBP 1.1 billion in furtherance of
its G8 L'Aquila food security commitments, Richard Moberly of
the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) told
ECOUNS in response to reftel demarche. The funds will be
disbursed over a three-year period, from April 1, 2009 to
March 31, 2012. (The UK's fiscal year starts April 1.) The
funds are not new monies, but re-programmed from other
assistance projects. Moberly emphasized that the
reprogramming of money did not mean in real terms that other
programs were adversely affected, since DFID's overall budget
is increasing significantly, from GBP 5.8 billion in 2008 to
GBP 9.1 billion by 2011.
2. (SBU) The UK has not identified specific recipient
countries but intends to have as a target 50 percent
obligated for Africa, 50 percent for South Asia. Half of the
GBP 1.1 billion will be disbursed through bilateral
mechanisms; half through multilateral mechanisms, which
includes through the European Union and the World Bank.
Disbursement through existing bilateral programs is already
underway. It is anticipated that 100 percent of the GBP 1.1
billion will be in the form of grants.
3. (SBU) DFID has not yet determined who will attend the
December 7-8 meeting in Rwanda. Moberly will represent the UK
at the December 3-4 technical cooperation meeting in Rome.
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON UK
SUBJECT: THE UK'S L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS
REF: SECSTATE 120804
1. (SBU) The UK has pledged GBP 1.1 billion in furtherance of
its G8 L'Aquila food security commitments, Richard Moberly of
the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) told
ECOUNS in response to reftel demarche. The funds will be
disbursed over a three-year period, from April 1, 2009 to
March 31, 2012. (The UK's fiscal year starts April 1.) The
funds are not new monies, but re-programmed from other
assistance projects. Moberly emphasized that the
reprogramming of money did not mean in real terms that other
programs were adversely affected, since DFID's overall budget
is increasing significantly, from GBP 5.8 billion in 2008 to
GBP 9.1 billion by 2011.
2. (SBU) The UK has not identified specific recipient
countries but intends to have as a target 50 percent
obligated for Africa, 50 percent for South Asia. Half of the
GBP 1.1 billion will be disbursed through bilateral
mechanisms; half through multilateral mechanisms, which
includes through the European Union and the World Bank.
Disbursement through existing bilateral programs is already
underway. It is anticipated that 100 percent of the GBP 1.1
billion will be in the form of grants.
3. (SBU) DFID has not yet determined who will attend the
December 7-8 meeting in Rwanda. Moberly will represent the UK
at the December 3-4 technical cooperation meeting in Rome.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
Susman