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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 02ROME2387 |
FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE NOTES DETERIORATING [...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME MAY 6-10. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL EMPHASIZED THE LACK OF RESOURCES APPARENT IN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES, FORESHADOWING A CALL FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AT THE UPCOMING WORLD FOOD SUMMIT; FIVE YEA [...] |
2002-05-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO |
| 02ROME2629 |
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. ON PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSES OF POWER BY UN PERSONNEL IN HUMANITAR [...] |
2002-05-31 07:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME2648 |
SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE PRECIPITOUSLY DECLINING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD APPROVED COUNTRY PROGRAMMES FOR RWANDA, ZAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, WITH A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF USD (U.S. DOLLARS) 116.3 MILLION. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE (CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR ETHIOPIA. BUDGET INCREASES FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...] |
2002-05-31 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME2673 |
WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH [...] IN BANGLADESHI PORTS DURING 2001, WFP SUSTAINED POST- DELIVERY LOSSES OF 2,824 METRIC TONS (VALUED AT USD 343,388). WFP HAS INSTITUTED A POLICY (CONTAINED IN ITS 2001-2005 COUNTRY PROGRAM OPERATIONAL CONTRACT WITH THE GOB) WHICH STIPULATES THAT FOR BULK WHEAT SHIPMENTS LANDED QUANTITIES WILL E [...] |
2002-06-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME3357 |
EU TAKES ON TERM LIMITS FOR FAO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. THE EU PRESIDENCY HAS BEEN GIVEN A MANDATE IN ROME TO SEEK SUPPORT AMONG ALL REGIONAL GROUPS FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE FAO BASIC TEXTS TO REINSTITUTE DIRECTOR GENERAL TERM LIMITS. THE EU INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS THE EXISTING GENEVA GROUP DECISION TO TAKE UP [...] |
2002-07-09 11:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 02ROME3566 |
REVISED UNHCR-WFP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] UNHCR AND WFP SIGNED A REVISED MEMORANDUM ON JULY 9 AIMED AT FURTHER STRENGTHENING COOPERATION IN THE PROVISION OF FOOD AID FOR REFUGEES AND RETURNEES WORLDWIDE. ON A PILOT ONE-YEAR TRIAL BASIS, WFP WILL ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE BASIC FOOD RATION IN FIVE REF [...] |
2002-07-19 06:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME3706 |
PARTNERSHIP TO CUT HUNGER AND POVERTY IN AFRICA - [...] USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW NATSIOS, THE PRESIDENTS OF GHANA, MOZAMBIQUE AND UGANDA, STATE DEPARTMENT'S UNDERSECRETARY AL LARSON, PRESIDENT MCPHERSON OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OFFICIALS OF USDA AND THE WORLD BANK - JOINTLY LAUNCHED ON JUNE 11 IN ROME A MAJOR U.S.-AFRICAN CONSORTIUM TO C [...] |
2002-07-29 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME4499 |
FAO'S EXTERNAL AUDITOR RECOMMENDS OVERHAUL OF [...] FAO'S EXTERNAL AUDITOR, WHILE ISSUING AN UNQUALIFIED AUDIT OPINION ON FAO'S BIENNIUM ACCOUNTS FOR 2000-2001, HAS RAISED CONCERNS RELATED TO THE ADEQUACY AND GENERAL EFFECTIVENESS OF FAO'S INTERNAL AUDIT MECHANISM. THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR HAS OUTLINED A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED INCLUDING ES [...] |
2002-09-17 06:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME4561 |
FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES CONSIDER [...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2002. THE MAIN TOPIC IN THE JOINT SESSION WAS THE MEDIUM TERM PLAN (MTP) 2004-09 AND PRIORITIZATION OF RESOURCES. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MADE A STRONG BID FOR INCREASED RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THE [...] |
2002-09-20 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO |
| 02ROME468 |
FAO: HELMS-BIDEN - CURRENT STATUS [...] THIS CABLE SUMMARIZES THE CURRENT STATUS OF WHERE FAO STANDS REGARDING HELMS-BIDEN PROVISIONS ON (A) THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FUNCTION, (B) PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND (C) SUNSET PROVISIONS. MISSION REQUESTS DEPARTMENT'S GUIDANCE IF ANY FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED BEFORE A RECOMMENDATION COULD BE MAD [...] |
2002-01-30 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 02ROME5134 |
GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSES TERM LIMITS [...] SUMMARY: THE GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSED TERM LIMITS ON OCTOBER 16. GERMANY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE ISSUE BE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA OF THE FAO COUNCIL WHICH MEETS OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 2. ACCORDING TO THE GROUNDWORK DONE BY DENMARK AS PRESIDENT OF THE EU, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION TO TH [...] |
2002-10-22 07:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 02ROME5308 |
THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. 2. ON DONATIONS OF BIOTECH FOODS, THE BOARD TOOK NOTE OF THE WFP [...] |
2002-10-30 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5324 |
WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 - [...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 5.3 MILLION TONS (MTS). EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO REQUIRE 2.6 MILLION MTS, EXCLUDING NORTH KOREA, WESTERN SAHEL REGION AND COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE ASSESSMENTS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR PR [...] |
2002-10-31 07:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5446 |
REPORT OF 123RD FAO COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZTION (FAO) COUNCIL'S 123RD SESSION (OCTOBER 28- OVEMBER 2), THE U.S. DELEGATION WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ENSURING THAT THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF AN INTERSSSIONAL "FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR" GROUP ON DIRECTOR ENERAL TERM LIMITS DID NOT PREJUDGE THE OUTCOM [...] |
2002-11-07 12:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR KUNR FAO EAG |
| 02ROME5806 |
PROGRESS ON UNHCR-WFP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] UNHCR AND WFP SIGNED A REVISED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) ON JULY 9 WHERE IT WAS AGREED THAT, ON A PILOT ONE-YEAR TRIAL BASIS, WFP WILL ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE BASIC FOOD RATION IN FIVE REFUGEE PROGRAMS. USMISSION HAS NOW BEEN INFORMED BY WFP THAT BO [...] |
2002-12-03 07:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME6072 |
CURRENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN IRAQ [...] (S) THE CURRENT OIL FOR FOOD (OFF) DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM IN IRAQ DELIVERS FOOD TO ALL IRAQIS. IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 25.8 MILLION BENEFICIARIES RECEIVED A FOOD RATION FROM 49,000 SMALL SHOPS THAT SERVE AS THE DISTRIBUTION SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06072 01 O [...] |
2002-12-19 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 02ROME6133 |
WFP/IRAQ COUNTRY DIRECTOR SHARES THOUGHTS [...] (S) CURRENT RATION CARD SYSTEM IS CUMBERSOME FOR THOSE WHO BECOME DISPLACED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES MOVEMENT FROM THE SOUTH/CENTRAL TO THE NORTH. U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06133 01 OF 05 241419Z (WFP) HAS OBTAINED PARTIAL DATABASE [...] |
2002-12-24 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 02ROME6153 |
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS REGARDING WFP AND FOOD [...] (S) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REF A, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06153 01 OF 05 301327Z GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ'S (GOI) MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (MOT) ARE FURTHER DEFINED AS THEY RELATE TO T [...] |
2002-12-30 11:37:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 02ROME886 |
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE OBJECTIONS TO THE PROCESS, THE BOARD WELCOMED THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL AND THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAO'S INTENTION IS APPOINT JAMES T. MORRIS (AMCIT) AS THE NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAM. ON WFP'S SIZABLE CASH AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD REQ [...] |
2002-02-21 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ABUDHABI2407 |
UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON WHO SCALE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL WHO TC |
| 03AMMAN2959 |
WHO SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: JORDANIAN HEALTH [...] (U) On May 18, A/Polcouns conveyed reftel points on the WHO scale of assessments issue to Ambassador Musa Burayzat, the Director of the MFA's IO Department, and requested Jordan's support of the U.S. position at the WHA in Geneva. Separately, econoff passed the same material to the Jordanian M [...] |
2003-05-20 13:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL JO UN WHO |
| 03COLOMBO87 |
Colombo Plan: Assessed billing for 2002-03 [...] Mission has received a request from the Colombo Plan for payment of the U.S. Government's annual assessment to the organization. The amount assessed for the financial year 2002-03 is USD 14,500, the same amount as last year. Mission requests that the Department provide fiscal data for this [...] |
2003-01-14 10:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC KUNR CE |
| 03ROME1069 |
IMMINENT WFP FOOD PIPELINE BREAK IN THE CAUCASUS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME1220 |
WFP TO LAUNCH IRAQ REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR [...] (SBU) ON MARCH 26, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WILL, SUBJECT TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 01220 01 OF 05 241311Z THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UN COLLECTIVE APPEAL FOR IRAQ, RELEASE A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR IRAQ VALUED AT U.S. [...] |
2003-03-24 13:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME1268 |
G8 FAMINE MEETINGS IN ROME [...] (SBU) G8 MEMBER STATES DID NOT REACH CONSENSUS ON A COMMON TEXT FOR PRESENTATION. OPPOSITION TO A U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT WAS LED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CANADA, WHO FAVOR PRESENTATION OF A LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR TEXT (REPRODUCED BELOW). THE U.S.- FRENCH DRAFT RECEIVED [...] |
2003-03-25 16:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME1380 |
FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: REPORT OF FIRST [...] SUMMARY: THE FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01380 01 OF 03 011149Z WORKING GROUP FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FO [...] |
2003-04-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME1511 |
WFP-PARTNER CONSULTATION OF EMERGENCY NEEDS [...] WFP HOSTED A TWO-AND-ONE-HALF DAY CONSULTATION ON EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (ENA) AT CASTEL GANDOLFO (NEAR ROME) MARCH 12-14, WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF EIGHT DONORS, FIVE UN AGENCIES, NINE NGOS, USAID'S FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NETWORK (FEWS NET), AND TWO PROMINENT REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [...] |
2003-04-09 10:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME1558 |
FAO TERM LIMITS: AGREEMENT ON 10 YEAR MAXIMUM AND [...] SUMMARY: THE FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR ON UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) DIRECTOR GENERAL TERM LIMITS HELD ITS FIFTH AND FINAL SESSION MARCH 29. THE GROUP AGREED AD REFERENDUM TO A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT TO TWO THE NUMBER OF TERMS THAT A DIRECTOR GENERAL COULD SERVE, WITH THE FIRST TERM B [...] |
2003-04-11 14:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME1601 |
FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE PREVIEW [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. SUMMARY. THE 102ND SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01601 01 OF 05 151122Z MEET MAY 5-9, 2003. IMPORTANT ACTION ITEMS FOR THE U.S. INCLUDE: REPORT [...] |
2003-04-15 11:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME1884 |
ROME GENEVA GROUP MEETING ON FAO FINANCE AND [...] SUMMARY: ROME GENEVA GROUP (GG) MEMBERS ARE DIVIDED ON SUPPORTING ZERO NOMINAL GROWTH OR ZERO REAL GROWTH FOR THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) UPCOMING 2004- 2005 BUDGET BUT DO AGREE THAT GOVERNANCE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM: THE ORGANIZATION HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO [...] |
2003-05-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME1890 |
FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: INTERSESSIONAL [...] SUMMARY: THE BUREAU OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET APRIL 28, 2003. THE BUREAU PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO THE SECRETARIAT ON [...] |
2003-05-05 05:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME1958 |
G8 ACTIONS PROPOSED BY WORLD FOOD PROGRAM RELATED [...] (SBU) US MISSION HAS RECEIVED A WFP EXPANDED TEXT BUILDING ON REMARKS MADE BY WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES MORRIS TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 7 - REGARDING SUGGESTED STEPS THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN TAKE NOW RELATED TO THE SERIOUS FOOD CRISES ENGULFING MUCH OF SUB- SAHARAN AF [...] |
2003-05-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME1984 |
U.S. DOLLAR 480,000 PROPOSAL FOR LINKING FAO/WFP [...] U.S. MISSION RECEIVED AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL VALUED AT U.S. DOLLAR 480,000 AIMED AT MORE TIGHTLY LINKING FAO/WFP JOINT CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENTS WITH THE SUB-SAHARAN REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CILSS AND SADC. US MISSION STRONGLY ENDORSES THIS OUTREACH BY FAO AND WFP TO STRENGTHEN UN LINKAG [...] |
2003-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME2102 |
TFIZ01: UPDATE ON FAO AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) US MISSION REVIEWED WITH FAO ON MAY 6 THE STATUS OF FAO PLANS TO RESUSCITATE ITS INTERVENTIONS IN IRAQ, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN GOVERNORATES. FAO INTERNATIONAL STAFF IS BEING REDEPLOYED IN INCREASING NUMBERS - SOME 50 WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR BY-MID JUNE. FAO (A [...] |
2003-05-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME218 |
WFP REPORTS ON GENEVA MEETING ON IRAQ AND [...] (S) U.N. HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN IRAQ, RAMIRO LOPES DA SILVA, REPORTS THAT THE FRAGILITY OF THE IRAQI SOCIETY IS EXTREME AND MILITARY ACTION THAT DISRUPTS THE CURRENT SYSTEMS WILL CREATE A DISASTROUS SITUATION. THE U.N. IS PLANNING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE NORTH WILL BE SHIELDED FROM MI [...] |
2003-01-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID EU KUNR PHUM PREF WFP |
| 03ROME2485 |
REPORT OF FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 102nd session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Finance Committee met May 5-9, 2003. Committee members were divided on the question of the 2004-2005 budget level, with the U.S. and Japan supporting zero nominal growth, G-77 members supporting real growth, Swit [...] |
2003-06-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME2493 |
WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) WFP has issued a copy of a 2002-2003 draft food loss report conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled "Food Aid Leakages in Bangladesh," supported by funding from the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the European Community. Preliminary findings are distu [...] |
2003-06-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2546 |
124TH FAO COUNCIL PREVIEW [...] Summary: The 124th Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council will meet June 23- 28, 2003 in Rome. Items of particular importance to the U.S. during this Council session will be: an agenda item on Director General term limits; a U.S.-requested agenda item on reporting [...] |
2003-06-09 12:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME2582 |
FAO OECD Group: Term Limits and Bureaus [...] (U) Summary: The OECD group met June 9, 2003 to discuss bureau positions for FAO Council and Conference. The outgoing Chair (New Zealand) asked for views on expanding the mandate of the group beyond allocating bureau positions. Those who spoke (including USDel) did not support expanding the [...] |
2003-06-10 11:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME2589 |
REPORT OF FAO PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND JOINT [...] Summary. This cable reports on the outcomes of the Joint Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance and Program Committees and the FAO Program Committee. Important outcomes from the Program Committee include full support for the International Plant Protection Busine [...] |
2003-06-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME2620 |
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] The WFP Board annual session took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs (particularly in Africa where 38-40 million people face starvation). The modalities of WFP assistance to Iraq, which will represent one-third of WFP's worldwide efforts in 2003, was widely [...] |
2003-06-11 13:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2657 |
SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] (U) In an abbreviated Board session (one day), the Executive Board approved a country program for Pakistan, a school feeding intervention for Lesotho, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Kenya (Somali and Sudanese refugees), Uganda (refugees and internally displaced), and the Cen [...] |
2003-06-12 10:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2662 |
"Donneybrook" between India and several European [...] (SBU) At two WFP Executive Board sessions (May 29 and June 2), the Netherlands and Sweden criticized India and by inference South Africa, Eritrea and China (WFP emerging developing country donors) for contributing to WFP while failing to adequately address hunger at home. The Indian ambassado [...] |
2003-06-12 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2714 |
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) The growing threat of possible famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea was discussed on a number of occasions on the margins of the just concluded WFP Board sessions May 28-June 3, most notably in a lunch hosted by WFP Executive Director Morris on June 2 attended by the United States, European Comm [...] |
2003-06-16 12:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2716 |
WFP REVIEW OF 2002 GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS [...] WFP has just released a report on Global Food Aid deliveries in 2002 entitled "2002 Food Aid Flows, May 2003." The trends by geographic region are highlighted below. The data clearly reveals that the United States, which provided 64 percent of all global food aid and 50 percent of all emergenc [...] |
2003-06-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME3111 |
REPORT OF 124TH FAO COUNCIL [...] Summary: The 124th Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council met June 23-28 in Rome. In a successful outcome to a four-year campaign by assorted OECD members, the Council agreed to transmit to the 32nd FAO Conference an amendment to the FAO Basic Texts to introduce a [...] |
2003-07-09 05:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME3230 |
JIU REPORT ON FAO: AN AGENDA FOR CHANGE [...] SUMMARY. THE UN JOINT INSPECTION UNIT (JIU) REPORT ON "REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UN" CONTAINS A NUMBER OF CRITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE AREAS OF RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT, FIELD OFFICES AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEM [...] |
2003-07-15 11:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME3311 |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION 2002 EMERGENCY FOOD AID FLOWS [...] WFP"S GLOBAL FOOD AID DELIVERIES REPORT "2002 FOOD AID FLOWS, MAY 2003" CLEARLY REVEALS THAT THE UNITED STATES, WHICH PROVIDED 64 PERCENT OF ALL GLOBAL FOOD AID AND 50 PERCENT OF ALL EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE THIS PAST YEAR, IS BY FAR THE WORLD'S LEADER IN RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES. THE EUROPE [...] |
2003-07-21 14:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME3404 |
FAO RIGHT TO FOOD BUREAU: FIRST READING OF [...] SUMMARY: THE BUREAU OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET JULY 9-11 AND JULY 15 [...] |
2003-07-28 07:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME3583 |
Increasing pressure on the Rohingya refugees in [...] (SBU) US/Mission Rome Humanitarian Attache visited two UNHCR-managed Rohingya refugee camps on July 29-30 - Kutupalong and Nayapara - located in Teknaf Thana (Cox's Bazar district, at the southernmost tip of Bangladesh directly bordering Burma) which house approximately 20,000 Burmese Muslims [...] |
2003-08-08 04:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME3607 |
Policy dialogue session in Dhaka on WFP post- [...] (U) The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) led a July 24 policy dialogue session in Dhaka to review key findings and preliminary recommendations of its WFP commissioned Food Aid Leakages study. Sub-studies on losses linked to discharge in ports, transit losses through the nat [...] |
2003-08-08 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME371 |
USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES WFP GEARING UP FOR [...] (S) USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 23-24 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM TO ASSIST IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INVOLVED THE POSSIBLE PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY OF 2.5 M [...] |
2003-01-30 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 03ROME4035 |
WFP Response to US Rice Federation letter on WFP [...] (SBU) The USA Rice Federation in its letter dated July 30 questioned the "transparency" of World Food Program procurement tendering practices recommending that information such as WFP registered commercial vendors, tenders, awards, purchase prices, and country of origin should be made public i [...] |
2003-09-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME409 |
USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES POSSIBLE IRAQ [...] USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED FAO ROME HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 24 TO REVIEW FAO'S SIZABLE OIL-FOR-FOOD (OFF)-FINANCED OPERATIONS IN IRAQ - AND ITS CAPABILITY TO DEVELOP AN AGRICULTURE-RELATED HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF C [...] |
2003-02-03 11:47:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PREF AID WFP |
| 03ROME4348 |
REPORT OF FAO 104TH FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 104th Session of FAO's Finance Committee met September 15-19 to discuss a number of issues particularly relevant to the Council/Conference meetings later this year. Top of the list was budget and finance for the upcoming biennium. Whereas the Organization outwardly continued t [...] |
2003-09-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME4556 |
FAO: TIME FOR A REASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) serves US national trade, economic development and humanitarian interests in a wide range of important areas relating to food and agriculture, where national or regional action could never be as effective as FAO-led action. If FAO did not [...] |
2003-10-03 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR ABUD EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME4850 |
USAID Humanitarian Attache visits Mauritania [...] US Mission/Rome humanitarian attache visited Mauritania September 13-17, and traveled in the drought affected regions of Bareina, Aleg and Boghe. Assessments of this area show a serious emergency situation. Many vulnerable groups, particularly children, will require continuing food and non- fo [...] |
2003-10-23 06:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR MR WFP UN |
| 03ROME5035 |
IMPLICATIONS OF WFP'S ENDORSED BUDGET FOR 2004-2005 [...] At its third regular session (ref A), the Board took note of world Food Program's (WFP) Biennial Management Plan budget for 2004-2005, at a level of USD 4.8 billion, an increase of USD 1.6 billion (66 percent) compared with the 2002-2003 original budget estimate of USD 3.2 billion. Tonnage wis [...] |
2003-11-06 05:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME5076 |
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT WFP'S STRATEGIC PLAN 2004-2007 [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE PERIOD 2004-2007, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE SECRETARIAT WILL BE GUIDED BY THE CONSIDERATIONS RAISED BY THE BOARD AS REFLECTED BY THE SUMMARY RECORD OF THE DISCUSSION. THE BOARD RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT [...] |
2003-11-10 06:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME5176 |
ON THE EVE OF FAO COUNCIL AND CONFERENCE [...] Summary. As we prepare for the FAO Council and Conference meetings later this month, I am sharing our thinking on two themes: (1) fine-honing our interventions during the FAO Council and Conference deliberations, and (2) how we should approach the institutional issues now on the agendas. As [...] |
2003-11-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KUNR ABUD EAID EAGR ETRD FAO |
| 03ROME5223 |
WFP's Executive Director writes to the President on [...] WFP's Executive Director Jim Morris has written to President Bush a letter (reproduced below) requesting support for restoring the US contribution to global school feeding efforts to USD 300 million per year through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Progra [...] |
2003-11-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME5227 |
US Mission/Rome attends WFP-sponsored Regional [...] US Mission/Rome personnel attended (September 9-10, in Dakar, Senegal) a WFP-sponsored Regional Ministerial Conference for the Launch of the "Alliance for Action" on School Feeding, Health and Basic Education for the Sahel. Nine countries of the region pledged their support to the effort. Dele [...] |
2003-11-19 10:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR MR WFP UN |
| 03ROME542 |
HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TEAM (HPT) DISCUSSES WFP [...] (C) ON THE HEELS OF A TRIP TO THE PERSIAN GULF, MEMBERS OF THE INTER-AGENCY HUMANITARIAN PLANNING TEAM (HPT) VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON FEBRUARY 4 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED AN U [...] |
2003-02-11 05:32:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME5747 |
RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF SECOND SESSION, [...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security met in Rome October 27-29. Delegations gave their initia [...] |
2003-12-30 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME589 |
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] THE WFP BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER-INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA WHERE 38 MILLION PEOPLE FACE STARVATION) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES (4.8 MILLION METRIC TONS VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION) TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE [...] |
2003-02-13 12:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
| 03ROME637 |
WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 - [...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 4.8 MILLION TONS (MTS), VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION (NOT INCLUDING ANY IRAQ RESPONSE IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT). WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE AND NEEDY OPERATIONS, 2003 IS EXPECTED TO PUT CONSIDERABLE STRAIN [...] |
2003-02-14 20:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
| 03ROME638 |
APPROVAL OF AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 7 THE AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) ENTITLED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO RE-ESTABLISH LIVELIHOODS AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PRRO WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR TWO YEARS (APRIL 1, 2003-END MARCH 2005), COVERING 6.0 [...] |
2003-02-14 20:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 03ROME643 |
WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 - [...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 4.8 MILLION TONS (MTS), VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION (NOT INCLUDING ANY IRAQ RESPONSE IN THE EVENT OF CONFLICT). WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF HIGH PROFILE AND NEEDY OPERATIONS, 2003 IS EXPECTED TO PUT CONSIDERABLE STRAIN [...] |
2003-02-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
| 03ROME644 |
APPROVAL OF AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED ON FEBRUARY 7 THE AFGHANISTAN PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) ENTITLED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO RE-ESTABLISH LIVELIHOODS AND HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY IN AFGHANISTAN. THE PRRO WILL BE OPERATIONAL FOR TWO YEARS (APRIL 1, 2003-END MARCH 2005), COVERING 6.0 [...] |
2003-02-18 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 04ROME1042 |
WFP ASSUMES OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR UN [...] AS REPORTED REF A, WFP MADE A COMMITMENT AT THE UN'S FIFTH SESSION OF THE HIGH LEVEL COMMITTEE ON MANAGEMENT (HLCM) HELD IN NEW YORK JUNE 12-13, 2003, TO ACCEPT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ADMINISTERING AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR UN AGENCIES IN HUMANITARIAN, AND "OTHER" ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NOT DIRECT [...] |
2004-03-17 07:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF KUNR WFP ACABQ UNHCR ICAO AVIATION |
| 04ROME1236 |
RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF INTERSESSIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A FORMAL INTERSESSIONAL MEETING (OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP [OEWG]) OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET IN RO [...] |
2004-03-29 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO |
| 04ROME1340 |
FAO Twenty-Third Africa Regional Conference [...] (SBU) Summary: The subject conference was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 1 - 5, 2004, and was attended by USDA U/S Eric Bost and staff, by Ambassador Mattie Sharpless, and by Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome DCM Michael Cleverley and Agricultural Minister Counselor. Conference h [...] |
2004-04-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KUNR EAID EAGR ETRD KHIV XA FAO |
| 04ROME1370 |
FAO'S EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN 2003, FAO DELIVERED $211 MILLION IN EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE IN THE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY SECTOR TO CRISIS AREAS AROUND THE GLOBE. FAO PROVIDES SEEDS, TOOLS, FERTILIZER AND FISHING GEAR; ASSISTS IN CROP PROTECTION AND LIVESTOCK REPLENISHMENT; REACTIVATES VETERINARY AN [...] |
2004-04-07 10:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC EAGR KUNR FAO |
| 04ROME1425 |
ITALY: NO WAY TO UNSC "REFORM" [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for IO: please see summary and paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. Italy is very concerned that a new UN reform push in New York will end with Italy frozen out of an expanded UNSC that includes both Germany and Japan. Italians fear that SYG Annan and th [...] |
2004-04-09 16:07:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC |
| 04ROME2196 |
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] The WFP Annual Session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of the positive Sudanese signing of the Naivasha Protocols (GOS-SPLM/A), and an unprecedented level of displacement and violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Coming off a record level of total support in 2003 (U.S. dollars (USD) $2.6 [...] |
2004-06-09 12:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR UN |
| 04ROME2218 |
WFP food diversions in Cambodia [...] WFP has uncovered a major case of commodity theft related to food for work (FFW) distributions in Kampong Speu cluster. An external team headed by an international consultant (a former WFP staff member who speaks Khmer), and two engineers seconded by Red R Australia, is carrying out physical v [...] |
2004-06-10 10:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR |
| 04ROME2243 |
SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] In an abbreviated Board session (one and a half days), the Executive Board approved country programs for Sierra Leone and Madagascar, a budget increase for WFP's development efforts in Uganda, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Myanmar (Returnees and vulnerable groups in norther [...] |
2004-06-10 15:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 04ROME2298 |
FAO LAUNCHES SPECIAL FUND FOR EMERGENCY AND [...] Summary: In April 2004, FAO completed arrangements to establish a Special Fund for Emergency and Rehabilitation Activities. The aim of this Special Fund is to enable FAO to respond rapidly to emergency situations, ensuring ready access to funds at the onset of an emergency, before agreement [...] |
2004-06-15 10:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC EAGR KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 04ROME2319 |
PUBLIC LAW 480 FOOD FOR PEACE PANEL AT ANNUAL [...] USUN-Rome organized (on the margin of the Annual Session of the WFP Executive Board) a panel to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Public Law 480, the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act that was signed into law in 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Ambassador Tony Hall h [...] |
2004-06-16 12:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 04ROME2331 |
2003 GLOBAL FOOD AID: BARELY COPING WITH [...] WFP has released its annual Global Food Aid report entitled "2003 Food Aid Flows," which highlights, despite a year of extraordinary emergencies, the steady downward trend in total food aid tonnages, particularly since 1999. For 2004, international prices for food aid commodities continue the [...] |
2004-06-17 12:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 04ROME2745 |
ITALY - HIGH-LEVEL CONCERN RE UNSC REFORM [...] (C) This cable contains action requests. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: The Government of Italy is becoming increasingly concerned about any UN reform that could result in a permanent UNSC seat for Germany and/or Japan. The Italians fear that an increase in the number of peranent U [...] |
2004-07-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL GM JA FR RS IT UNSC |
| 04ROME2873 |
FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION: DIOUF STACKS THE [...] (C) Summary: At the FAO Conference in November 2005, member governments will elect a Director General (DG) for a six-year term, beginning January 2006. The incumbent, Jacques Diouf (Senegal), who has been in office since 1993, as a still-unannounced candidate, has already garnered endorsem [...] |
2004-07-23 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAGR PREL KUNR FAO |
| 04ROME2926 |
FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION: INDIA'S PERMREP FLOATS POSSIBLE INDIAN CANDIDATES [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 10 below. 2. (C) Summary: Indian Permrep Himachal Som requested a meeting with Ambassador Hall on July 26 to discuss options for a possible Indian candidacy to succeed Senegal's Jacques Diouf as Director General (DG) of FAO. Som said the GOI support [...] |
2004-07-28 14:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAGR PREL KUNR IN FAO |
| 04ROME3570 |
MAJOR DONORS DISCUSS FAO EVALUATION, KEY [...] (U) Summary: At a "Geneva Group" meeting for Rome- based representatives of major donor governments convened by the U.S. Mission on 14 September, participants strongly supported a U.S.-led proposal for an independent external review of FAO, although they expressed some differences on tactic [...] |
2004-09-17 11:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR EAID PREL KUNR FAO |
| 04ROME4058 |
FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 2004 SESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-20 15:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR KUNR FAO WFP |
| 04ROME4106 |
FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE SEPTEMBER 2004 SESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-25 09:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR KUNR FAO WFP |
| 04ROME4186 |
127TH FAO COUNCIL, 22-27 NOVEMBER 2004: LOOKING [...] (U) Summary: The upcoming FAO Council will provide an opportunity principally for members to review the world's food and agricultural situation, to track progress in the activities of FAO and the World Food Program (WFP), and to discuss FAO program, budget and administrative issues. The we [...] |
2004-10-29 09:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID SENV KUNR KPAO FAO |
| 04ROME4296 |
FAO COUNCIL DISCUSSIONS: COMPREHENSIVE INDEPENDENT [...] Summary. Over the past several months one of this Mission's highest priorities has been to achieve Permrep and Secretariat agreement to launch a comprehensive independent SIPDIS external evaluation of the UN's Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). Through such an evaluation, we hope to [...] |
2004-11-09 10:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID SENV KUNR KPAO FAO |
| 04ROME815 |
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] The WFP Board first regular session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs. In 2003, WFP received U.S. dollars (USD) 2.6 billion in donor contributions in support of its operations worldwide (plus an additional USD 1.2 billion from the Oil- for-Fo [...] |
2004-03-03 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR |
| 04ROME849 |
WFP BOARD APPROVES INDONESIA PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] The WFP Executive Board, at its first regular session (February 23-26), approved a Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation for Indonesia. The project 10069.1, entitled Assistance to Recovery and Nutritional Rehabilitation, is for three years (July 2004-June 2007), and covers 2.1 million benef [...] |
2004-03-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR |
| 04ROME868 |
WFP BOARD APPROVES ARMENIA PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] The WFP Executive Board, at its first regular session (February 23-26), approved a Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation for Armenia. The project 10053.1, entitled Relief and Recovery Assistance for Vulnerable Groups, is for two years (July 2004-June 2006), covering 110,000 beneficiaries pe [...] |
2004-03-05 08:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR |
| 04ROME876 |
WFP BOARD APPROVES SUDAN (ERITREAN REFUGEES) [...] (SBU) The WFP Executive Board, at its first regular session (February 23-26), approved a Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation for Sudan (Eritrean refugees). The project 10122.1, entitled Food Assistance for Eritrean Refugees, is for two years (April 2004 - March 2006) with a total cost to [...] |
2004-03-05 10:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR |
| 04ROME879 |
WFP BOARD PPROVES NEPAL PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] The WFP Execuive Board, at its first regular session (Februar 23-26), approved a Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation for Nepal. The project 10058.3, entitle Food Assistance to Bhutanese refugees in Nepal,is for twelve months (July 2004-June 2005), and overs 99,600 beneficiaries. Total cos [...] |
2004-03-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR |
| 04ROME896 |
WFP BOARD APPROVES CAMBODIA PROTRACTED RELIEF AND [...] The WFP Executive Board, at its first regular session (February 23-26), approved a Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation for Cambodia. The project 10305.0, entitled Assisting People in Crisis, is for thirty months (July 2004- December 2006), and covers 2,491,710 beneficiaries. Total cost to [...] |
2004-03-08 13:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR |
| 04ROME897 |
WFP BOARD APPROVES REPUBLIC OF CONGO PROTRACTED [...] The WFP Executive Board, at its first regular session (February 23-26), approved a Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation for the Republic of the Congo (ROC). The project 10312.0, entitled Assistance to Populations Affected by Conflicts, is for two years (July 2004 - June 2006) with a total [...] |
2004-03-08 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR |
| 04ROME952 |
WFP BOARD APPROVES BENIN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT VALUED [...] The WFP Executive Board, at its first regular session (February 23-26), approved Benin's development project 10308.0 entitled Promotion of Formal and Non-Formal Education of Children and Youth. The project is for five years (July 2004-June 2009), with a total cost to WFP of USD 16.5 million, a [...] |
2004-03-11 12:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR |
| 04ROME955 |
WFP BOARD APPROVES THE GAMBIA DEVELOPMENT PROJECT [...] The WFP Executive Board, at its first regular session (February 23-26), approved The Gambia development project 10311.0 entitled Support to Basic Education in Rural Vulnerable Regions. The project is for three years, with a total cost to WFP of USD 6.92 million. Beneficiaries are estimated at [...] |
2004-03-11 14:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UNHCR |
| 05ABUJA1154 |
UN REFORM DEMARCHES DELIVERED: NIGERIA AGREES [...] (U) On the morning of June 29 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Abuja, Acting DCM delivered reftel demarches on UN reform to Ambassador Anigbo, Director of the First United Nations Division of the MFA. Poloff served as notetaker. 2. (U) A/DCM delivered talking points in Ref A [...] |
2005-06-29 14:52:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NI UNSC |
| 05ABUJA1250 |
NIGERIA RESPONDS TO DEMARCHE ON G-4 RESOLUTION [...] (U) On the morning of July 11 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Abuja, Acting DCM delivered reftel demarche on UN reform to Ambassador Chike Alex Anigbo, Director of the First United Nations Department of the MFA. Poloff served as notetaker. 2. (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel ta [...] |
2005-07-11 17:23:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NI UNSC |
| 05ABUJA1338 |
CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA CONFIRMS NIGERIA'S [...] (C) On the afternoon of July 22, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Wang Yongqiu visited the Ambassador to discuss UNSC reform. He told the Ambassador he had met with the Acting Permanent Secretary of Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Mr. Asiru (phonetic), the previous afternoon, and th [...] |
2005-07-22 16:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KUNR NI UNSC UNGA |
| 05ABUJA1381 |
G-4 RESOLUTION: NIGERIA WILL SUPPORT COMMON AU [...] (SBU) On July 27, Poloff asked Ambassador Chike Alex Anigbo, Director of the First United Nations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), about Nigeria's position on the G-4 resolution. 2. (SBU) Anigbo replied that the G-4 resolution and the AU resolution were very similar, d [...] |
2005-07-27 11:15:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NI UNSC |
| 05ABUJA1480 |
WHAT WENT WRONG BETWEEN THE AU AND THE G-4? [...] (C) Summary: According to the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, who was at the AU Summit in Addis Ababa, emotional appeals about Africans standing up for their rights against Western "colonialists" carried the day in persuading the AU to stick to its demand for veto rights for any new permanent [...] |
2005-08-11 16:12:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC KUNR NI UNSC |
| 05ACCRA1282 |
GHANA: VIEWS ON UN REFORM AND G-8 DEBT [...] Summary: The Ambassador met Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo-Addo on June 28 to deliver demarches on UN reforms. Akufo-Addo said Ghana supports most of the USG priorities in UN reform, including creation of a Democracy Fund, reform of the UN Human Rights Commission, the creation of a Pe [...] |
2005-06-30 18:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON EFIN GH KUNR PGOV PREL |
| 05ACCRA1506 |
CHARGE DELIVERS UNSC REFORM DEMARCHE: GHANA [...] On July 29, Charge delivered reftel demarche on UNSC reform to Ghanaian Deputy Foreign Minister Kwesi Osei-Adjei. (Note: due to the urgency of this issue, Charge met with the Deputy Foreign Minister rather than the Foreign Minister, who was not available until August 1. In the past, the Depu [...] |
2005-07-29 15:27:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GH KUNR PGOV PREL UNSC |
| 05ACCRA1543 |
UNSC REFORM: GHANA TO DROP VETO TO PRESS FOR SEATS [...] (C) During an Aug. 2 discussion on the proposed Human Rights Council (ref B), MFA official Nana Bema Kumi told PolOff that Ghanaian Foreign Minister Nana Akufo Addo will join African heads of state and other ministers in Addis Ababa on Aug. 4 for a single-issue summit on UN Security Council [...] |
2005-08-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL AORC GH KUNR PGOV UNCHR UNGA UNSC |
| 05ALMATY2436 |
KAZAKHSTAN SUPPORTS UN REFORM [...] (SBU) On June 28, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs Tokayev (other issues discussed reported septel). The FM expressed satisfaction with the U.S. decision to frame potential changes to the UN Security Council in a broader discussion of comprehensive UN reform. [...] |
2005-06-30 07:10:00 | US Office Almaty | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR AORC KZ POLITICAL |
| 05AMMAN4937 |
PROMOTING UN REFORM PRIORITIES: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-21 08:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KUNR JO UNSC AROC |
| 05AMMAN5104 |
REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: JORDAN [...] (C) Poloff met with Ambassador Ziad Majali, head of the human rights directorate of the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, on June 23 to discuss USG priorities for reforming the UN Human Rights Commission (reftel). Majali said that Jordan is very supportive of efforts to reform the UN, especially with [...] |
2005-06-27 04:23:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KUNR UNCHR |
| 05AMMAN787 |
ANNUAL STAFFING DATA FOR UNRWA [...] Refcoord will also send this data to IO/S/EA in hard copy form via registered pouch mail. HALE [...] |
2005-02-01 17:07:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON KUNR JO POL UN |
| 05ANKARA1050 |
GOT WILL CONSIDER FUNDING EXTERNAL EVALUATION [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche, encouraging the GOT to make voluntary contributions toward the costs of an independent evaluation of FAO, to Asim Asar, Multilateral Economic Organizations Department Head, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on February 16. Asar responded that the GOT suppor [...] |
2005-02-28 09:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR KUNR TU |
| 05ASUNCION552 |
PARAGUAY SUPPORTS EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF UN FAO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-04-25 11:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KUNR AORC PA FAO |
| 05ASUNCION802 |
PARAGUAY ON UN REFORM [...] On June 22, Charge met with Vice Minister of Foreign Relations, Ambassador Jose Martinez Lezcano to discuss UN Reform. Ambassador Martinez remarked that Paraguay strongly supports UN reform and agrees that reforms must go far beyond expanding the Security Council. Responding to reftel point [...] |
2005-06-22 21:45:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC PA UNSC |
| 05ASUNCION917 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TERRORISM, MONEY LAUNDERING, [...] (C) Summary: On July 15, I breakfasted with Foreign Minister Leila Rachid and we discussed ominous trends in Venezuela, de-legitimizing terrorism, anti-money laundering legislation, U.S. candidacy for the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, an FBI officer in Asuncion, prospects for extraditi [...] |
2005-07-18 20:48:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KPAO SCUL KUNR PA UNSC UNESCO |
| 05ASUNCION965 |
PARAGUAY ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 19:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL PGOV AORC PA UNSC |
| 05ASUNCION966 |
PARAGUAY ON WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 19:27:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO PA UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05BANGKOK1507 |
UNESCAP: May's "High-level" Ministerial to Highlight [...] (SBU) SUMARRY: At the February 24 meeting of UNESCAP's (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) Permanent Representatives, Executive Secretary Kim Hak-Su announced a High-level Tsunami Panel for the May 12-18 ministerial that would include select prime ministers [...] |
2005-03-01 10:10:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KUNR OVIP SENV SOCI TPHY ID IN IR FJ TH ESCAP |
| 05BANGKOK3992 |
TALKING POINTS DELIVERED: UN REFORM & PROMOTING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-17 07:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL PGOV AORC TH UNSC |
| 05BANGKOK4107 |
REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEMARCHE [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Dusit Manapan, Counselor in the Social Division of the Department of International Organizations (IO), Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dusit passed the talking points to the Deputy Director General for IO. At this time the MFA is not taking a positi [...] |
2005-06-23 05:42:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KUNR TH UNCHR |
| 05BANGKOK4785 |
UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE AGAINST G-4 RESOLUTION [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Kantathi, who was attending the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Vientiane, Ambassador spoke with MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garnjana-Goonchorn to solicit an RTG vote against or abstention on the G-4 resolution. Krit took the Ambassador's comments [...] |
2005-07-26 10:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PGOV PREL TH UNGA UNSC |
| 05BANGKOK5018 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US PROPOSAL FOR STANDING UN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Peerasak Chantavarin, Director, Social Division of the Department of International Organizations (IO), MFA, and Mr. Chakkrid Krachaiwong, First Secretary, Department of American and South Pacific Affairs (AA), MFA. Thai officials were well-versed on [...] |
2005-08-04 09:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM PREL PGOV TH |
| 05BERLIN1318 |
GERMAN VIEWS ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Poloff met recently with several German government officials to discuss Germany's current thinking on UN reform. The Germans continue to insist that they are interested in wide-ranging reform, and point to their active engagement in formulating the EU response to all of SYG Annan's propos [...] |
2005-04-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR GM UNSC |
| 05BRASILIA1621 |
UN REFORM - AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN FORMIN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-16 20:28:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BR UNSC US |
| 05BRASILIA1672 |
BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO UNCHR REFORM DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On June 22, Poloffs delivered reftel points to Human Rights Division Deputy Director Marcia Ramos at the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Ramos reviewed our points with interest and agreed that the UNCHR was in need of reform. Ramos told Poloffs that the GOB is in favor o [...] |
2005-06-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KUNR BR UNCHR TIP |
| 05BRUSSELS2470 |
EU ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 24, we delivered ref (A) demarche to Paulo Oliveira, Principal UN Desk Officer at the EU Council Secretariat. Oliveira's preliminary impression was that the SIPDIS U.S. points illustrated continued broad U.S.-EU agreement on the importance and main priorities of UN refo [...] |
2005-06-28 11:08:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PGOV AORC UNSC EUN USEU BRUSSELS |
| 05BUCHAREST1431 |
UN REFORM -- ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON [...] (C) PolChief delivered on June 22 demarches on UN reform to Stelian Stoian, MFA Director General for Global Affairs (refs). Stoian expressed great appreciation for the points, noting that they provide a far more comprehensive picture than Romania had previously seen of the U.S. vision for UN [...] |
2005-06-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM PREL RO UNCHR |
| 05CAIRO4780 |
EGYPT: UN PRIORITIES UNDERSTOOD, BUT MECHANISMS [...] (C) Summary: The Acting DCM conveyed ref D points on USG priorities for UN reform at the MFA Assistant Minister level, in the absence of the Foreign Minister, on June 23. Assistant Minister Fathalla and his staff were familiar with many of the points raised, yet pressed to know what mechani [...] |
2005-06-23 15:50:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PHUM KUNR AORC EAID EG UNSC UNGA |
| 05CAIRO4960 |
EGYPT: HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS AT THE UN [...] (C) PolOff discussed ref A points June 29 with Mohamed Mounir of the MFA's Human Rights Department, who emphasized the need to reform "the human rights machinery" at the UN within the context of broader UN reforms. The GOE did not necessarily see a need "to tear apart" current organizations [...] |
2005-06-29 15:13:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KUNR EG |
| 05CAIRO5513 |
EGYPT'S POSITION ON THE G-4 PROPOSAL [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on July 18 to the MFA's Counselor for UN affairs, Dr. Hany al Selim. Selim said that Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit had sent Chief of Staff Ambassador Sameh Shukry and Cabinet Member for UN affairs Amr Rushdy to New York for consultations on UNSC reform. T [...] |
2005-07-19 13:42:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EG KUNR UN UNSC |
| 05CAIRO5590 |
EGYPT ADHERING TO AU POSITION ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) Acting DCM spoke July 21 with Amb. Ahmed Fathallah, Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs, and delivered points in ref A, underscoring the urgency. Fathallah said that the Egyptian position remained as described in ref B and that Egypt would not support the G-4 effort [...] |
2005-07-21 16:11:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC UNGA |
| 05CAIRO6286 |
UN REFORM: EGYPT NOT YET FOCUSED ON HIGH-LEVEL [...] (C) The Charge delivered ref A demarche on August 15 to MFA Acting Chief of the Minister's Cabinet, Yasser Morad. Morad accepted the points with limited substantive reply, but promised to study the U.S. message. He indicated that the GOE had not yet focused on the High Level Event (HLE). On [...] |
2005-08-16 14:31:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR EG UNGA UNSC UN |
| 05CAIRO6957 |
EGYPTIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON UN REFORM ISSUES, [...] (C) During a September 4 introductory meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Aboul Gheit to present credentials, the Ambassador drew from reftel demarches to urge improved Egyptian cooperation on UN reform and the UN High Level Event Outcome Document. Aboul Gheit stated that overall [...] |
2005-09-08 11:25:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR EG UNGA UNSC |
| 05CANBERRA1270 |
GOA SUPPORTS UN DEMOCRACY FUND, SEEKS SEAT ON BOARD [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered ref A demarche on July 21 to Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) United Nations and Commonwealth Director Nicholas Turner, and at a July 28 follow up discussion with AusAid Acting Assistant Director Gen [...] |
2005-07-28 06:14:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR AS UNSC UNGA ECOSOC KPKP |
| 05CANBERRA331 |
AUSTRALIA: PRELIMINARY VIEW OF THE REPORT OF THE [...] (U) Please see action request in para 3. 2. (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to relevant Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) IO staff on February 10 and discussed matters contained therein at a February 18 follow up call with UN Executive Officer Lara Nassau. Nassau emphasiz [...] |
2005-02-18 07:03:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR AS UNSC UNGA |
| 05COLOMBO1122 |
SRI LANKA: GSL WILL REFLECT ON US PRIORITIES FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador delivered Reftel demarches to Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara on June 24. Palihakkara indicated that the GSL will likely vote in favor of the framework resolution that increases the Security Council to 24 members. He said that his government might consider [...] |
2005-06-27 06:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC KUNR CE |
| 05COLOMBO1149 |
SRI LANKA: DEMARCHES ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-30 11:22:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CE KUNR PGOV PREL UN |
| 05DHAKA3400 |
BANGLADESH: WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-18 05:22:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO BG UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05DHAKA3690 |
BANGLADESH: UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE AGAINST G-4 [...] (C) Charge D'Affaires delivered demarche (reftel) on July 28 to MFA Foreign Secretary Hemayetuddin. Hemayetuddin's response was noncommittal, noting that the resolution "has gone all sorts of ways" and that Bangladesh wanted to see how the situation would pan out. 2. (C) CDA plans to raise [...] |
2005-08-01 03:09:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC UNGA |
| 05DJIBOUTI601 |
UN REFORM: PRIORITIES RAISED WITH DJIBOUTI [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed contents of reftels (A) and (B) June 22 to Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf. Yousuf had already seen a number of documents over the internet conveying the U.S. position. He said the U.S. had made its position quite clear on these issues in other fora as [...] |
2005-06-23 11:27:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PGOV AORC DJ UNSC |
| 05DJIBOUTI679 |
WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] (U) Pol/Econ delivered demarche per reftel 14 July to Director of Bilateral Relations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Ali Hassan. Hassan said that Djibouti supported reforms in all organs of the United Nations and that Djibouti will vote for any positive reforms. He added that he w [...] |
2005-07-18 10:42:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL DJ KPOKO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05DJIBOUTI713 |
UNSC REFORM: DEMARCHE TO DJIBOUTI'S FM ON UN REFORM [...] (C) As instructed reftel, Ambassador conveyed 7/26 to Djibouti's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mahmoud Ali Yousuf, the U.S. position on the G-4 framework resolution on expanding the United Nations Security Council. She went through reftel points with the Minister and urged Djibouti to oppose t [...] |
2005-07-27 08:49:00 | Embassy Djibouti | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR DJ UNSC UNGA |
| 05DUBLIN750 |
PROMOTING UN REFORM IN IRELAND [...] (SBU) On June 16, Ambassador, DCM and POLOFF delivered reftel talking points to Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Dermot Gallagher. Gallagher said that SIPDIS Ireland shares similar positions to the United States on most of the points on reform. The main difference, he noted, [...] |
2005-06-16 16:22:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC UNSC |
| 05DUBLIN913 |
IRELAND SUPPORTS PBC CREATION; QUESTIONS UNSC ROLE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-22 13:11:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO UNSC UNGO ECOSOC |
| 05GENEVA1743 |
ADDITIONAL FY 2005 WIPO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS PER REFTEL, POST INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050700000029 EFT DATE: 06-JUL-05 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 04251.048708081000 NAME OF BANK: CREDIT SUISSE ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND [...] |
2005-07-19 06:46:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN WIPO |
| 05GENEVA1815 |
WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 57TH SESSION: FINANCIAL AND [...] (U) This cable provides an overview of the key financial and administrative matters considered by the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Executive Council (EC) at its 57th session from June 21 to July 1 and by the WMO Financial Advisory Committee (FINAC) at its June 20 session. Reportin [...] |
2005-07-29 11:31:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC KUNR WMO |
| 05GENEVA1817 |
FY 2005 IO&P VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050700002310 EFT DATE: 27-JUL-05 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 240CO199320.2 NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA - SWITZERLAND AMOU [...] |
2005-07-29 12:55:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN WTO |
| 05GENEVA1853 |
FY 2005 IO&P VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 0508000000199 EFT DATE: 03-AUG-2005 NAME OF PAYEE: IUCN ACCOUNT NO: 335035.60Y NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1202-LAUSANNE - SWITZERLAND AMOUNT PAID: USD 1 [...] |
2005-08-04 12:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC IUCN |
| 05GENEVA1854 |
FY 2005 WIPO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS PER REFTEL, POST INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050800000021 EFT DATE: 03-AUG-05 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 04251.048708081000 NAME OF BANK: CREDIT SUISSE ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND [...] |
2005-08-04 12:35:00 | Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN WIPO |
| 05GENEVA1894 |
FY 2005 WTO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050800000051 EFT DATE: 08-AUG-05 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 240CO199320.1 NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA - SWITZERLAND AMOU [...] |
2005-08-09 08:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN WTO |
| 05GENEVA1895 |
INITIAL FY 2005 UPOV PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050800000052 EFT DATE: 08-AUG-2005 NAME OF PAYEE: UPOV ACCOUNT NO: 240.C8763163.0 NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA - SWITZERLAND AMOUNT PAID: SWIS [...] |
2005-08-09 08:39:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN AMGT |
| 05GENEVA1922 |
REPORT OF THE WMO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 57TH SESSION [...] The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 57th Executive Council (EC) Session was held June 21-July 1, 2005 in Geneva. The EC addressed a number of items including continuing financial reform efforts, potential changes to the WMO convention, program details, financial and administrative ma [...] |
2005-08-11 12:54:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY TSPL SENV EFIN KUNR AORC WMO |
| 05GENEVA2626 |
INITIAL FY 2006 WTO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 0510000000887 EFT DATE: 28-OCT-05 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 240CO199320.1 NAME OF BANK: UBS SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA - SWITZERLAND AMO [...] |
2005-10-31 04:23:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN WTO |
| 05GENEVA2765 |
INITIAL FY 2006 WMO PAYMENT: U.S. ASSESSED [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: EFT NO: 050110000391 EFT DATE: 11-NOV-2005 NAME OF PAYEE: WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION ACCOUNT NO: 240.CO191516.0 NAME OF BANK: UBS, SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA-11 S [...] |
2005-11-10 10:38:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN KUNR AORC WMO |
| 05GENEVA542 |
FY 2005 ILO TAX PAYMENT: PAYMENT TO THE [...] AS PER REFTEL, MISSION INITIATED THE REQUESTED PAYMENT AS FOLLOWS: VOUCHER NO: 27850007890 EFT DATE: 24-FEB-05 NAME OF PAYEE: INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION (ILO) ACCOUNT NO: CO801157.0 NAME OF BANK: UBS, SA ADDRESS OF BANK: 1211-GENEVA-2 SWIT [...] |
2005-03-01 13:40:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN ILO |
| 05HANOI1983 |
VIETNAM UNDECIDED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Poloff met August 3 with Pham Thi Kim Anh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights Officer in the International Organizations Department, to deliver reftel demarche. Anh said Vietnam has not yet finalized its position on the creation of the Human Rights Council, but has some conce [...] |
2005-08-03 10:40:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PHUM PREL VM UNCHR UNGA HUMANR |
| 05KINGSTON1578 |
REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: USG [...] On June 23, Poloff delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Pamela Ingleton, Acting Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Ingleton accepted the message and said that she would share the information with her depa [...] |
2005-06-24 19:42:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL PGOV UNSC AORC JM |
| 05KINGSTON1579 |
UN REFORM: PROMOTING OUR PRIORITIES [...] On June 23, Poloff delivered reftel talking points and non-paper to Pamela Ingleton, Acting Deputy Director, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Ingleton accepted the message and said that she would share the information with her depa [...] |
2005-06-24 19:44:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL PGOV AORC JM UNSC |
| 05KINGSTON1925 |
WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-12 20:29:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO JM UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05KINGSTON2054 |
UN REFORM/JAMAICA: PRESSING DIFFICULT COUNTRIES [...] (C) On August 25, Charge, accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief, conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Douglas Saunders, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Shortly before Charge was to depart for the MFAFT with Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Sakurai to convey the d [...] |
2005-08-31 17:21:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PGOV JM |
| 05KINSHASA1033 |
CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES AND TIP [...] The following demarches were delivered on June 16, 2005, by the Ambassador and Econ/Cons Officer to Ambassador Gregoire Kaya, Interim Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. Release of the 2005 TIP Report (REF A) - Ambassador conveyed to Kaya that the 2005 TIP Report [...] |
2005-06-23 10:05:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KCRM KWMN PHUM KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR KPAO EAGR ETRD TBIO PARM MNUC KNNP KUNR PGOV AORC CF UNESCO KSCI UNSC |
| 05KINSHASA1071 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN REFORM [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Ramazani (who was travelling), Ambassador delivered demarche points from reftels on June 27 to Ambassador Fabien Emery Zulu Kilo-Abi, Chief of Staff to the Minister. Zulu said a committee in the Foreign Ministry, which he chairs, is currently examining Un [...] |
2005-06-29 14:51:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR CG UNSC |
| 05KINSHASA1223 |
GDRC REMAINS SUPPORTIVE OF US POSITION ON UNSC [...] (C) Ambassador has discussed UNSC reform issue (ref A) with Foreign Minister Raymond Ramazani. PolOff also has raised this issue with Ramazani's chief of staff, Ambassador Fabien Zulu (ref B), as well as other GDRC officials. The GDRC continues to support the U.S. view that measures to refor [...] |
2005-07-27 12:20:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KUNR CG UNGA UNSC |
| 05KINSHASA1260 |
FOREIGN MINISTER CONCURS WITH U.S. ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel A points August 3 to Foreign Minister Ramazani. The GDRC's position on United Nations reform is similar to that of the U.S. and remains unchanged from previous meetings. Ramazani agreed that focusing solely on Security Council reform and moving forward witho [...] |
2005-08-03 15:44:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL CG UNSC |
| 05KUWAIT3326 |
DEMARCHE TO KUWAIT AGAINST G-4 RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-27 11:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PGOV KU |
| 05KUWAIT3398 |
GOK "NOT FAR FROM U.S. POSITION" ON G-4 RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 07:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC KU |
| 05LIMA2748 |
REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (CHR): [...] (SBU) On 6/17, A/Polcouns delivered reftel points on CHR reform to Foreign Ministry Director of Human Rights Carlos Roman, stressing that we were aware of Peru's proposal for the creation of a body of a body of Independent Experts, and requesting a comprehensive review of the U.S. non-paper, in [...] |
2005-06-20 23:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KUNR PE UNCHR |
| 05LIMA3113 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UN REFORM PRIORITIES WITH [...] (SBU) On 7/13, the Ambassador discussed Ref B talking points on overall UN reform priorities of the USG with Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez; their exchange on Security Council Reform and the G-4 Resolution was reported in Ref A. The Ambassador emphasized the critical nature of the reform pr [...] |
2005-07-15 23:02:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC PE UNSC |
| 05LIMA3250 |
PERU STILL UNDECIDED ON G-4 RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-26 21:11:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR PE UNSC UNGA |
| 05LIMA3252 |
PRESIDENT TOLEDO HAS NOT YET DECIDED ON G-4 [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-26 22:36:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR PE UNSC UNGA |
| 05LIMA3253 |
WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-26 22:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO PE UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05LJUBLJANA424 |
SLOVENIA ON UN REFORM [...] Ambassador discussed Ref A points with State Secretary Bozo Cerar on June 17, and Polecon Chief delivered Ref B points to Bojana Cipot of the MFA Department of Multilateral Affairs June 23. Cerar was very engaged on the issue of UN Reform and wanted to know what the top priority was for the U [...] |
2005-06-24 08:13:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL AORC SI |
| 05LJUBLJANA553 |
SLOVENIA'S FM RUPEL ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) In a meeting with FM Dimitrij Rupel on another topic July 29, COM raised the issue of Slovenia's position on the G-4 proposal for UN Security Council reform. Rupel was expecting the question and paused before answering that Slovenia was still working to find the right position for itself [...] |
2005-08-04 07:51:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR SI |
| 05MADRID2107 |
SPAIN WILL CO-SIGN LETTER ON UN MANAGEMENT REFORMS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-02 16:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASIG GG KUNR UNGA |
| 05MADRID2365 |
SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-20 15:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC SP UNSC |
| 05MADRID2452 |
SPAIN'S VIEWS OF USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge and Polcouns discussed USG priorities for UN reform with Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General of Foreign Policy, on June 22. Dezcallar said he was responding on behalf of Foreign Minister Moratinos who had received our initial demarche (Refs A and C) on the issue. Pol [...] |
2005-06-24 15:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC SP UNSC |
| 05MANAGUA2143 |
NICARAGUA INFORMED OF USG VIEWS ON UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-26 19:18:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO NU UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05MANAMA1835 |
AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI DISCUSSES UN REFORM WITH [...] (C) Summary: Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State on UN Reform Ambassador Tahir-Kheli met in separate meetings December 7 with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Minister of Information Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Undersecretary for Political A [...] |
2005-12-12 13:06:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KUNR BA OFFICIALS ROW |
| 05MANAMA727 |
BAHRAIN SEEKS TO WORK WITH U.S. ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Ghassan Shaikho told Pol/Econ chief May 18 that Bahrain seeks to work with the United States on UN Security Council reform. He was aware of strong U.S. support for Japan gaining a permanent Security Council seat, and asked for the U.S. position on Ge [...] |
2005-05-22 10:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL BA UNSC UNGA |
| 05MANAMA821 |
FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS GUIDANCE ON U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (C) During a June 7 meeting covering a number of issues (Refs A, B), Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa told the Ambassador that Bahrain wanted to work with the U.S. on UN Security Council reform. The Group of Four [...] |
2005-06-08 13:59:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL BA UNSC UNGA |
| 05MANAMA891 |
BAHRAIN: UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON EAID KUNR BA |
| 05MANAMA892 |
BAHRAIN: PROMOTING U.S. PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief June 21 delivered reftel demarches on promoting U.S. priorities on UN reform to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. (Note: Ambassador will deliver Ref B demarche to Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed following the Minister's return to Bahrain [...] |
2005-06-22 13:53:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PGOV BA UNSC |
| 05MANAMA911 |
BAHRAIN: USG PRIORITIES ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-28 10:21:00 | Embassy Manama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC BA UNSC |
| 05MAPUTO783 |
MOZAMBIQUE - REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On June 21 emboff delivered demarche and talking points to Faruque Faquira, Chief of Department for United Nations issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira was familiar with the issue at hand and had recently been briefed by his Ministry on the U.S. consultations with the Afric [...] |
2005-06-21 17:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KUNR MZ UNGA UNCHR |
| 05MAPUTO931 |
MOZAMBIQUE: GRM VIEWS ON CREATION OF UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-29 09:38:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO MZ UNSC UNFA ECOSOC |
| 05MAPUTO932 |
MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE ON UNSC REFORM SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On July 28 Ambassador discussed Ref A demarche points with Mozambican Foreign Minister Alcinda Abreu. The Ambassador told Abreu that the USG supports expansion of the UNSC, but she emphasized t [...] |
2005-07-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KUNR MZ UNSC UNGA |
| 05MASERU311 |
LESOTHO DISCUSSES UN REFORM MATTERS [...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed UN reform and USG priorities with the GOL Minister of Foreign Affairs during June 20 meeting. Minister Moleleki concurred with the overall message that the U.S. strongly supports a developing focus for the high level events and he reiterated his government's agreem [...] |
2005-06-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC PHUM LT UNSC |
| 05MASERU364 |
WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered key points on the UN Peacebuilding Commission and discussed in detail the three (3) proposed resolutions with Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Minister Moleleki said that his government supported the idea of such a Commission. He went on to state his co [...] |
2005-07-15 12:15:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05NAIROBI3300 |
REGIONAL ISSUES AND KENYA TRAVEL WARNING: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Congressman Donald Payne expressed appreciation to Kenya for its leadership role in the Sudan peace accord and the Somalia reconciliation process in a meeting with President Kibaki August 10. The Congressman said he was trying to encourage the State Department to take a more acti [...] |
2005-08-15 03:03:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID ECIN PINS KUNR SO SU ET DJ SP CH KE |
| 05NDJAMENA1262 |
CHAD: MEETING WITH NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: In a wide-ranging meeting with the newly installed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Allam-mi Ahmad (former diplomatic advisor to the President), the Minister commented on the current state of the Darfur peace process and the need for the rebel movements to "improve representivity." [...] |
2005-08-17 08:27:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PREL PREF KUNR |
| 05NEWDELHI4634 |
GOI HOPING FOR MORE ON UN REFORMS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-17 13:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL IN UNSC |
| 05NEWDELHI4934 |
INDIA NOT AVERSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PROPOSAL [...] (C) On June 29, Charge reviewed Ref A points with MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Hamid Ali Rao, emphasizing that at this early stage in the discussions, the US would like other countries to avoid making preemptive negative statements about the proposed Human Rights Council (HRC). Noting t [...] |
2005-06-29 09:58:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM IN |
| 05NEWDELHI6931 |
DEMARCHES DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: A/DCM and Poloff called on new MEA Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora on September 6 and SIPDIS delivered Refs A and B demarches, underlining the importance in the new US-India relationship for India to be seen [...] |
2005-09-08 12:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECIN PHUM KDEM KUNR IN AF UNGA GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI7752 |
GOI ON ICJ ELECTIONS DEMARCHE, ITALIAN COESPU [...] (SBU) Summary: PolCouns and Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on ICJ elections, discussed Ref B plans for funding travel of Indian students to Italy's Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units, and reviewed the way forward for cooperation on UN reform in an October 5 conversation with MEA [...] |
2005-10-05 10:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO KUNR IN IT UNSC UNGA GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI8795 |
GOI COMMENTS REGARDING PERM REP SEN'S REMARKS ON UNSC REFORM [...] (C) Visiting Senior Advisor on UN Reform Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli raised Reftel A points in separate meetings with MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) Jaishankar and Media Advisor to the Prime Ministers Office Sanjay Baru on November 17. In both meetings, our interlocutors underlined that PermRep N [...] |
2005-11-18 12:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR IN UNSC UNGA GOI |
| 05OTTAWA1829 |
CANADA ON UN REFORM: REQUEST TO CONVEY USG [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-16 22:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL PGOV AORC CA UNSC |
| 05OTTAWA486 |
CANADA, DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EXTERNAL EVALUATION - [...] (U) Econoffs spoke with Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC) Senior Policy Advisor for UN Specialized Agencies regarding funding for the external evaluation of FAO. FAC reports that the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has earmarked C$25,000 (roughly US$20,000) as an initial contrib [...] |
2005-02-16 18:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR EAGR AORC |
| 05OTTAWA801 |
CANADA:DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] Poloff delivered the demarche concerning the results of the February 22 meeting in Geneva hosted by IO A/S Kim Holmes with Geneva Group counterparts to discuss UN reforms, to Peter Taylor, Deputy Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC), [...] |
2005-03-17 18:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR AORC PREL ECON CA UN FAC |
| 05PANAMA1339 |
PANAMA: NO POSITION TO SHARE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-20 21:31:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KUNR PREL PM UNHCR POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
| 05PANAMA1343 |
PANAMA RECEPTIVE TO USG PRIORITIES FOR UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-21 17:48:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PGOV AORC PM UNSC POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
| 05PANAMA1435 |
PANAMA'S POSITION SIMILAR TO U.S. ON UN COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-06 22:24:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KUNR PREL PM UNCHR POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
| 05PANAMA1584 |
PANAMA ON UNSC REFORM: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-27 20:20:00 | Embassy Panama | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PGOV PM UNSC UNGA POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY |
| 05PARIS4311 |
UN REFORM: AMB. TAHIR-KHELI'S FRANCE CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In June 15 consultations in Paris with senior GoF officials, the Secretary's Senior Advisor on UN Reform, Amb. Tahir-Kheli, reviewed U.S. and GoF positions on the UN reform process. French priorities for reform include development, environmental governance, peace and security inc [...] |
2005-06-17 16:11:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR AORC PGOV PHUM SENV FR UNGA UNSC |
| 05PARIS4415 |
PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: DRAFT RESOLUTION PASSED [...] Per Ref A instruction, on June 22 we passed Ref A para 3 draft resolution on the UN Peacebuilding Commission to the relevant MFA IO office, asked for comments, and will report them once our contacts have been able to review the material. 2. Ref B para 3 reports recent GOF views on this mat [...] |
2005-06-22 15:31:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO KUNR FR UNSC UNGA |
| 05PARIS4527 |
FRANCE ON PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: WE'RE VERY [...] Post shared the USG draft UNGA and UNSC resolutions with MFA IO UN reform action officer Nicolas Kassianides, who told us June 28 that the GoF was actively considering how to move forward on establishing the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC). 2. Kassianides thanked us for the draft resolutions [...] |
2005-06-28 15:17:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO KUNR FR UNSC UNGA |
| 05PARIS4529 |
USUNESCO: IO&P VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS [...] As per reftels, post provided by fax copies of letters submitted by UNESCO indicating how the voluntary contributions were used in FY 2004. 2. Excerpt text of letter 20 May 2005 submitted by Director, Division for Cooperation with Extrabudgetary Funding sources follows: "In 2004 the [...] |
2005-06-28 17:40:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC KUNR ETRD IO UNESCO |
| 05PARIS4917 |
WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING [...] Poloff delivered reftel points July 15, together with draft UNGA, UNSC, and ECOSOC resolutions, to MFA IO UN Reform action officer Nicolas Kassianides. 2. Kassianides thanked us for the information and said that the French translations would be particularly helpful. We undertook to share t [...] |
2005-07-15 16:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR KPKO FR UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05PARIS6903 |
U/S DOBRIANSKY SEEKS COORDINATION WITH FRENCH [...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs Dobriansky met with French MFA Director Jean-Maurice Ripert (IO A/S-equivalent) September 30 to discuss democracy promotion, the challenge in Venezuela, coordinated action against avian flu, and prospects for a solution on use of the Israeli [...] |
2005-10-06 17:42:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KSCA SOCI AMED KDEM PGOV KUNR VE IS FR UNGA IRC |
| 05PRAGUE1056 |
CZECH POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON UN REFORM, CCIT AND [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. On July 14, the Charge d'Affairs met with MFA Political Director Martin Povejsil to discuss reftels regarding the G-4 proposal on UN Security Council reform, support for the Comprehensive Con [...] |
2005-07-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER KUNR KPKO EZ UNGA UNSC ECOSOC |
| 05QUITO1733 |
ECUADOR GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG UN AGENDA [...] ADCM and PolIntern met on July 20 with MFA under-secretary for Multilateral Affairs Miguel Mendez and Human Rights officer Maria Elena Moreira to convey points in reftels. Mendez indicated the GOE was generally supportive of the USG agenda for UN reform and the September High-Level Event, bu [...] |
2005-07-22 19:32:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC EC UNSC |
| 05ROME1123 |
INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF FAO: STEADY [...] (U) Summary: In its February and March meetings, the Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO took significant steps to move the IEE process forward: (1) designation of a regionally balanced Bureau with a U.S. vice chair, (2) agreement on crite [...] |
2005-04-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO |
| 05ROME2082 |
UN REFORM AND THE FAO INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL [...] (SBU) If properly executed, the new initiative for an Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO will produce a mechanism through which we can once and for all begin restructuring an organization that over time has become increasingly unwieldy and out of sync with the aspirations of major [...] |
2005-06-17 07:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO |
| 05ROME2083 |
INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF FAO: [...] (U) Summary: The Intersessional Working Group (ISWG) on the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO has reached broad consensus on the scope and objectives of the proposed evaluation. Substantive work by two hired consultants on an approach paper outlining the IEE is underway. The IS [...] |
2005-06-17 08:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO |
| 05ROME2183 |
REFORMING THE UN: UNSC REMAINS ITALY'S TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) Summary. Italian interest in UN reform centers on the Human Rights Council, the Peacebuilding Commission and the Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism. In general, they will follow the EU lead but will press for a reform consensus that does not create more problems than it solves. Whil [...] |
2005-06-27 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC IT UNSC |
| 05ROME2743 |
RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT AT FAO [...] Summary: In light of a long history of continued calls for UN reform, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) over the past seven years has implemented a Results Based Management (RBM) reform initiative. The process proceeds in three planning tiers. Supporting the Program of Work and Bud [...] |
2005-08-19 09:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO |
| 05ROME327 |
MAJOR DONORS DISCUSS FAO INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL [...] (U) Summary: Rome-based representatives of the "Geneva Group" (top 14 UN contributors) met on 28 January to plan next steps in the Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO. They agreed on a general approach to the organization and governance of the IEE Intersessional Working Group (ISW [...] |
2005-02-01 11:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR EAID PREL KUNR FAO IFAD |
| 05ROME3597 |
UN REFORM, IRAN: VISIT OF IO A/S SILVERBERG [...] (C) Summary. Italian officials told visiting A/S Silverberg they would look at any UNSC reform proposal except national permanent seats, such as the G4 proposal. They agree on the importance of moving forward before the end of the year on UN Secretariat reform, the Peace Building Commission, [...] |
2005-10-26 16:34:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR XF IT UNSC |
| 05ROME3638 |
AFRICA GROUP SEEKS STRONG MANDATE FOR RE- [...] (SBU) On October 31, Egyptian Ambassador Helmy Bedeir (current chair of the Africa Regional Group in Rome) and Senegalese Ambassador Papa Cheikh Saadibou Fall (representing the nominating country) called on Ambassador Hall in order to seek USG support for the re- election of Dr. Jacques Diou [...] |
2005-10-31 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR XA FAO |
| 05ROME3928 |
24TH ICCROM GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] Summary: the 24th session of the General Assembly of the International Center for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) met November 9 - 11. The ICCROM Council recommended and the General Assembly approved the hiring of a new Director General. A real gr [...] |
2005-11-30 08:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN KUNR ICCROM |
| 05ROME4027 |
REPORT OF THE 33ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE [...] At the meetings of the Conference and Council of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), held in Rome from 16 to 28 November 2005, member governments discussed international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues, and the key institutional questions of the organization [...] |
2005-12-09 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AORC EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO WFP |
| 05ROME4083 |
AMB. TAHIR-KHELI'S VISIT PRODUCES IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Summary. Amb. Shirin Tahir-Kheli, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State on UN Reform, had meetings with Italian FM Gianfranco Fini, senior MFA officials, and senior officials in PM Berlusconi's office December 12 and 13. Amb. Tahir-Kheli highlighted U.S. reform priorities, stressed the [...] |
2005-12-19 14:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR IT UNGA |
| 05ROME857 |
DEPARTING IRANIAN AMBASSADOR MAY SEEK SENIOR FAO [...] (SBU) Mohammad Saeid Noori-Naeni, who has served as Iran's Ambassador to the UN agencies in Rome since 1994, returns to his academic roots in Iran this month to become Rector of the University of Tehran. Indications are that the Iranian diplomat, who is popular in Rome, may be contemplati [...] |
2005-03-14 15:48:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAGR KUNR PINR PREL IR FAO |
| 05ROME860 |
ITALY WILL DONATE TO FAO EXTERNAL EVALUATION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-14 17:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR IT KUNR FAO |
| 05SANAA2122 |
ROYG SUPPORTS G-4 RESOLUTION ON UNSC EXPANSION, FM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-02 14:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP KUNR YM UNGA |
| 05SANTODOMINGO3828 |
UN REFORM: DEMARCHES TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 12:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL DR |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1531 |
HONDURAS CO-SPONSORING, NOT OPPOSING, G-4 [...] (C) Acting PolChief demarched Honduran MFA Acting Director General (A/DG) of Foreign Policy Alan Javier Oviedo Garcia July 19 and delivered talking points (refs B/C) on the proposed G-4 resolution for expanding the UN Security Council (UNSC). A/DG Oviedo told Acting PolChief that Honduras was [...] |
2005-07-26 22:32:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC HO UNSC UNGA |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1548 |
HONDURAS NOT SURE IT WANTS A PIECE OF UN [...] No summary [...] |
2005-07-27 22:49:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO HO UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05THEHAGUE1990 |
PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION/NETHERLANDS: DUTCH OPEN [...] (C) Poloff met Welment van Aardenne (MFA, Senior Policy Advisor, UN department) to discuss reftel points (refs a and b) on July 14 and July 15. Poloff emphasized both the anticipated strength of the USG's engagement in the upcoming discussions on establishing the Peacebuilding Commission (P [...] |
2005-07-15 10:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR KPKO NL UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05THEHAGUE363 |
NETHERLANDS/UN REFORM: DUTCH WILL PLAY IMPORTANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch are encouraging EU partners to remain flexible on the issue of UN reform in the run-up to the 2005 UNGA, according to Karel van Kesteren (MFA, UN Director) and his deputy, Pieter Ramaer. The Dutch have come around to the view that a Democracy Caucus in UN fora could [...] |
2005-02-08 15:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR AORC NL UNSC UNGA KINR |
| 05VATICAN503 |
HOLY SEE SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Vatican MFA's Monsignor Francis Chullikatt told us July 22 he agreed that it made sense to take a comprehensive approach to UN reform rather than to reform the UNSC first and approach remaining reform issues in a "piecemeal" fashion. He confirmed the Holy See's support for a restructuri [...] |
2005-07-27 13:47:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO VT UN |
| 05VIENNA2247 |
AUSTRIAN VIEWS ON UN REFORM [...] Summary: Austria welcomes U.S. initiatives for UN reform. In conversations with the Foreign Minister and the MFA's International Organizations director, we found broad Austrian agreement to U.S. objectives regarding reftel concepts on development, reform of the Commission on Human Rights, d [...] |
2005-07-05 14:01:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC |
| 05VIENNA2252 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AUSTRIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Plassnik told Ambassador Brown that Austria strongly agreed with the U.S. on the need to reform and strengthen the UN. In particular, Austria supports increased emphasis on rule of law issues as the key to ensuring stability in developing countries, sees a need [...] |
2005-07-05 14:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNR AORC AU UNSC |
| 05VIENNA2314 |
AUSTRIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON G-4 FRAMEWORK [...] The Ambassador outlined U.S. concerns regarding the G-4 framework resolution (ref a) with MFA Secretary General Johannes Kyrle, who participated in the Ambassador's July 1 discussion with Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik on UN reform (ref b). Kyrle said his government agreed that UNSC expans [...] |
2005-07-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KUNR AU UNSC |
| 05VIENNA2403 |
AUSTRIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON CREATING UN [...] (SBU) On July 15, Acting Econ-Pol Counselor delivered reftel talking points and draft resolutions to Peter Huber in the MFA's International Organizations Division. Huber said the GoA supported the creation of a UN Peacebuilding Commission along the lines of the USG proposal. The EU also wan [...] |
2005-07-18 06:23:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR KPKO AU UNSC UNGA ECOSOC |
| 05VIENNA963 |
UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) [...] Post conveyed reftel demarche on the independent external evaluation of the FAO to Walter Lichem, Head of the international organizations office in the FMA and to Hedwig Woegerbauer, GoA official responsible for FAO issues in the Ministry of Agriculture. 2. In a follow-up, Lichem told us [...] |
2005-03-23 14:35:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KUNR AORC AU FAO |
| 05WARSAW2711 |
DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Ambassador spoke to Polish Foreign Minister Daniel Rotfeld on June 30 to urge him to support the U.S. agenda for reform of the UN. Drawing on Reftels A and B, Ambassador emphasized the importance the Secretary attaches to broad reform, and emphasized that this goes farther than UNSC re [...] |
2005-07-01 08:37:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL PGOV AORC PL UNSC |
| 05WELLINGTON496 |
NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) On June 21, Charge delivered ref A, B and C demarche points to Wen Chin Powles and Valerie Meyer, both Deputy Directors at the United Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division (UNHC) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Powles and Meyer said that the GoNZ's positi [...] |
2005-06-27 04:48:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KUNR AORC NZ UNSC UNCHR |
| 05WELLINGTON590 |
UNSC REFORM: NEW ZEALAND WILL ABSTAIN FROM G-4 VOTE [...] (C) This message contains an action request, at paras 2 and 8. 2. (C) Summary: New Zealand is likely to abstain if a G-4 reform vote is brought before the General Assembly. GNZ officials have offered to encourage undecided Pacific Island governments to vote down or abstain from the resol [...] |
2005-08-03 02:18:00 | Embassy Wellington | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PGOV UNGA |
| 05YEREVAN1084 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan on June 21. Mkrtumyan said that the GOAM supports the idea of a standing, solutions-oriented council. He warned, however, that most of our points would require additional "deliberati [...] |
2005-06-21 12:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KUNR AM |
| 05YEREVAN1203 |
UN REFORM: PROMOTING OUR PRIORITIES - [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Treat Accordingly. 2. (SBU) We delivered demarche and talking points regarding USG reform priorities at the United Nations on June 21 to MFA International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan per reftel instructions. We followed up with Mkrtumyan [...] |
2005-07-07 05:05:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR PREL PGOV AORC AM UNSC |
| 06ABUDHABI104 |
DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM DELIVERED [...] (C) Pol Chief called on MFA International Organizations Director Yacub al-Hosani January 16 to preview UN reform points (refs A, B). Ambassador has requested a meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed to discuss UN reform and other issues. 2. (C) Al-Hosani [...] |
2006-01-17 11:51:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO AE UN |
| 06ACCRA163 |
DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: GHANA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-20 11:17:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ADCO AORC GH KUNR PHUM PREL |
| 06AMMAN1830 |
UNRWA STAKEHOLDERS RE-INVIGORATE AGENCY'S ADVISORY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of 20 governments and observers from the European Commission, the PLO and the Arab League convened in an extraordinary meeting in Amman February 27-28 to re-invigorate the moribund governance structure of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine R [...] |
2006-03-13 08:40:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF KPAL KUNR PREL JO UNGA |
| 06AMMAN2446 |
ANNUAL STAFFING DATA FOR UNRWA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-06 12:09:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON KUNR UN JO |
| 06AMMAN2504 |
JORDAN TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-10 08:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KUNR PGOV PHUM UNGA JO |
| 06AMMAN2735 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-17 12:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV KUNR UNGA OPDC JO |
| 06AMMAN3229 |
JORDAN REJECTS IRANIAN CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref B demarche May 3 to Foreign Minister Al-Khatib, who confirmed that Jordan will not support Iran in the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) election. Khatib reiterated to the Ambassador that Jordan is seeking one of the Asia Group's seats on the HRC (ref C). 2. [...] |
2006-05-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KUNR UNHCR JO |
| 06ANKARA2448 |
TURKISH RESPONSE TO IRAN'S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche May 2 to Turkish MFA International Political Organizations Deputy Director General Tunc Ugdul. Ugdul told us that he was already well aware of the USG position vis--vis Iran,s candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The GOT is still considering var [...] |
2006-05-03 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KUNR UNHRC PREL TU |
| 06ANKARA314 |
TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM [...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftels, we contacted the MFA, shared with them the points on reform, and underscored the importance that the USG places on this issue. We subsequently followed up with Tunc Ugdul, head of the MFA's International Political Organizations Department, stressing the importa [...] |
2006-01-27 14:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO TU |
| 06ASMARA384 |
ERITREA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN'S UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-02 14:00:00 | Embassy Asmara | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PREL PHUM UNHRC ER |
| 06ASTANA30 |
KAZAKHSTAN: UNHRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on April 11 to Almabek Demessinov, Head of the UN Section, Department of International Organizations and Security Issues of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Demessinov received the demarche, making note of the countries listed as not meeting acceptable human ri [...] |
2006-04-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA KZ |
| 06ASUNCION391 |
PARAGUAY ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-12 16:46:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA PA |
| 06ASUNCION447 |
PARAGUAY: RESPONSE TO IRAN'S CANDIDACY TO UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-28 15:56:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL PA |
| 06ATHENS1100 |
GREECE WILL OPPOSE G-77 RESOLUTION ON UN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-27 14:01:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNGA KUNR GR |
| 06BAKU606 |
AZERBAIJAN SEEKS ELECTION TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) On April 10, post received a diplomatic note from the MFA in which the GOAJ formally requested the USG support its candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. The text of the dipnote follows in paragraph 3. We understand the GOAJ presented a similar dipnote to USUN. 2. (C) During an [...] |
2006-04-19 13:47:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR OPDC PHUM UNGA AJ |
| 06BAKU609 |
DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER PROPOSES ISSUING JOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During discussions over President Aliyev's upcoming visit to Washington, Deputy Foreign Minister Khalafov presented a three-page draft joint statement to DCM for possible signing during the trip. DCM said the Embassy would pass the draft to Washington, but that it was a matter f [...] |
2006-04-20 08:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP KUNR AMGT ABLD AJ |
| 06BAKU673 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-03 13:14:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL AJ |
| 06BAKU689 |
FOLLOW-UP ON IRAN,S CANDIDACY FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-09 14:40:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL AJ |
| 06BANGKOK2157 |
THAILAND: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) [...] (U) Per reftel, poloff delivered points on UN Human Rights Council and message from Secretary Rice for RTG Foreign Minister Kanthati to RTG Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of International Organizations Social Division Director Dusit Manapan on April 12. 2. (SBU) Director Dusit t [...] |
2006-04-12 09:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PHUM PREL TH UNGA |
| 06BANGKOK2420 |
THAILAND TO SUBMIT CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-26 08:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KUNR TH UN UNHRC |
| 06BANGKOK2548 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - THAILAND SEEKS U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY. On April 28, POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel A) to the Thai MFA regarding Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). The MFA confirmed Thailand's own candidacy within the Asia Group for a UNHRC se [...] |
2006-05-02 06:14:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KUNR TH UNHRC UN |
| 06BELGRADE641 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and a hard copy of Secretary Rice's letter as instructed to Katarina Lalic-Smajevic, Deputy Director for the Directorate of the United Nations, Serbia and Montenegro (SAM) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on April 13. The Ambassador also conveyed [...] |
2006-04-26 07:30:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA SR |
| 06BERLIN700 |
AMBASSADOR TAHIR-KHELI'S MEETINGS WITH GERMAN [...] (C) (Summary) Ambassador Shirin Tahir-Kheli visited Berlin and discussed UN reform with National Security Advisor Christoph Heusgen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Georg Boomgaarden, Director General for UN Affairs SIPDIS Hans-Joachim Daerr and other Ministry officials on March [...] |
2006-03-10 19:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR UN GM |
| 06BOGOTA3470 |
COLOMBIA RECEIVED U.S. PLEDGE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-19 21:38:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA KUNR CO |
| 06BOGOTA3935 |
COLOMBIA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN'S BID FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-04 17:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KUNR CO |
| 06BOGOTA766 |
MFA VICE MINISTER REYES ON ARMS SALES TO [...] (C) Summary. Polcouns met with MFA Vice Minister Camilo Reyes on January 20 to continue discussions on arms sales to Venezuela and UN reform. Reyes said the GOC shares U.S. concerns about sales of arms to Venezuela and has raised this at high levels with both Russia and Spain. Reyes said he [...] |
2006-01-27 17:05:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS PARM KUNR UN CO |
| 06BRATISLAVA32 |
SLOVAKIA "IMPATIENT" FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered reftel points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova and UNSC SIPDIS Coordinator Marcel Pesko on January 13. Vasaryova told us that Slovakia, whose own reform history has been quite successful and relatively expeditious, is "impatient" ab [...] |
2006-01-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO LO UN |
| 06BRUSSELS1521 |
BELGIUM: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-08 09:32:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL BE |
| 06BRUSSELS3388 |
UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: DEMARCHE TO BELGIUM ON [...] (U) When reftel arrived, the entire Belgian IO team was in NY attending the UNGA. On October 6, DCM Imbrie and Polcounselor Andrews met with Belgian UN experts, headed by Benedicte Frankinet (IO P/DAS-equivalent) to discuss the scale of assessments and UNGA. 2. (U) DCM reviewed US prioriti [...] |
2006-10-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA KUNR AORC BE |
| 06BUENOSAIRES423 |
ARGENTINA ON UN REFORM [...] (C) As a follow-up to the Ambassador's demarche to Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana (reftel a), PolCouns met on February 13 with MFA deputy director for International Organizations Jorge Gomez to obtain further details on GoA position on UN reform issues raised in reftels b and c. 2. (C) Man [...] |
2006-02-22 20:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO AR |
| 06BUENOSAIRES83 |
DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM: THE WAY FORWARD [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-13 15:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO AR |
| 06CAIRO172 |
SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SILVERBERG'S [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Cairo warmly welcomes your visit. It has been difficult to gain Egyptian cooperation on UN reform. During his meeting with Ambassador Tahir-Kheli in December Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit signaled a willingness to compromise, but this has not yet materialized. The FM w [...] |
2006-01-13 17:47:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KUNR PHUM IS IZ LE SY SU EG UN |
| 06COLOMBO134 |
SRI LANKA: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH [...] (C) In a January 23 meeting with President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Under Secretary Burns, accompanied by the Ambassador, stressed U.S. support for Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) efforts toward a peaceful resolution to the conflict and urged Rajapaksa to ensure that Sri Lankan security forces would [...] |
2006-01-23 15:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER KUNR IR CE |
| 06COLOMBO236 |
MALDIVES WILL LIKELY SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-14 09:39:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN MV |
| 06COLOMBO668 |
SRI LANKA: DEMARCHE ON ASIAN CANDIDATES TO UN [...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Foreign Secretary H.M.G.S. Palihakkara on April 20. The Ambassador stressed the US commitment to ensuring the effectiveness of the Human Rights Council and the need for the Asia group to support candidates [...] |
2006-04-25 07:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KUNR UNHRC UN CE |
| 06DAKAR1246 |
SENEGAL ON THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Dakar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | |