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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02ABUJA2976 |
NIGERIA: UPDATE OF THE CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] Laws and Regulations Proscribing the Worst Forms of Child Labor: In 2002, President Obasanjo signed the instruments of ratification for ILO Convention 182, Worst Form of Child Labor, Convention 138, Minimum Age for Employment, and Convention 111, Equality of Occupation. Some form of legisla [...] |
2002-11-01 09:45:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI NI AID |
| 02ABUJA3331 |
USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW S. NATSIOS VISIT [...] (U) Mr. Andrew S. Natsios, Administrator, visited Abuja, Nigeria, from November 18-21, 2002. Mr. Natsios was accompanied by Ms. Kate Almquist, Special Assistant and Mr. Greg Loos, Education Team Leader, EGAT. The purpose of the Administrator's visit to Nigeria was to attend the Global Educat [...] |
2002-12-18 09:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID |
| 02AMMAN5922 |
DAS CHENEY MEETS WITH QUEEN RANIA: US ASSISTANCE, [...] No summary [...] |
2002-10-10 14:33:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL JO AID |
| 02AMMAN6710 |
ARAB CIVITAS NETWORK ANNOUNCED IN AMMAN [...] SUMMARY: 25 REPRESENTATIVES FROM 8 ARAB COUNTRIES GATHERED AT JORDAN'S DEAD SEA MOVENPICK, NOVEMBER 1-4, 2002 TO ANNOUNCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGIONAL ARAB CIVITAS NETWORK TO BE BASED IN AMMAN. THE WORKSHOP, MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH AN AID WASHINGTON GRANT TO THE CENTER FOR CIVIC EDUCATION A [...] |
2002-11-17 12:01:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL JO AID |
| 03ABUJA1955 |
KANO STATE GOVERNOR STRATEGY TO IMPLEMENT POLIO [...] (C) During a November 3 courtesy call on Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, the CDA expressed concern about reports that polio vaccination programs in the state have stalled. The CDA noted that allegations from various quarters about impure vaccine, Western efforts to use vaccines to rende [...] |
2003-11-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI NI AID |
| 03OTTAWA1021 |
DONOR SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO, ESPECIALLY RETURNS [...] Canada's International Development Agency (CIDA) confirmed April 9 that Canada has committed C$5.4 million to Kosovo for calendar year 2003. (The Canadian dollar is worth about 68 US cents.) They do not, at this point, specifically support the Office of Returns and Communities, but will provi [...] |
2003-04-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID PREF YI CA CIDA AID |
| 03OTTAWA1026 |
CANADA: RESPONDING TO IRAQ HUMANITARIAN APPEALS, [...] (C) We delivered ref A talking points on April 7 to Norman Macdonnell, Chief of Operations for International Humanitarian Assistance at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). On April 8, poloff met with Mcdonnell, Louise Marchand, CIDA's Director General for International Assist [...] |
2003-04-10 12:09:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF IZ CA CIDA AID |
| 03OTTAWA1238 |
CANADA CONTINUING TO RESPOND TO IRAQ HUMANITARIAN [...] (U) Poloff conveyed the points contained ref A on humanitarian assistance and reconstruction of Iraq to Louise Marchand, Director General for Humanitarian Assistance at the Canadian International Development Agency, and Norman Macdonnell, CIDA's Chief of Operations for International Humanitari [...] |
2003-05-01 21:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF IZ CA AID |
| 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 |
| 04ABUJA116 |
NIGERIA: POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE AND DS/HHS [...] This cable highlights recent dialogue between USAID and other donors intended to develop and implement a new strategy to address the resurgence of wild polio virus transmission in Nigeria. Key elements of the strategy include: (1) A Ministerial-level declaration of commitment to end po [...] |
2004-01-22 13:42:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI AID |
| 04ABUJA1163 |
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OBASANJO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] (U) Following is the text of a letter from President Obasanjo to President Bush seeking the USG's support for the GON's nomination of Mr. Olasbisi O. Ogunjobi to be the next President of the African Development Bank. Biographical information on Ogunjobi is provided following the text of Pres [...] |
2004-07-01 07:37:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID NI AID |
| 04ABUJA1223 |
NIGERIA: NOTIFICATION OF BILATERAL AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2004-07-13 13:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN ABUD AMGT ASIG NI AID |
| 04ABUJA133 |
NIGERIA: POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE AND DS/HHS [...] This cable highlights recent dialogue between USAID and other donors intended to develop and implement a new strategy to address the resurgence of wild polio virus transmission in Nigeria. Key elements of the strategy include: (1) A Ministerial-level declaration of commitment to end po [...] |
2004-01-27 04:54:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI AID |
| 04ABUJA1391 |
NIGERIA: AMBASSADORS GIRLS' SCHOLARSHIP [...] This is a reply to the action cable STATE 111151 2. The Nigerian Mission applauds the laudable work AFR/SD/ED has accomplished in the promotion of girls education across Africa through the Ambassadors' Girls Scholarship Program (AGSP), implemented through the Education for Development and D [...] |
2004-08-13 11:49:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID SOCI KHIV NI AID |
| 04ABUJA363 |
NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION INITIATIVE [...] This cable highlights the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Nigeria is the largest remaining polio reservoir globally. As recently as mid-2003, transmission was confined to the northern portion of the country in just 8 sta [...] |
2004-03-02 03:24:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI AID |
| 04ABUJA524 |
NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. Kano State remains the lone hold-out since the last cable, with Zamfara State hosting the well attended and well p [...] |
2004-03-26 03:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV NI SOCI KHIV AID |
| 04ABUJA553 |
KANO STATE GOVERNOR ON POLIO, ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge Roberts took advantage of Kano Governor Ibrahim Shekarau's applying for a U.S. visa to meet with him on March 30 about the polio vaccination campaign in Kano. The Charge said to Shekarau that the polio vaccination campaign is a major concern outside Nigeria, as well as [...] |
2004-03-31 04:08:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI NI AID |
| 04ABUJA731 |
NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. The Deputy Governor of Kano State told Chargi April 26 that GON, UN and Kano were in agreement that polio vaccine wo [...] |
2004-04-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI KHIV AID |
| 04ABUJA734 |
NIGERIA: STATUS OF POLIO ERADICATION [...] This cable provides an update on the current situation related to polio eradication in Nigeria, including actions in process and to be undertaken over the next two-week period. The Deputy Governor of Kano State told Charg April 26 that GON, UN and Kano were in agreement that polio vaccine w [...] |
2004-04-27 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI NI KHIV AID |
| 04ABUJA984 |
OBASANJO ASKS FOR PEPFAR COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Global AIDS Coordinator Randall Tobias met with Nigerian President Obasanjo and key members of the Nigerian HIV/AIDS community and public health sector. Pres. Obasanjo acknowledged that the US retains control of funding but urged coordination during the implementation of PEPF [...] |
2004-06-04 15:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID KHIV NI TBIO AID |
| 04ACCRA1720 |
GHANA: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR [...] This cable responds to the action in reftel to provide information on child labor for mandatory DOL reporting requirements. The information is presented in question/answer format based on the questions asked in reftel. 2. Post's responses are as follows: a) Does the country have adequate [...] |
2004-08-24 08:16:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM EIND ETRD SOCI GH AID |
| 04BRUSSELS4119 |
European Parliament (EP) Plenary September [...] SUMMARY: The September 13-16 EP plenary included debate on Iraq and Darfur. External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten criticized U.S. policy on terrorism and Iraq. MEPs qualified the Darfur situation as "tantamount to genocide." Also, the EP passed a resolution criticizing human rights [...] |
2004-09-27 13:02:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF IZ SU CD BO CY TU EUN AID ICTY USEU BRUSSELS |
| 04DJIBOUTI1124 |
DJIBOUTI CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Even though child labor subsists in Djibouti, all our sources confirmed that the worst forms of child labor do not exist. In Djibouti, laws against the worst form are found in the Constitution, the Penal Code and ratified International Conventions such as ILO Convention 182. In [...] |
2004-08-24 10:05:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI DJ AID |
| 04TEGUCIGALPA762 |
HONDURAN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM - EFFECTIVE, GROWING, [...] EconOff and intern attended a donation event on March 23 at the Clarion Hotel, hosted by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and Clover Brand, a Honduran private corporation specializing in cooking oil and butter. Clover donated a sum of $335,200 for food products to the School Lunch [...] |
2004-04-01 21:39:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON HO AID |
| 04TELAVIV1546 |
HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS IN WEST BANK AND [...] Summary: Overall, the humanitarian situation in West Bank and Gaza (WB/G) has not improved. Despite some minor improvements in mobility, the range of socio-economic indicators remain dismal. Over 60 percent of the WB/G population live below the poverty line; Unemployment rates as of fourth [...] |
2004-03-11 14:56:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ECONOMY AND FINANCE HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 04TELAVIV2042 |
COGAT SAYS UNRWA-IDF CONTAINER DISPUTE MAY BE SOON [...] (C) Summary: UNRWA April 1 announced the suspension of its emergency food distribution program in the Gaza Strip. UNRWA Deputy Director of Operations in Gaza, Krister Nordahl confirmed to Poloff April 2 that UNRWA, frustrated by what it sees as the IDF's refusal to find any interim measures to [...] |
2004-04-02 16:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON KWBG PREF PREL GZ IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 04TELAVIV2056 |
RECOMMENDATIONS ON MAJOR GAZA/WEST BANK USAID [...] (C) Summary/Recommendations: On January 30, Chiefs of Mission in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and the West Bank/Gaza USAID Mission Director decided jointly to put an eight-week hold on four USAID projects to allow time to: 1) measure progress in the investigation of the October, 2003 murder of our [...] |
2004-04-05 09:09:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAL KWBG ASEC IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 04YEREVAN1208 |
REVIEW OF UNICEF IN ARMENIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Post applauds UNICEF's efforts in partnering with many agencies in Armenia to improve the capacity of government agencies working with socially disadvantaged children, and to advocate on behal [...] |
2004-05-25 06:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON AM AID |
| 05ABUJA1156 |
NIGERIA: EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE NIGER [...] The Extraordinary Session of the NBA Council of Ministers took place from May 9 to 13, 2005, in Abuja, Nigeria. The Ministers met to review progress in developing a framework for sustainable integrated water resources management and cross-border cooperation, the "Shared Vision". Session par [...] |
2005-06-29 16:16:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AID AMGT ABLD ASEC NI |
| 05ANKARA5113 |
FOOD AID AND THE WTO MESSAGE DELIVERED TO TURKEY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-01 13:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TU WTO AID |
| 05ASUNCION1072 |
PARAGUAY 2005 CHILD LABOR REPORT UPDATE [...] The following responses are an update to the 2004 Child Labor Report (ref. B) The responses are based on input from the Ministry of Children and Adolescents, the Ministry of Education, the International Labor Organization (ILO), and Pro Joven (Pro Youth), a non-governmental organization. 2 [...] |
2005-08-25 17:14:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KWMN PA AID |
| 05BRASILIA1695 |
BRAZIL DEBATING MERITS OF A DEBT-FOR-NATURE SWAP [...] (SBU) Summary and action request: The GoB is studying the idea of participating in a debt-for-nature swap of USG debt to support environmental projects. The GoB likely will have at least one significant hurdle to clear before it can engage in a swap, since it would need new legislative autho [...] |
2005-06-24 19:38:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN SENV AID |
| 05DHAKA4347 |
BANGLADESH: FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-01 10:08:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR BG AID WTO |
| 05DHAKA5592 |
13TH SAARC SUMMIT CONCLUDES; AFGHANISTAN INVITED [...] Summary: SAARC leaders concluded a successful 13th summit on November 13 with decisions to admit Afghanistan to membership, create a South Asia Poverty Alleviation Fund, implement SAFTA on schedule and implement the additional protocol on terrorism. Preparation paid off; the summit ran sm [...] |
2005-11-14 08:54:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PTER BG SAARC AID |
| 05ISLAMABAD15513 |
PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: RELIEF MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Relief efforts in Pakistan are pushing forward, as the government begins to implement a coherent Concept of Operations for managing its response to the crisis. The U.S. has received diplomatic clearance to double its milair relief flights into Islamabad, and a [...] |
2005-10-14 14:29:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PK MASS PARM AEMR ASEC PGOV AADP CASC AID |
| 05ISLAMABAD15531 |
PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKE: UNHCR PLANS FOR CAMPS AND [...] The October 8, 2005 magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Pakistan left an estimated 3.3 million people without shelter (UN Office of Humanitarian Coordinator, October 15). Providing temporary shelter from them remains a top priority of the international assistance effort and the government of Pakist [...] |
2005-10-16 12:23:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID MASS PARM PGOV PK PREL AID UN |
| 05KINSHASA1647 |
CONGO/B: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHES [...] The following demarches were delivered on September 16, 2005 to Mr. Felix Ngoma, the Americas Desk Officer for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Note: REF G had also been earlier delivered, on September 9, 2005, by Charge' d'Affaires Rutherford to the Minister of Finance (see paragraph 6). [...] |
2005-10-04 07:14:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC KTFN EFIN PGOV PTER KSEP CVIS KVPR KISL KPAO OIIP TBIO EAGR ECON ECIN EAIR EAID KSCA SOCI UK SA CF UNGA WTO AID |
| 05KUWAIT3947 |
TFUS01: GOK OFFERS $500 MILLION IN HURRICANE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Embassy recommendation in para 6 and action request in para 7. 2. (C) The Government of Kuwait (GOK) has decided to provide $500 million in aid to the victims of Hurricane Katrina, through a $100 million cash grant and $400 million in oil product [...] |
2005-09-05 13:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US KATRINA AID |
| 05KUWAIT3957 |
TFUSO1: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: KUWAITIS EXTEND [...] Summary: Kuwaitis from all sectors of society and across the ideological spectrum have joined in praising the Government of Kuwait's decision to offer $500 million in aid to Hurricane Katrina victims, and effusive pledges of support covered the front pages of nearly every Kuwaiti newspaper. Ku [...] |
2005-09-06 09:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PREL KU KATRINA AID |
| 05KUWAIT3960 |
TFUS01: KUWAITIS AND OTHERS OFFER OUTPOURING OF [...] Summary and Comment: The private sector response in Kuwait to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina has been overwhelmingly supportive and positive, with dozens of offers of support and solidarity streaming in from all sectors and segments of society. The Kuwait Red Crescent Society i [...] |
2005-09-06 09:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US KATRINA AID |
| 05KUWAIT3961 |
TFUS01: AMBASSADOR THANKS KUWAITI NATIONAL [...] (U) Ambassador called on the Acting Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, Abdulwahab Rashid Al-Haroun on September 6 to thank him for the outpouring of sympathy and solidarity from the Kuwaiti parliament and population. The Ambassador also reiterated his public statement (carried in Kuwa [...] |
2005-09-06 12:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR EAID PREL ENRG KU US KATRINA AID |
| 05KUWAIT3970 |
TFUSO1: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: AMBASSADOR'S [...] Summary: Major daily newspapers gave front-page, banner headline coverage to the Ambassador's remarks thanking Kuwait for its generous offer of $500 million in aid for Hurricane Katrina victims. The remarks came on the heels of a meeting, also widely reported, between the Ambassador and the Ac [...] |
2005-09-07 11:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO PREL KU KATRINA AID |
| 05KUWAIT4029 |
TFUS01: MINISTER SAYS GOK WAS OBLIGED TO HELP, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-09-13 10:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV US KU AMER KATRINA AID |
| 05KUWAIT4846 |
PARLIAMENT COMMITTEE PASSES KATRINA AID PACKAGE [...] (C) During its November 20 meeting, the National Assembly's Budget and Closing Accounts Committee approved the GOK's $500 million hurricane Katrina aid package. Islamist MP Dr. Nasser Al-Sane, a member of the Budget and Closing Accounts Committee told Poloff November 21 that the National Ass [...] |
2005-11-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID AMER PREL PGOV ENRG KU KATRINA AID |
| 05KUWAIT4938 |
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DID NOT/NOT VOTE ON KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-29 13:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID AMER ENRG KU KATRINA AID |
| 05LAGOS478 |
LAGOS PILOTS NEW WASTE MGT SCHEME WITH SOME [...] Summary: The Lagos State Ministry of Environment has begun a new waste management program in 24 of 57 local government areas. Under the program, 17 waste management companies provide trash collection services. A separate company handles customer billing, and the ministry provides oversight a [...] |
2005-03-29 11:05:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON NI AID |
| 05LIMA4985 |
SENDERO THREATENS ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER [...] (SBU) Summary: Sendero Luminoso (SL) remnants in the Upper Huallaga have threatened five communities either to reject Alternative Development (AD) or suffer the consequences. This follows the kidnapping of AD USG contractors on 11/6 (reftel). Post is curtailing AD operations in the immediate [...] |
2005-11-23 14:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PE PGOV PTER SNAR AID |
| 05MADRID1854 |
SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID E&E/EG/EI ROBERT [...] Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert Archer, Physical Scientist, USAID/E&E/EG/EI, to travel to Madrid, May 31-June 5, to review energy regulatory distance learning program financed by the World Bank and developed and managed by Comillas University; meet with Union Fenosa re [...] |
2005-05-16 15:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO OTRA SP AID |
| 05MANAMA1266 |
BAHRAIN: FOOD AID AND WTO [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-31 15:22:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR BA WTO AID |
| 05OTTAWA1190 |
INTERNATIONAL POLICY STATEMENT CALLS FOR ENHANCED [...] (C) Summary: Ottawa unveiled its long-awaited International Policy Statement today, which the government pledged would give Canada a more prominent place on the world stage and provide needed focus to its first-ever effort to integrate defense, diplomacy, development aid, and trade. The docum [...] |
2005-04-19 21:21:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | CA MARR PGOV PREL AID KCRS |
| 05PARIS7971 |
USUNESCO: COMMENTS ON HIGH LEVEL GROUP [...] Charge met November 22 with Peter Smith, ADG for Education. Smith made following comments in response to reftel points: -- Within 24 hours there will be two more countries on the Sherpas group: Japan and the US. This will be announced in Beijing but there will be a meeting on Sunday aft [...] |
2005-11-22 18:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AID UNESCO UNGA |
| 05SANAA3167 |
YEMEN AND AVIAN FLU - LONG ON STRATEGY - SHORT ON [...] SUMMARY: A/DCM Tom Burke, accompanied by USAID's Senior Health Advisor in Yemen, Dr. Ahmed Attieg, met with Yemeni Public Health Deputy Minister, Dr. Majid al-Gunaid at his request on 10/17/2005, at which he discussed Yemen state of preparations to respond to the Avian Flu Influenza. Deputy [...] |
2005-10-30 14:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA KPAO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI YM WHO AID COM ENVIRONMENT |
| 05SANJOSE2071 |
COSTA RICA: FOOD AID AND THE WTO [...] On August 29, 2005, Econoff delivered non-paper to Doris Osterlof, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade (COMEX), Melissa Delgado, Advisor to the Minister, and Ronald Obaldia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. COMEX is the lead GOCR organization on this issue and shared the information with other [...] |
2005-09-02 21:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECPS ECON CS WTO AID |
| 05TEGUCIGALPA1899 |
NOAA, UNEP PROPOSED COASTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN [...] Summary: On August 1, NOAA representative Gonzalo Cid met with officials of the Honduran Institute of Tourism (IHT) and the Ministry of the Environment (SERNA) to discuss the creation of a National Program of Action (NPA) to implement the Global Program of Action for the Protection of the Mari [...] |
2005-09-16 13:51:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV HO NOAA UNEP AID |
| 05TELAVIV2647 |
TIME TO RESTART GAZA WATER PROJECTS? [...] (U) This joint message from Embassy Tel Aviv and ConGen Jerusalem is an action message; please see paragraph 12. ------------------- Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (C) Following the October 2003 roadside bombing that claimed the lives of three USG personnel in Gaza, we dis [...] |
2005-04-28 12:26:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SENV ASEC KWBG IS GAZA DISENGAGEMENT HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 05TELAVIV6250 |
GOI LARGELY PLEASED WITH SWISS VISIT ON MDA [...] (C) MFA DDG for International Organizations Affairs Roni Ya'ar told the Ambassador October 31 that GOI meetings with visiting Swiss FM Calmy-Rey were productive and remained focused entirely on MDA issues. Ya'ar said that Calmy Rey was on "good behavior" during her visit and did not expand h [...] |
2005-10-31 17:24:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PREL SZ GOI EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY |
| 05TELAVIV6333 |
EMBLEM: GOI REJECTS MDA STATEMENT BUT WILL NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Israeli MFA Director for International Organizations and Human Rights Daniel Meron told poloff November 1 that the Government of Israel (GOI) has made clear to the Swiss its rejection of the widely disseminated oral statement by MDA Chairman Noam Yifrach, but has not [...] |
2005-11-03 16:15:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KPAL IS SZ GOI EXTERNAL ISRAELI SOCIETY HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 05TELAVIV6557 |
A/S LOWENKRON'S CONSULTATIONS AT THE MINISTRY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: DRL Assistant Secretary Barry Lowenkron discussed a range of democracy and human rights reform issues with senior MFA officials Yoram Ben-Zeev, Aharon Leshno Yaar and Harry Kneiy-Tal. Topics included the November 14 BMENA Forum for the Future meeting in Bahrain, internal develop [...] |
2005-11-20 09:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IS IR TU AE GOI EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 05VIENNA2940 |
FOOD AID AND THE WTO: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] On August 25-26, Post conveyed reftel nonpaper on proposed reform recommendations for the FAO's Consultative Subcommittee on Surplus Disposal (CSSD) to Gabriella Habermayer, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Multilateral Trade Division; to Friedrich Huemer, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture [...] |
2005-09-01 14:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AU WTO AID |
| 05YEREVAN2157 |
SQUEEZING THE ARMENIANS ON DEMOCRACY ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY. Post has been talking to various Armenians in and out of government in an effort to advance our democracy agenda despite the tactical set-back represented by the flawed November 27 referendum on the constitutional amendments. While it is too early to say whether the Armenians "ge [...] |
2005-12-13 13:47:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | AM PGOV PHUM AID |
| 06ABIDJAN1347 |
COCOA STRIKE ENDS WITH HARDLY A WHIMPER, [...] (C) Summary. The strike in the cocoa sector has come to a quiet, almost stealthy end although most of the putative demands made by strikers remain unaddressed. The harvest is proceeding, and a good crop is expected. According to industry observers, the government was essentially able to b [...] |
2006-12-07 07:31:00 | Embassy Abidjan | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON AID PREL IV |
| 06ASUNCION1085 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCTOBER 21 [...] SUMMARY: -- UN Debate on Development and Human Rights -- Global Infancia Holds Forum on Child Pornography -- Vote Count: A Long Night Ahead -- Export Potential -- Safety Awareness -- Cutting-Edge Code of Ethics UN DEBATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS 2. (U) The United Nations Office in Paraguay he [...] |
2006-10-27 18:35:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL ECON AID PA |
| 06ASUNCION1113 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCTOBER 28 [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- First Money Laundering Conviction in Paraguayan History -- Senior Military Official Indicted -- Bridging the Digital Divide FIRST MONEY LAUNDERING CONVICTION IN PARAGUAYAN HISTORY 2. (U) Daniel Fretes Ventre, the former Inspector General under President Wasmosy, was s [...] |
2006-11-03 19:25:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ECON AID PA |
| 06ASUNCION1148 |
PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC [...] Victor Domingo Romero Villalba 2/19/1978 Concepcin 2. Juan Lorenzo Monges Ramirez 7/1/1980 Asuncin 3. Richard Francisco Martnez Berdejo 7/31/1979 Atyra 4. Octavio Valentn Noguera Chaparro 2/14/1978 Asuncin 5. Ronal Enrique Orlando Paez 8/4/1981 P.J. Cab [...] |
2006-11-15 18:37:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA |
| 06ASUNCION1240 |
PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC [...] Cesar Roberto Silguero Lobos 03/24/1971 Asuncisn 2. Mauro Roberto Ramirez Barreto 04/30/1973 San Antonio 3. Eugenio Daniel Segovia Rodrguez 09/11/1971 Asuncisn 4. Edgar Antonio Garay Velsquez 01/17/1968 Yaguaron 5. Reinaldo Delgado Arce 07/14/197 [...] |
2006-12-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA |
| 06ASUNCION949 |
PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC [...] Luis Anibal Cabo De Vila police records indicate accused of extortion and is prohibited to leave Paraguay. 2. Antonio Aristides Florencianez Gibbons police records indicate disorderly conduct and death threats made in 1990. cate disorderly conduct and death threats made in 1990. 3. Jorge Ri [...] |
2006-09-15 15:29:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA |
| 06BERLIN3452 |
GETTING MORE FROM GERMANY ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Germany remains a key partner in Afghanistan and Chancellor Merkel is committed to succeeding, but we need to find new ways to increase German resolve and resources. Post believes the Germans can do more in the near term in many of the key areas Embassy Kabul has identified i [...] |
2006-12-07 18:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL MOPS AID ECON AF PK GM |
| 06CAIRO3485 |
USAID/EGYPT LAUNCHES EXPANDED DEMOCRACY AND [...] SUMMARY: IN MARCH AND APRIL 2006, USAID/EGYPT SIGNED THREE MAJOR INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTS (IQCs) TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE IN EGYPT. THESE IQCS WILL PROVIDE A TIMELY AND COST-EFFECTIVE MECHANISM TO IMPLEMENT USAID'S DG STRATEGY IN THE AREAS OF MEDIA, DECENTRALIZATION AND CR [...] |
2006-06-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM EAID EG AID |
| 06KHARTOUM943 |
Southern Sudan: Tambura Residents Demand [...] SUMMARY: The Acting Consul General (A/CG) accompanied representatives from the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) to Tambura, a county seat near the border of the Central Africa Republic (CAR). This is the first visit by USG officials to the area since the peace deal was sign [...] |
2006-04-19 09:12:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI AID SU |
| 06KINGSTON2384 |
JAMAICA: MALARIAL OUTBREAK UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The Jamaican malaria outbreak (reftel) will likely get worse before it gets better, according to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Director Dr. Ernest Pate. In private discussions with Embassy officials on December 8, Pate said that there are 53 confirmed cases, but [...] |
2006-12-08 18:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI TBIO CASC PGOV AID CDC JM XL |
| 06KINSHASA144 |
CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: FY-2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S [...] Embassy Brazzaville's selection committee has identified six, well-developed programs for funding by the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program in FY-06. The reputation and familiarity of this initiative have increased significantly in recent years as post endeavors to re-establish a full tim [...] |
2006-01-27 12:28:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM EAID AMGT CF CG ECON XA AID |
| 06KINSHASA68 |
DECEMBER ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- - USG debt relief for the DRC has been extended through March 2006. - The World Bank approved two grants totaling USD 215 million to support the implementation of the GDRC's economic program, reconstruction and rehabilitation. - A UN-organized audit of six Congo [...] |
2006-01-13 11:25:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EMIN EAIR PGOV CG AID |
| 06KUWAIT4109 |
UPDATE ON ARTICLE 98 AND KATRINA AID [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-15 13:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM EAID KLEG KU KATRINA AID |
| 06MEXICO6278 |
THE RADICALIZATION OF AMLO? [...] (SBU) After virtually two weeks of silence, defeated presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) took a more radical line in a speech to supporters of the Popular Assembly for the People of Oaxaca (APPO), backing the protests in Oaxaca and criticizing President Fox's decision to [...] |
2006-11-04 01:57:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FBI DHS PAS DAO CONS OPAD DCM POL AID |
| 06MEXICO6546 |
PRD PREPARES FOR TWIN INAUGURATIONS [...] (C) Poloff met with PRD leaders and Mexico City government (GDF) officials to discuss PRD plans for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) self-styled inauguration on November 20 and for the official inauguration of President-elect Felipe Calderon on December 1. For November 20, the PRD expects [...] |
2006-11-17 23:37:00 | Embassy Mexico | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FBI DHS PAS DAO CONS OPAD DCM POL AID |
| 06SARAJEVO1634 |
BOSNIA'S FRACTURED ENERGY LANDSCAPE [...] Summary: The energy market in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a reflection of the ethnic politics that have caused damage and hindered progress in the country as a whole. The electricity sector is still separated between the sub-national government "entities," and there is an ethnic identificatio [...] |
2006-07-20 15:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON AID BK |
| 06TELAVIV1318 |
FM LIVNI SEEKS NEW MECHANISM FOR DELIVERING AID TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni asked NEA A/S David Welch and DAPNSA Elliott Abrams on March 30 for USG help in formulating a new mechanism to deliver aid directly to the Palestinian people; without this mechanism, she said, other donors might "take their own decisions" and use a de [...] |
2006-04-04 04:02:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KPAL PGOV PHUM PREL PREF EAID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL |
| 06TELAVIV1391 |
RECENT GOI PROGRESS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ministry of Justice (MOJ) Director General Aharon Abramovitch told the Ambassador April 3 that the GOI seeks to abolish all forms of trafficking in persons. De facto Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Rahel Gershuni reported that the government's inter-ministerial anti-trafficking [...] |
2006-04-06 15:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IS KCRM HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI SOCIETY GOI INTERNAL |
| 06TELAVIV1396 |
ICRC: NGOS CANNOT AVERT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN [...] (SBU) ICRC Head of Delegation Dominik Stillhart told the Ambassador April 4 that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) cannot avert a looming humanitarian crisis in the Occupied Territories. He emphasized that NGOs do not have the resources or capacity to assume the functions of government, [...] |
2006-04-07 06:25:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IS KPAL PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 06TELAVIV1619 |
EMBLEM: FM LIVNI "CRACKED HEADS TOGETHER" TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials report that an assertive FM Tzipi Livni April 23 instigated dramatic progress on, but not yet final approval of, the two most controversial among the four remaining MDA statute amendments (reftel A) necessary for MDA membership in the Red Cross / Crescent Movement. [...] |
2006-04-25 16:45:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF PGOV SZ IS ICRC HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL |
| 06TELAVIV1621 |
GOI COMMITTED TO KEEPING KARNI OPEN, WILL GET U.S. [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Defense Political-Military Advisor Amos Gilad said that he is committed to keeping Karni open despite the security risks. He agreed to get the Ambassador a prioritized list of specific assistance projects that the GOI wants to see con [...] |
2006-04-25 17:06:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG PTER IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 06TELAVIV1730 |
MAY 1 UPDATE ON CROSSINGS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Brig. Gen. (res.) Baruch Spiegel on May 1 briefed the Ambassador, USSC Head General Dayton, and EU-BAM head of Mission General Pistolese on his recent trip to Washington. Spiegel said the GOI will issue a formal position on which assistance projects can continue. He said the GO [...] |
2006-05-02 17:52:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL ASEC EG IS PEL ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 06TELAVIV1807 |
EMBLEM: AMBULANCE AND STATUTES UPDATE [...] (SBU) MFA Director of International Organizations Daniel Meron told poloff May 9 that the GOI has not yet adopted a position on the stationing of five additional ambulances of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in East Jerusalem. He twice replied to direct questions about the GOI vi [...] |
2006-05-09 15:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PREF SZ IS PGOV ICRC GOI INTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 06TELAVIV1838 |
AL QUDS UNIVERSITY RENEWS CALL FOR U.S. SUPPORT [...] (C) In a meeting with Presidential Science Advisor John Marburger at Hebrew University April 23, Ziad Abdeen, Senior Researcher at Al Quds University, reiterated reftel request for U.S. support for Al Quds regional fundraising efforts. Abdeen was attending the meeting at Hebrew U. representing [...] |
2006-05-10 14:05:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN EAID KPAL KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 06TELAVIV1923 |
GOI CONCERNED MECHANISM TO PROVIDE AID TO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 12 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Yossi Gal and Deputy Director General for Europe Ron Curiel expressed concern about the EU offer to develop a mechanism to deliver assistance to the Palestinians, fearing it might be used [...] |
2006-05-17 12:27:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PREL PHUM ENRG KWBG KPAL IS GTIP ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 06TELAVIV1947 |
ISRAELI DEFMIN PERETZ ON PALESTINIAN HUMANITARIAN [...] (C) New Israeli Defense Minister Amir Peretz told Ambassador Jones May 17 that he wants negotiations with the Palestinians to begin as soon as possible, and that PA President Abbas should be strengthened. He said that he has ordered that the Karni crossing remain open for traffic in both dire [...] |
2006-05-18 16:10:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM KWBG IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 06TELAVIV2056 |
GOI STILL UNSURE ABOUT TRANSFER OF MONEY FOR [...] (C) The GOI has not yet decided how to effect the transfer of NIS 50 million for humanitarian medical aid to the Palestinians from the PA customs revenue it is holding. Officials claim to fear that the transfer, done outside the aegis of the Paris Protocol, would not be recognized as legitima [...] |
2006-05-26 07:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAID KWBG KPAL ETRD IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 06TELAVIV2064 |
EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ISRAEL INSTITUTE [...] On May 24, 2006 Commercial Officer John Coronado and Commercial Specialist Yael Torres conducted a Pre-License Check at the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) located at: 24 Reuven Street, Ness-Ziona 74100, Israel. Named institute is listed in BIS application D355002 as the end-us [...] |
2006-05-26 11:04:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETTC IS ETRD ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 06TELAVIV2120 |
GOI HITS SNAG IN MEDICAL AID DISTRIBUTION; [...] (C) Summary: In a May 31 meeting, COGAT head General Yossef Mishlev said that the GOI intends to use NIS 50 million from frozen clearance revenues to purchase goods in Israel and transfer them through NGOs/international organizations to Palestinian hospitals or to the central medical supply w [...] |
2006-06-01 16:37:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL KWBG KPAL PINR IS ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS HUMANITARIAN AID |
| 06TELAVIV810 |
GOI MAPPING OUT CRITICAL HUMANITARIAN PA PROJECTS [...] (C) Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister Shalom Tourgeman told NEA DAS Elizabeth Dibble February 23 that, without causing a humanitarian crisis, the GOI seeks to limit assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) to show Hamas that adherence to its current positions comes at a price. [...] |
2006-02-27 12:41:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREF KWBG KPAL ECON IS EG HUMANITARIAN AID GOI EXTERNAL |
| 06TELAVIV814 |
ISRAEL WANTS TO PREVENT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN PA [...] (C) Ministry of Finance DG Yossi Bachar emphasized in a February 23 meeting with NEA DAS Dibble that the GOI is torn between the imperative of not dealing with a Hamas-led PA government on the one hand and doing everything possible to not harm the Palestinian population on the other. He said [...] |
2006-02-27 13:32:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PREL IS KWBG KPAL GOI EXTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 06TELAVIV885 |
MFA TELLS DAS DIBBLE THAT GOI GRAPPLING WITH [...] (C) Summary: MFA officials told NEA DAS Liz Dibble that the GOI is going through a comprehensive inter-agency process to define humanitarian assistance and formulate how best to continue it to the Palestinians without benefiting Hamas. They also want a mechanism that would permit the GOI to tra [...] |
2006-03-02 15:53:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ECON KPAL KWBG PINR IS GOI INTERNAL HUMANITARIAN AID ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS |
| 07ASHGABAT1370 |
TURKMENISTAN: NGO ACTIVISTS ADVANCE LEGAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: NGO activists sat down with members of the visiting DRL delegation led by DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles in the modest ABA/CEELI office in Ashgabat to talk about the work they have been doing in cooperation with a vari [...] |
2007-12-18 07:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AID SOCI TX |
| 07ASUNCION184 |
PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC [...] (U) In support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), Post is requesting human rights vetting, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, of the personnel listed below that will be participating in the MCC Threshold Country Program. Post has no credible information of human righ [...] |
2007-03-08 14:14:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA |
| 07ASUNCION383 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE APRIL 20 - [...] (U) SUMMARY: -- President Postpones Spain Trip -- Government Monopoly Cripples Internet -- Deputies Pass Penal Code Reform -- Ycau Bolanos Case Can't Seat Judge Panel -- Journalists Protest Inaction on Cases PRESIDENT POSTPONES SPAIN TRIP 2. (C) President Duarte postponed his trip to [...] |
2007-05-08 22:36:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AID ECON PA |
| 07ASUNCION4 |
PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR THE MCC [...] Jose Felix Alcaraz Rios 11/20/1967 Capiata 2. Pablo Fredy Ortiz Gonzalez 06/30/1970 Ita 3. Salvador Ramon Rodriquez 09/04/1971 Aregua 4. Jorge Ramon Estigarribia Ibarra 03/29/1972 Asuncion CASON [...] |
2007-01-04 14:23:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA |
| 07ASUNCION440 |
PARAGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR USAID [...] Valdez Ayala, Luis Antonio 04/06/1969 Asuncion 2. Acosta David, Elena Ramona 08/18/1982 San Lorenzo 3. Vera Barrientos, Olivorio 05/11/1962 Caazapa 4. Barrios Suarez, Carlos Manuel 02/05/1977 Asuncion 5. Medina Gimenez, Francisco Daniel 07/26/1971 Pirayu 6. Gimenez Maciel, Pedro Hilar [...] |
2007-05-30 14:37:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL AID PA |
| 07ASUNCION500 |
PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE JUNE 9-15, [...] (C) SUMMARY: -- Wasmosy Case Nearing Acquittal -- Proposed Reorganization of the Air Force -- Banana Blockade -- Tigo Widens Coverage -- TFCA Group Has First Meeting WASMOSY CASE NEARING AN ACQUITTAL 2. (U) Former President Juan Carlos Wasmosy may soon be acquitted of his 2002 fraud [...] |
2007-06-15 20:44:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL AID ECON PA |
| 07ASUNCION62 |
PARAGUAY: URGENT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR [...] Vicente Gonzalez Medina 22 JAN 1958 Carapegua CASON [...] |
2007-01-30 15:35:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV AID PA |
| 07BUENOSAIRES2240 |
ARGENTINA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR AMBITOUS JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wayne met with Argentine Supreme Court President Dr. Ricardo Lorenzetti on November 15 to discuss Lorenzetti's October trip to Washington, learn more about Lorenzetti's proposed national judicial management reform plan, and identify areas for enhanced cooperation on deep [...] |
2007-11-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KJUS PHUM SOCI PREL EAID AID JUS AR |
| 07CAIRO1448 |
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL SOCIETY PROMOTE [...] Summary. Government of Egypt and civil society representatives hosted two successful events in recognition of the first United Nations Global Road Safety Week, April 23-29. Several hundred participants attended events at the World Health Organization's regional office on April 22, and an ex [...] |
2007-05-17 09:44:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN AID UNGA WHO EG |
| 07CAIRO1831 |
ITALY AND EGYPT RENEW DEBT SWAP AGREEMENT [...] On June 3, 2007, Egypt and Italy renewed their "Debt for Development Swap" agreement which converts bilateral debt owed to Italy into Egyptian pounds to be used for development projects. The program, inaugurated in 2001, cancels Official Development Assistance (ODA) bilateral debt in exchange [...] |
2007-06-14 14:32:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON POL AID EG |
| 07HANOI280 |
VIETNAM'S NOMINATION FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY ACTIVITIES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Mission Vietnam submits this activity proposal for consideration under the Avian Influenza Action Group's (AIAG) program to promote public diplomacy and communicate U.S. foreign policy objectives (reftel). The proposal, "Capacity Strengthening for Public Health Journalism to Co [...] |
2007-02-14 04:03:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TBIO KFLU KPAO KSCA EAGR AID AMGT VM |
| 07KATHMANDU1488 |
AI CONSIDERED UNDETECTED IN NEPAL [...] At an August 2 meeting of Post's avian influenza (AI) working group, Dr. Zandra Andre from USAID's Health and Child Survival Fellows Program briefed post on the spread of AI in South Asia and the level of Nepal's preparedness. With reported outbreaks in India, Burma, and Bangladesh, Nepal was [...] |
2007-08-06 05:55:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC KFLU AID SOCI WHO NP |
| 07KHARTOUM1136 |
DELAYS RAISE CONCERNS AT AEC NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a July 16 Assessment and Evaluation Committee (AEC) meeting at the National Assembly, the chairman, Mr. Tom Vraalsen, and international observers expressed their concerns and questions about delays in the formation of the Political Parties Commission and National Civil Service [...] |
2007-07-23 08:15:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI AID SU |
| 07KHARTOUM1138 |
OIL AND ABYEI - AEC PLENARY RAISES CONTENTIOUS ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a July 17 Assessment and Evaluation Committee (AEC) plenary session, representatives from the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the National Congress Party (NCP) addressed several unresolved and contentious issues including: the relationship between the National [...] |
2007-07-23 08:51:00 | Embassy Khartoum | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN ECON SOCI AID SU |
| 07KINGSTON25 |
JAMAICA: MALARIA UPDATE [...] (U) Malaria infections (refs A and B) continue to be detected with the latest number of confirmed cases standing at 192 as of January 3. The Ministry of Health (MOH) continues to fog and distribute mosquito netting to at-risk communities. In addition, the MOH has been assisted by USAID which [...] |
2007-01-05 18:15:00 | Embassy Kingston | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI TBIO CASC PGOV AID CDC JM XL |
| 07KUWAIT1024 |
PARLIAMENT SPEAKER PREDICTS PASSAGE OF KATRINA AND [...] (SBU) Speaker of Parliament Jassem Al-Khorafi told the Ambassador June 30 he expected Parliament would pass the remaining $400 million of the $500 million aid package Kuwait pledged in September 2005 to assist victims of hurricane Katrina (ref C) before it goes into summer recess sometime mid [...] |
2007-06-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID LE KU KATRINA AID |
| 07KUWAIT158 |
KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID [...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Anne Aarnes, USAID Director, Jordan, to travel to post o/a February 3-5, 2007 to attend the Donor Coordination Event hosted by the Arab Fund on February 4. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must appl [...] |
2007-02-03 12:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT OTRA AID KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
| 07LAGOS239 |
IMPROVING U.S. DIPLOMACY ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTION [...] This is a response to an action request or details on Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) in Nigeria. A septel will be sent assessing the GON's awareness of and commitment to reduce IAP. According to Ministry of Petroleum Resources, household kerosene is used 99 percent of the time as an energy sourc [...] |
2007-03-30 14:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EPA SENV TBIO AL AM BK CB CD CM CS CV |
| 07LIMA2106 |
EMBASSY LIMA NOMINATES INTEL FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD [...] Embassy Lima is pleased to nominate Intel Semiconductores del Peru S.A. for the Secretary of State's 2007 Award for Corporate Excellence. Intel Corporation's office in Peru is an outstanding example of Intel's commitment to corporate social responsibility, education and bridging the digital [...] |
2007-06-15 22:49:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD USTR AID PE |
| 07MANAGUA471 |
NICARAGUA: POLL GIVES ORTEGA FAVORABLE RATINGS, [...] (SBU) Summary: A CID-Gallup poll released on February 21 shows President Daniel Ortega enjoying a honeymoon, with high favorability ratings and optimism toward his presidency -- not only from his traditional base of support, but also among the general public. The poll also concludes that hal [...] |
2007-02-22 19:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PINR KDEM ECON AID NU |
| 07MONROVIA896 |
LIBERIA: INDEPENDENCE DAY TO MARK THE ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: In advance of celebrations marking the 160th anniversary of Liberian Independence on July 26, Emboffs traveled to Grand Bassa county on July 6-7, visiting the capital of Buchanan, Liberia's second largest port, and the Liberian Agricultural Company (LAC), the second largest rubber pl [...] |
2007-07-24 16:08:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | AID ECON LI PGOV |
| 07OSLO148 |
MINUSTAH RENEWAL DEMARCE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-15 06:34:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL AID PGOV EFIN UA HA EUN SF ID PE MINUSTAH |
| 07PANAMA1007 |
ACE NOMINATION - MANZANILLO INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: I am pleased to nominate Manzanillo International Terminal Panama-S.A. (MIT) as Embassy Panama's multinational enterprise candidate for the Secretary of State's 2007 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). MIT is a joint venture between Carrix, Inc., headquartered in Seattle, Washi [...] |
2007-06-14 20:22:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AID BEXP ELAB ETRD PM SENV |
| 07PRISTINA469 |
KOSOVO: WORLD BANK'S IFC INVOLVEMENT IN KOSOVO C [...] (C) Summary. The proposal from the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) to take a 10 percent equity stake in one of the consortia short-listed to compete for the Kosovo C energy sector development tender has raised concerns within UNMIK, the PISG and USOP about the fairness, i [...] |
2007-06-14 15:33:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG ECON PGOV PREL AID YI |
| 07SANAA1563 |
YEMEN READY TO MOVE FORWARD ON WTO ACCESSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The new ROYG Minister of Industry and Trade requests increased USG political and technical support for Yemen's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and renewed bilateral discussions under the US Yemen Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). CDA reiterated earlie [...] |
2007-08-11 10:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD AID YM |
| 07SANAA1950 |
EMBASSY FOLLOW-UP TO MCC SIGNING CEREMONY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 27 meeting with the Deputy Foreign Minister, the Ambassador emphasized that the ROYG's release of convicted terrorist Jamal al-Badawi had led the Millennium Challenge Corporation to postpone indefinitely the signing of the Threshold Country Plan (TCP) signing cerem [...] |
2007-10-27 18:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | AID EAID ECON EFIN KMCA PREL YM |
| 07THEHAGUE446 |
EMBASSY THE HAGUE RESPONSE ON GLOBAL ROAD SAFETY [...] The GONL has organized a full agenda for the 2007 Global Road Safety Week (April 23-27), primarily focusing on public awareness and road safety among young people between the ages of 4 and 24. On April 23, the Dutch will hold a news conference during which they will present the 2006 road saf [...] |
2007-03-14 09:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AF AID AMCHAMS AMED CA EU IO LA PA PAHO |
| 07TOKYO441 |
JAPANESE UPDATE OF AFGHAN RING ROAD PROJECT [...] Summary. Japan has signed a contract with a construction company, SAITA of Afghanistan, to complete its 114 km segment of the Afghan Ring Road (Kandahar to Herat), and expects work to be completed by December 2008, if not sooner. MOFA International Cooperation Bureau Grant Aid/Technical Coop [...] |
2007-01-31 23:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AID PGOV PREL ELTN SNAR ASEC AFIN AF JA |
| 07USUNNEWYORK592 |
UN BOARD OF AUDITORS SKIRTS SERIOUS REVIEW OF UNDP [...] At the insistence of one member of the ACABQ (rumored to be the French member), the ACABQ met with the Board of Auditors (BOA) to discuss the Board's response to ACABQ's request to complete the audit of the UN's voluntarily funded programs in the DPRK. The US member and others made clear dur [...] |
2007-07-20 17:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ACABQ AID AORC KUNR UNDP UNFPA UNICEF UNOPS |
| 07YEREVAN116 |
IMPROVING U.S. DIPLOMACY ON INDOOR AIR POLLUTION [...] Post delivered reftel points to Head of the Department of Air Pollution at the Ministry of Nature Protection Aram Gabrielian. Post's assessment of GOAM commitment to reduce indoor air pollution and summary of recent projects in this area are provided below. --------------- GOAM COMMITMENT - [...] |
2007-02-02 11:52:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO AID AM |
| 08ASUNCION92 |
HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MCC THRESHOLD COUNTRY PROGRAM [...] In support of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), post is requesting human rights vetting, in accordance with the Leahy Amendment, of the personnel listed below that will be participating in the MCC Threshold Country Program as customs enforcement officers for a period of at l [...] |
2008-02-12 17:01:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL AID PA |
| 08BEIRUT912 |
LEBANON: CHARGE'S TRIP TO NABATIEH TO VISIT USG [...] (C) On June 18, the Charge, visiting State Department Policy Planning staff member, and EmbOffs visited five sites of which the Embassy sponsors development, social assistance, and education projects in Nabatieh in southern Lebanon. The traveling party also attended a luncheon at the home of [...] |
2008-06-19 18:30:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER UNSC AID LE |
| 08BRUSSELS1565 |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLANNING SOMALIA MARITIME [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission's Critical Maritime Routes initiative is intended to help improve security along key shipping corridors by providing aid to countries to enhance vessel tracking and information sharing. Initially conceived only for the Malacca Straits, the Commission is [...] |
2008-10-09 05:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS EWWT XA XF XC AID |
| 08BRUSSELS1566 |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION PLANNING SOMALIA MARITIME [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission's Critical Maritime Routes initiative is intended to help improve security along key shipping corridors by providing aid to countries to enhance vessel tracking and information sharing. Initially conceived only for the Malacca Straits, the Commission is [...] |
2008-10-09 05:46:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MOPS EWWT XA XF XC AID |
| 08BRUSSELS54 |
AFGHANISTAN: EU OFFICIALS SUPPORT ASHDOWN AND [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman and State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen met with EU Council Secretariat officials January 8 in Brussels to discuss Afghanistan. EU Director General for External Political and Military Affairs Robert Cooper told Edelman and Coh [...] |
2008-01-11 16:19:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | AF AID BE EU EUN IO PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO |
| 08DHAKA102 |
ZFR - BAMBOO FLOWERING PROMPTS FOOD CRISIS IN CHITTAGONG [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-22 04:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID BG PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 08DHAKA110 |
BAMBOO FLOWERING PROMPTS FOOD CRISIS IN CHITTAGONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An infestation of rats is prompting a food crisis in communities along the Indian border in the Chittagong Hill Tracts in southeastern Bangladesh. The cause of the crisis is the flowering of a species of bamboo that is resulting in an explosion in the rat population. Post is w [...] |
2008-01-23 11:49:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID BG PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 08DHAKA442 |
FAMINE NEARING IN CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS? [...] (C) A food crisis in remote regions of the Chittagong Hill Tracts may be headed toward famine. Villages that lost rice and other crops to a rat infestation last year show signs of severe food insecurity and widespread malnutrition. Many lack seed rice to plant before the arrival of the rainy se [...] |
2008-04-17 10:46:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | AID PGOV PHUM PREL BG |
| 08DHAKA470 |
DISTINCT IDENTITY OF CHITTAGONG HILL TRACTS [...] (C) A visit to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in southeastern Bangladesh by EmbOffs in mid-April found the tribal people who a half-century ago accounted for a vast majority of the population are no longer masters of their land. Bengali migrants dominate cities and commerce, and they continu [...] |
2008-04-24 12:07:00 | Embassy Dhaka | CONFIDENTIAL | AID PGOV PHUM PREL BG |
| 08DOHA861 |
QATAR BEGINS ORGANIZING ITS FOREIGN AID AGENCY; [...] (C) MFA Minister of State for International Cooperation and Conferences Khalid Al-Attiyah told Ambassador December 4 that Qatar plans to broaden its involvement in external development aid and humanitarian assistance. He said Qatar hopes to partner with other countries that have expertise in [...] |
2008-12-15 13:33:00 | Embassy Doha | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRS AID QA |
| 08HANOI359 |
VIETNAM PREPARES TO BUILD FIRST MDB-FINANCED DAM [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Vietnam (GVN) is set to begin construction in 2009 on the Song Bung IV hydroelectric dam, Vietnam's first multilateral development bank-financed hydropower project. USAID Senior Environmental Policy Advisor Leslie Johnston recently traveled to Vietnam to condu [...] |
2008-03-28 09:39:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY SOCI IBRD AID VM |
| 08HANOI415 |
VIETNAM'S LARGEST HYDROELECTRIC DAM RISES IN SON LA [...] (U) Summary: As part of an ambitious plan to add 50,000 megawatts of electricity to the national grid by 2015, the Government of Vietnam (GVN) is building what will be the country's largest hydroelectric dam in northwestern Vietnam. The 2,400 MW Son La Hydropower Project (SLHP) will enter ser [...] |
2008-04-11 01:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY SOCI IBRD AID VM |
| 08HANOI667 |
VIETNAM: SFRC STAFFDEL STUDIES TRANSPARENCY IN EXTRACTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Senate Foreign Relations Committee professional staff members Jay Branegan and Marik String visited Hanoi May 25-29, 2008 to meet with GVN officials, private sector energy companies and NGOs to discuss transparency in extractive industries. The Extractive Industries Transparency [...] |
2008-06-06 05:48:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON SENV ENRG TRGY SOCI IBRD AID VM |
| 08KIGALI821 |
REWANDA RESPONSE TO PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (U) Emboffs reviewed reftel talking points with Minister of State in Charge of Agriculture Dr. Agnes Kalibata. Kalibata welcomed the initiative and agreed that a global partnership would be helpful for advancing global food security. The Minister noted global food insecurity "will not go aw [...] |
2008-11-26 10:23:00 | Embassy Kigali | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE AID |
| 08KINGSTON707 |
JAMAICA: POLICE SUPERINTENDENT, CHARGED WITH EXTORTION AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-05 21:39:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV PHUM SOCI AID ASEC KCOR KCRM JM XL |
| 08KINGSTON762 |
JAMAICA: GUSTAV OFDA FUNDING CITATION REQUEST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ACTION REQUEST: THIS CABLE REQUESTS IMMEDIATE ADVICE ON A FUNDING CITATIONS FOR USD 100,000 TO BE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA'S OFFICE OF DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT EFFORTS TO ASSESS AND RESPOND TO DAMAGE SU [...] |
2008-09-02 13:34:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID AEMR ASEC ECON CASC PINR XL JM |
| 08KINGSTON770 |
JAMAICA: AUGUST ECONOMIC REVIEW AND STORM GUSTAV [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: -- Tropical Storm Gustav has damaged infrastructure on the island and caused at least 14 deaths (reftels A and B). Agriculture also sustained damage, mainly in the eastern parishes of Portland, St. Thomas and St Mary. It is too early to accurately estimate the total financia [...] |
2008-09-03 12:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAIR AID EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL |
| 08KINGSTON772 |
JAMAICAN COCOA INDUSTRY: REFORM NEEDED, BUT OPPORTUNITY [...] (SBU) On August 20, 2008 USAID in association with the Ministry of Agriculture held a workshop to present findings from a 2008 USAID-funded assessment of the Jamaican cocoa industry. The assessment found that Jamaica's cocoa beans are some of the finest in the world and are in high demand as a [...] |
2008-09-03 18:09:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SENV EINV AID ETRD JM XL |
| 08KINGSTON795 |
JAMAICA: RECOVERY ASSISTANCE FOR STORM GUSTAV [...] (SBU) Jamaicans are again picking up the pieces from the ninth major natural disaster in seven years. Two weeks after Tropical Storm Gustav hit, the country is still assessing damage, but agriculture and infrastructure suffered most. Embassy and USAID staff traveled on September 8 to the thre [...] |
2008-09-10 18:42:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAIR AID EINV ECON ETRD IADB IBRD IMF TRSY XL JM |
| 08MANAGUA202 |
NICARAGUA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua reports three international submarine fiber optic telecommunication cables, two in the Caribbean and one in the Pacific, parallel to Nicaragua's coasts and within the country's 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone. They are the Americas Region Caribbean [...] |
2008-02-20 20:01:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ECON PETER PREL PGOV ETTC AID EAGER EFIN |
| 08PARISFR2265 |
UNESCO INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION [...] Summary: Approximately 153 UNESCO member states attended the 48th session of the International Conference on Education hosted by UNESCO's International Bureau of Education in Geneva November 25-28, 2008. Held every four years, the IBE conference brings together Ministers of Education, repres [...] |
2008-12-15 14:43:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC UNESCO AID SCUL ECA |
| 08PRISTINA241 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE MAY 16-17 VISIT OF [...] (C) Your visit to Kosovo will be regarded here by the leadership and the public as a welcome sign of continuing U.S. support for Kosovo, manifest both in the political arena and in concrete assistance offered. We have a large and varied assistance program that targets a range of sectors in K [...] |
2008-05-13 13:43:00 | Embassy Pristina | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AID KV |
| 08SANAA256 |
SECOND POST-CONSULTATIVE GROUP FOLLOW-UP MEETING [...] SUMMARY: Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) officials, Gulf Cooperation Council representatives (including the Secretary General) and a large number of bilateral and SIPDIS multilateral donors gathered in Sana'a on February 4 to discuss the status of the pledges allocated to Yemen and the [...] |
2008-02-11 09:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM |
| 08STATE123494 |
THE GLOBAL PARTNERHIP CENTER (GPC) PROVIDES [...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: Established in December of 2007 (ref. A), the Global Partnership Center (GPC) leads efforts to advance the use of results-based, public-private partnerships as a mainstream tool for U.S. diplomacy. A cornerstone of this eff [...] |
2008-11-21 01:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AID ABUD AMGT AFIN BMGT EAID ECON EFIN |
| 08STATE50792 |
DEMARCHE REQUEST - RELEASE OF JAPANESE RICE STOCKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Japan currently holds stocks of approximately 2.4 million metric tons (MT) of rice, of which 1.5 million MT was imported to fulfill its Uruguay Round Minimum Market Access requirements (MMA). Under its MMA obligations, Japan is [...] |
2008-05-13 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAGR ECON ETRD JA |
| 08YEREVAN411 |
US ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR PRESSES PRESIDENT [...] (C) US Assistance Coordinator Tom Adams met with President Sargsian May 15 to press for Armenia's return to democratic reform in the wake of February's dubious presidential election and the deadly post-election violence of March 1-2. Adams stressed the link between serious reforms and levels of [...] |
2008-05-20 09:01:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AID AM |
| 08YEREVAN418 |
US ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR PRESSES PRESIDENT [...] (C) US Assistance Coordinator Tom Adams met with President Sargsian May 15 to press for Armenia's return to democratic reform in the wake of February's dubious presidential election and the deadly post-election violence of March 1-2. Adams stressed the link between serious reforms and levels of [...] |
2008-05-21 10:31:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AID AM |
| 09ASUNCION222 |
PRESIDENT SEEKS COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lugo is having serious problems with both internal and external communications (reftels). Ambassador Ayalde discussed this with him in a recent meeting including the possibilities of technical assistance. Subsequently, PAO and USAID Director confirmed the Communications [...] |
2009-04-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Asuncion | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AID KPAO PHUM ECPS PGOV PA |
| 09BANGUI204 |
CAR: DEMARCHE ON CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-28 15:27:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ECON EFIN AID CT |
| 09BEIRUT418 |
LEBANON: CANDIDATES REGISTERED... WHAT NEXT? [...] (SBU) Registration of candidates for the June 7 parliamentary elections officially closed at 11:59 pm April 7. The official count of registered candidates reached 702, for the 128 seats in cabinet. Only eight of these are women; Nayla Tueni in Beirut and Education Minister Bahiya Hariri in S [...] |
2009-04-08 17:03:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AID LE |
| 09BISHKEK1038 |
KYRGYZSTAN: CHILD LABOR REPORT POINTS DELIVERED [...] Econoff delivered reftel points on the Department of Labor's Child Labor Report and List of Goods Produced by Child Labor to Kyrgyzstan Ministry of Labor Acting Head of the Department of Labor and Social Partnership, Gulmira Kasymaliyeva, and Chief Specialist and Child Labor Coordinator Vera S [...] |
2009-09-17 01:09:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON AID PREL KG |
| 09BISHKEK931 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH US AMBASSADOR TO THE ASIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador received U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Curtis Chin, on August 18 during his visit to the region. During their meeting Ambassador Chin described the ADB's relatively robust activity in Kyrgyzstan, primarily focused on infrastructure developmen [...] |
2009-08-21 05:22:00 | Embassy Bishkek | CONFIDENTIAL | ADB AID PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN KG |
| 09BISHKEK962 |
KYRGYZSTAN: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Deputy Minister of Finance Abdualim Nishanov on August 26 to deliver reftel points regarding central government budget transparency. Nishanov defended the government's process for developing and auditing the annual budget. He stated that the parliamentary hearings and [...] |
2009-09-02 03:22:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID KG |
| 09BISHKEK965 |
KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED [...] (U) SUMMARY. On August 24, Kyrgyz health authorities confirmed the first cases of H1N1 flu in the country. Two Kyrgyz citizens, who had recently traveled to Dubai, tested positive for the H1N1 virus. U.S. assistance, provided earlier to support Kyrgyzstan's preparedness for possible Avian I [...] |
2009-09-03 08:33:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI EAGR AID KG |
| 09BISHKEK974 |
KYRGYZSTAN: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY POINTS DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff met with Deputy Minister of Finance Abdualim Nishanov on August 26 to deliver reftel points regarding central government budget transparency. Nishanov defended the government's process for developing and auditing the annual budget. He stated that the parliamentary hearings and [...] |
2009-09-08 07:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID KG |
| 09BISHKEK975 |
KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED [...] SUMMARY. On August 24, Kyrgyz health authorities confirmed the first cases of H1N1 flu in the country. Two Kyrgyz citizens who had recently traveled to Dubai tested positive for the H1N1 virus. USG assistance provided earlier to support Kyrgyzstan's preparedness for possible Avian Influenza [...] |
2009-09-08 07:56:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI EAGR AID KG |
| 09BOGOTA3704 |
FOR RELEASE: AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO PAIPA UNDERSCORES [...] (SBU) The Ambassador traveled to Paipa, Boyaca, on November 5 to speak at the Supreme Court-organized National Summit of General Jurisdiction, a conference which brought together judges from all over Colombia. The Ambassador stressed the importance of access to justice during Colombia's journe [...] |
2009-11-20 20:46:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR KJUS AID CO |
| 09BRUSSELS132 |
AFGHANISTAN: CAN THE EU BE A STRONGER PARTNER IN [...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. We currently have a window of opportunity to lay the groundwork for more EU contributions in Afghanistan. The current window may close as soon as April 3-4, 2009 -- the dates of the NATO Summit. It is unlikely that the 21 out of 27 EU member states who are also N [...] |
2009-01-29 16:36:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID |
| 09BRUSSELS247 |
AFGHANISTAN: GENERAL PETRAEUS HITS RE-SET BUTTON [...] (C) Summary. General David Petraeus, Commander of U.S. Central Command, discussed Afghanistan with representatives from all 27 EU member states and other high-ranking EU officials in Brussels February 11 and 12. General Petraeus emphasized that his objective in meeting the EU was to consult [...] |
2009-02-20 16:13:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR NATO MARR AF AID BE EAID |
| 09COLOMBO1056 |
FOOD SECURITY IN SRI LANKA: A "GROWING" PROBLEM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sri Lanka continues to focus attention on food security and is taking some actions to increase production on the island. Post-harvest losses remain a particular problem. The government is encouraging farmers to modernize production and transport techniques, but is hindered by [...] |
2009-11-23 04:38:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON IO AID CE |
| 09HANOI899 |
Internal CPV directive warns of U.S.-led "peaceful [...] (C) SUMMARY: An internal CPV directive briefly posted online warns that "hostile forces" are infiltrating Vietnamese society and threaten to destroy Vietnam's socialist system. USG-sponsored programs in education and governance, and organizations such as USAID, Peace Corps, and Fulbright, are [...] |
2009-11-12 08:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON AID VM |
| 09ISLAMABAD1248 |
POST NOMINATES CITIBANK FOR SECRETARY'S CORPORATE CITIZEN [...] Embassy Islamabad nominates Citibank for the Secretary's Award for Corporate Excellence. Citibank has long been a leading corporate citizen in Pakistan, notably in its response to the devastating earthquake in October 2005, which included a $1.9 million grant to the American Red Cross-Citi Ea [...] |
2009-06-07 13:04:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT BEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD SENV AID KPAO PK |
| 09ISLAMABAD1272 |
JUNE 10 IDP UPDATE: UN PULLS PERSONNEL OUT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN has moved the majority of its personnel in Peshawar to Islamabad after the June 9 attack on the Pearl Continental hotel resulted in the deaths of two of its officials (septel). This repositioning, the duration of which has not yet been determined, will not prevent the UN [...] |
2009-06-10 12:49:00 | Embassy Islamabad | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREF PHUM PGOV AID PK |
| 09KABUL3076 |
AFGHANISTAN: CHILD LABOR REPORT POINTS DELIVERED; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered reftel points on the Department of Labor (DOL),s Child Labor Report and "List of Goods Produced by Child Labor or Forced Labor" to the Afghanistan Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disabled (MoL) Director of International Relations, Mr. Ahmad Komail [...] |
2009-10-03 12:11:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID ECON EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM PREL SOCI |
| 09KABUL3658 |
JUVENILE HUMAN RIGHTS AT RISK IN AFGHAN CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to UNICEF's Chief of Child Protection, the situation for children in Afghanistan has improved only slightly, if at all, nationwide -- despite the proliferation of NGOs in-country and the volume of money channeled toward children's programs. Poverty-reduction programs [...] |
2009-11-12 12:28:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID ECON PHUM PREL AF ELAB SOCI PGOV KPRM |
| 09KABUL3811 |
EMBASSY PRESSURE TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS IN PUBLIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NGOs recently approached Embassy Kabul with the news that the Afghan Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Martyrs and the Disabled (MOLSA) has issued order to close some residential orphanages for the winter. This practice, apparently routine for the winter months, is a way bot [...] |
2009-11-30 05:50:00 | Embassy Kabul | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID ECON PHUM PREL SOCI PGOV EIND ETRP ELAB |
| 09KINGSTON1118 |
JAMAICA: SENIOR POLICE SUPERINTENDENT SENTECED TO 18 MONTHS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-16 21:15:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI ASEC SNAR AID KCRM KCOR JM XL |
| 09KINGSTON459 |
JAMAICAN COCOA INDUSTRY: VERY SWEET REFORM [...] (SBU) On August 20, 2008 USAID in association with the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) held a workshop to present findings from a USAID-funded assessment of the Jamaican cocoa industry (reftel). The assessment found that although there are significant economic opportunities to be derived from coc [...] |
2009-06-09 19:22:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SENV EINV AID SOCI KCOR ETRD JM XL |
| 09KINGSTON480 |
JAMAICA: ANTI-DISCRIMINATION EFFORTS FOR HIV [...] (U) On June 11 the Jamaica Business Council on HIV/AIDS hosted the 4th Pan Caribbean Business Coalition Forum on HIV/AIDS (forum) for business and NGO leaders in the Caribbean. At the event the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) highlighted that Jamaica has more than 30,000 people living with HIV/AI [...] |
2009-06-16 20:04:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID SOCI PREL KHIV TBIO JM XL |
| 09KINGSTON655 |
JAMAICA: FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER HESITANT ON EXTRADITION [...] (SBU) Charge', accompanied by EmbOff, paid an introductory courtesy call on Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on the morning of August 28. Charge' requested assistance from Baugh on a recent dipnote regarding the extradition request for [...] |
2009-08-28 21:55:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON CJAN ETRD EAID SNAR AID DEA JM XL |
| 09LUSAKA668 |
Zambian Budget Transparency [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-29 12:07:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL PGOV AID ZA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE1094 |
Discussions continue on appointment of a Chief Justice [...] (U) Summary: The National Association of Haitian Magistrates (ANAMAH) has called on President Rene Preval to appoint a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a position that has been vacant since 2004. Without a Chief Justice, the 2007 legislation that created an independent judiciary can [...] |
2009-12-31 18:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC KCRM AID HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE414 |
HAITI: TERRORISM AND FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-17 19:24:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AID ECON AMB POL HSI |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE994 |
Fanmi Lavalas Excluded from Elections, but Given Another [...] (SUB) Summary. Early 25 November the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) withdrew its earlier, provisional, authorization for former President Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas to register candidates for February's parliamentary elections, due to inconsistent and insufficient documentation. At [...] |
2009-11-25 20:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR AID HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE996 |
Aristide Speaks Out on Fanmi Lavalas' Exclusion from [...] (U) Former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide unexpectedly intervened on the radio on November 25 in response to the exclusion of Fanmi Lavalas by the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). 2. (U) Answering questions in Creole from the Solidarite Radio reporter, Aristide dispelle [...] |
2009-11-25 20:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR AID HA |
| 09PRETORIA1944 |
SOUTH AFRICA TOUGHENS ANTITRUST LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: South Africa has enacted a law to criminalize cartel activity and regulate abusive oligopolies. The law is largely a reaction to the disclosure of pervasive cartel activity in South Africa. However, the law could complicate the work of the Competition Commission. The Commis [...] |
2009-09-25 06:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND AID SF |
| 09SANAA1528 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-17 12:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID YM |
| 09SANAA716 |
ROYG CLAIMS IT IS COMMITTED TO REFORM, REMOVING [...] SUMMARY: In a departure from the recent past, the ROYG has demonstrated a new commitment to economic reform by revealing plans to remove diesel subsidies and extending civil-service reform to the military and security services. The reform agenda is being considered at the highest levels of th [...] |
2009-04-21 10:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM |
| 09STATE132094 |
THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE OF GLOBAL WOMEN'S [...] The Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) is pleased to announce the launch of its first small grants initiative designed to fund worthy projects that promote women's political, economic and social advancement in developing countries. Project proposals should not exceed $100,00 [...] |
2009-12-30 21:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY |
| 09STATE43311 |
US-BRAZIL MEETING ON THIRD COUNTRY AID COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY. On April 16, USAID and State met with the head of Brazil,s Cooperation Agency (ABC), Marco Farani, to discuss development assistance cooperation in third countries, as a part of the U.S-Brazil Economic Partnership Dialogue (EPD). Both sides provided overviews of their development as [...] |
2009-04-29 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AID ECON |
| 09STATE81177 |
DEMARCHE: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (U) Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div H, P.L. 111-8)("the Act"), prohibits "assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly av [...] |
2009-08-04 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID AO UV CM CD CF NG SO CB EG |
| 09STATE98111 |
DEMARCHE: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (U) Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div H, P.L. 111-8)("the Act"), prohibits "assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly av [...] |
2009-09-22 12:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID AO UV CM CD CF NG SO CB EG |
| 09TBILISI1517 |
GEORGIA: INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO ABKHAZIA AND [...] (C) Summary and comment. Immediately following the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, our small USG aid programs in Abkhazia and South Ossetia were closed, with the exception of HALO Trust's demining program in Abkhazia. Other international donors, including the European Commission ( [...] |
2009-08-10 08:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EAID SOCI AID GG |
| 09TBILISI17 |
GEORGIA'S ENVIRONMENT MINISTER PLANS REFORMS [...] (SBU) Begin summary. During a December 23 meeting with the Ambassador, new Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Giorgi Khachidze, was upbeat and energized about his plans for reforms, including the finalization of a strategic environmental plan for the country. He desc [...] |
2009-01-06 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV SCUL BEXP AID GG |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA49 |
MCNAB CASE DIPNOTE DELIERED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-25 23:28:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID SENV EFIS |
| 09TEGUCIGALPA883 |
TFHO1: DE FACTO REGIME TOUTS IMF ACT AS SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Honduran de facto regime is trumpeting the IMF,s inclusion of Honduras in the worldwide increase in Special Drawing Rights (SDR) for members as a sign of international recognition for the regime. Honduras received an allotment of SDR 96 million (approximat [...] |
2009-09-03 20:33:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AMB CONS DAO DCM AID FCS PAS POL ORA |
| 09TOKYO1104 |
FIRST MOFA OFFICIAL DEPARTS FOR CHAGHCHARAN, THREE [...] (SBU) The first MOFA official to be seconded to the Lithuanian PRT in Chaghcharan departed Japan for Afghanistan 14 May, according to MOFA National Security Division Deputy Director Takatoshi Mori. Jiro Kanzawa, who until recently was assigned to the Foreign Minister's Secretariat, is an Arab [...] |
2009-05-15 06:28:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AID PGOV PINR AF JA |
| 09TOKYO1929 |
JAPAN AF-PAK ASSISTANCE AND THE ELECTION(S) [...] Summary: (C) On the eve of Afghanistan elections, Government of Japan (GOJ) Special Representative for Afghanistan-Pakistan Motohide Yoshikawa re-iterated to AID Counselor the country's highest priority commitment to the region, echoing verbatim the USG's interests in a "secure, credible, an [...] |
2009-08-20 22:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON AID JA PGOV PREL PK |
| 09TOKYO623 |
ADB SAFEGUARDS [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche to Satoshi Suzuki, Director of the Environmental and Social Considerations Review Division (Southeast Asia and Pacific) at JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). Suzuki responded that JICA is at present working with the Japa [...] |
2009-03-19 22:40:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PAS MDO RAS FIN DOE DCM AMB DAO AID CON |
| 09TOKYO916 |
MOFA OFFICIALS TO VISIT AFGHANISTAN IN LATE APRIL, [...] (C) Six representatives from the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA)'s National Security and Middle East Divisions and the Japanese Embassy in Kabul plan to travel to the Lithuanian PRT in Chaghcharan to make preparations for the initial dispatch of Japanese government officials and de [...] |
2009-04-21 06:53:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AID PINR PREL AF JA |
| 09VATICAN38 |
HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR POPE'S FIRST AFRICA TRIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The Vatican hopes that the Pope's March 17-23 visit to Cameroon and Angola will solidify the foundations of the Church in a continent where Catholicism is growing rapidly. The trip also comes as an opportunity for the Pope to change the subject, following weeks of controversies [...] |
2009-03-13 17:44:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KIRF KECF AID XA AO CM VT |
| 10ABIDJAN182 |
Cote d'Ivoire: S/GWI Project Proposals [...] (U) Embassy Abidjan is pleased to submit two funding requests for consideration by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues' Small Grants Initiative. Post's first choice is a project submitted by an Ivoirian NGO, the Feminine Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CEFCI). CEFCI plans [...] |
2010-02-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN PHUM AID IV |
| 10ADDISABABA338 |
EMBASSY ADDIS ABABA S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS SUBMISSION [...] Embassy Addis Ababa is pleased to submit the following seven proposals for consideration by the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) for the FY 2010 Small Grants Initiative. The mission's submissions are submitted in priority rank order. 2. First-Ranked Proposal: KMG-Ethio [...] |
2010-02-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY ET |
| 10ALGIERS74 |
ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...] |
2010-01-27 16:50:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL |
| 10ALGIERS76 |
ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...] |
2010-01-28 09:24:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL |
| 10ASHGABAT74 |
TURKMENISTAN'S BUDGET PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's response to ref A that requests information about Turkmenistan's central government budget. 3. (SBU) Is the host's annual national budget publicly available? Total amounts for both the general s [...] |
2010-01-19 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AID ECON EFIN PREL TX |
| 10ASUNCION2 |
Paraguay Media Analysis [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paraguay is characterized by a free and vibrant media environment with independent newspapers, TV and radio stations. While radio and TV penetration is close to 100%, Internet diffusion is fairly low at about 8%, with Google, Orkut and YouTube being the most popular sites. Tex [...] |
2010-01-05 14:00:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS OIIP PA KPAO PREL AID |
| 10BAGHDAD74 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL: WOMEN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the absence of comprehensive data, trafficking of women and girls for the purposes of commercial sexual exploitation and indentured servitude in Iraq appears to be a persistent and widespread problem. As the Government of Iraq (GOI) has not taken significant steps to [...] |
2010-01-12 05:34:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM TIP AID SGWI TRSY ODAG |
| 10BAKU118 |
AZERBAIJAN: S/GWI FY2010 PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] SUMMARY: Per reftel, this cable summarizes the three prioritized Post proposals addressing (1)prevention of gender-based violence through public awareness in IDP populated areas in the outskirts of Baku; (2) legal empowerment of women through education and individualized legal support in isola [...] |
2010-02-19 14:09:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM AID COM TSY AJ KWMN PREL |
| 10BANGUI11 |
CAR: MINISTER REQUESTS MORE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, RETURN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador and DCM met with Minister of Economy, Planning, and International Cooperation Sylvain Maliko and his deputy on January 22 to discuss U.S. development assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR). The meeting was at Maliko's request. Maliko praised the high level [...] |
2010-01-25 08:43:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON PREL CT |
| 10BANGUI46 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: In response to Ref A, below is Post's submission for S/GWI funding for the Central African Republic (CAR). The program seeks to improve women's leadership capacity, provide technical assistance and capacity building for women's organizations, and promote women's political advancem [...] |
2010-02-19 07:34:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY CT |
| 10BANGUI7 |
CAR: IMPROVEMENTS IN BUDGET TRANSPARENCY EVIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is a response to Ref A. The Central African Republic (CAR) made commendable strides to address budget transparency in 2009. Though there is still much ground to cover, the government, with the help of the international community, is making concerted efforts to increase its [...] |
2010-01-14 16:49:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL CT |
| 10BEIRUT100 |
ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RAHHAL WELCOMES U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Water management, reforestation and solid waste management were the Environment Ministry's key priorities, new Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal told the Ambassador on January 28. Rahhal pledged continued cooperation with USAID reforestation programs and asked for assistance i [...] |
2010-02-01 09:37:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV ECON EFIN ENRG EPA PGOV PREL KGHG AID LE |
| 10BELGRADE204 |
SERBIA: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL [...] There is no record of forced or exploitative child labor in the production of goods in Serbia. TASKING 2/TDA: CHILD LABOR UNDER THE TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT ACT --------------------------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------- ----- [...] |
2010-02-09 17:26:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM AID SOCI |
| 10BOGOTA716 |
S/WGI PROJECT PROPOSAL - COLOMBIA [...] Embassy Bogota nominates the project proposal "Political Training for Afro-Colombian and Indigenous Women" by the Departmental Network of Choco for the Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) small grants initiative. The project complements Post's strategy to promote opportunities [...] |
2010-02-23 18:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM AID CO |
| 10BRASILIA180 |
BRAZIL: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] Brazil is pleased to submit proposals to the S/GWI Small Grants Initiative. We as a Mission believe these proposals will assist in the advancement of U.S. objectives, primarily in supporting our joint effort to provide education to support social advancement in local communities and assistance [...] |
2010-02-19 12:17:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY |
| 10BRIDGETOWN166 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION - DOMINICA [...] U.S. Embassy Bridgetown received a vigorous response to the U.S. Secretary of State's request for proposals under the "Women's Global Issues" small grants initiative. A total of 65 proposals were received by the early deadlines established by Embassies Bridgetown and Grenada, with at least an a [...] |
2010-02-18 19:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AID CDC COM TRSY DO XL |
| 10BRIDGETOWN168 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] U.S. Embassy Bridgetown received a vigorous response to the U.S. Secretary of State's request for proposals under the "Women's Global Issues" small grants initiative. A total of 65 proposals were received by the early deadlines established by Embassies Bridgetown and Grenada, with at least an a [...] |
2010-02-18 19:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AID CDC COM TRSY AC XL |
| 10BRIDGETOWN170 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE [...] U.S. Embassy Bridgetown received a vigorous response to the U.S. Secretary of State's request for proposals under the "Women's Global Issues" small grants initiative. A total of 65 proposals were received by the early deadlines established by Embassies Bridgetown and Grenada, with at least an a [...] |
2010-02-18 19:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AID CDC COM TRSY VC XL |
| 10BRIDGETOWN172 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS [...] U.S. Embassy Bridgetown received a vigorous response to the U.S. Secretary of State's request for proposals under the "Women's Global Issues" small grants initiative. A total of 65 proposals were received by the early deadlines established by Embassies Bridgetown and Grenada, with at least an a [...] |
2010-02-18 19:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AID CDC COM TRSY SC XL |
| 10BRIDGETOWN174 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION - ST. LUCIA [...] U.S. Embassy Bridgetown received a vigorous response to the U.S. Secretary of State's request for proposals under the "Women's Global Issues" small grants initiative. A total of 65 proposals were received by the early deadlines established by Embassies Bridgetown and Grenada, with at least an a [...] |
2010-02-18 19:02:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AID CDC COM TRSY ST XL |
| 10BRIDGETOWN176 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION - BARBADOS [...] U.S. Embassy Bridgetown received a vigorous response to the U.S. Secretary of State's request for proposals under the "Women's Global Issues" small grants initiative. A total of 65 proposals were received by the early deadlines established by Embassies Bridgetown and Grenada, with at least an a [...] |
2010-02-18 19:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AID CDC COM TRSY BB XL |
| 10BRIDGETOWN178 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL SUBMISSION - GRENADA [...] U.S. Embassy Bridgetown received a vigorous response to the U.S. Secretary of State's request for proposals under the "Women's Global Issues" small grants initiative. A total of 65 proposals were received by the early deadlines established by Embassies Bridgetown and Grenada, with at least an a [...] |
2010-02-18 19:03:00 | Embassy Bridgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AID CDC COM TRSY GJ XL |
| 10BUENOSAIRES200 |
Argentina: S/GWI Project Proposals [...] Summary: A Country of Healthy Women was developed by Liga Argentina de Lucha Contra El Cancer (LALCEC) with support from Embassy Buenos Aires. Argentina has a low awareness rate of cancer risks, the importance of early detection, and treatment possibilities. Research has shown that a lar [...] |
2010-02-19 15:49:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY AR |
| 10COLOMBO126 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR SRI LANKA AND THE MALDIVES [...] (U) Summary. Post carefully reviewed 59 proposals for S/GWI funding, and after discussing country priorities, the committee selected the strongest five proposals: four are for Sri Lanka, and one is for the Maldives. The proposed projects cover key issues such as gender based violence, econom [...] |
2010-02-22 03:19:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY CE MV |
| 10COLOMBO34 |
THE MALDIVES HAS GREATLY IMPROVED ITS BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. Maldivian President Nasheed has made improving budget transparency a goal for the Maldives. The Government of the Maldives (GOM) has taken action by adopting a public accounting system and using the IMF's Government Financial Statistics (GFS) budgetary format. The GOM has [...] |
2010-01-19 10:00:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN KMCA MV PREL |
| 10DARESSALAAM139 |
TANZANIA: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] SUMMARY: Mission requests funding in the amount of USD 65,500 to support two projects. Both projects seek to empower women economically while building their self confidence and understanding of their rights. First, Post seeks USD 47,000 to support Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation [...] |
2010-02-12 10:07:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID TZ |
| 10DILI42 |
TIMOR-LESTE: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Dili submits the following two proposals for consideration for the 2010 Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) small grants initiative. Our first choice is the Caukus Feto Iha Politika (Women's Political Caucus), an organization founded to promote women's p [...] |
2010-02-19 08:32:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TSRY TT |
| 10DILI43 |
TIMOR-LESTE: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Dili submits the following two proposals for consideration for the 2010 Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues (S/GWI) small grants initiative. Our first choice is the Caukus Feto Iha Politika (Women's Political Caucus), an organization founded to promote women's p [...] |
2010-02-22 06:58:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PREL PHUM AID CDC COM TSRY TT |
| 10DUSHANBE93 |
BUDGET TRANSPARENCY IN TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Following are post's responses to reftel regarding transparency of the government of Tajikistan's central budget. -- Is the central government expected to receive funding under the FY 2010 SFOAA? 2. (SBU) Yes. The U.S. government is expected to provide assistance to the central gover [...] |
2010-01-20 08:32:00 | Embassy Dushanbe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL TI |
| 10GEORGETOWN86 |
Guyana: S/GWI Project Proposal [...] (U) Per reftel, local NGO Help & Shelter's program proposal is provided below: 2. Project Title: Support in Combating Gender-Based Violence (GBV) with proposed project duration of 18 months. Amount requested is USD99,970 (see paragraph 7). 3. Help & Shelter Background: [...] |
2010-02-19 19:59:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM AID CDC GY |
| 10HARARE32 |
ZIMBABWE'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] The USG provides no direct funding to Zimbabwe's central government. But USG funding does support provision of assistance to specific elements of the Government of Zimbabwe (GOZ). This includes substantial assistance under the PEPFAR program to government-led efforts combating HIV/AIDS, assis [...] |
2010-01-20 15:38:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID ECON EFIN PREL ZI |
| 10JAKARTA228 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS - INDONESIA [...] This cable contains an action request, please see paragraph 7. 2. Miss)1[0*QPRt ound: Indonesia is a vast archipelago with over 17,000 islands and a population of over 230 million, making it the world's fourth most populous country and the largest Muslim-majority coun,d|M*seak. 4. Do [...] |
2010-02-19 11:11:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN RREL KPAO PHUM AID |
| 10KAMPALA388 |
UGANDA: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] The U.S. Mission to Uganda submits the following two project proposals for consideration for the Office of Global Women's Issues (SGWI) Small Grants Initiative. The two projects are listed in priority order for funding. Definition of the Problem: 2. Women and girls in Uganda are m [...] |
2010-02-19 07:44:00 | Embassy Kampala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO AID UG |
| 10KARACHI46 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL - KARACHI SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) ConGen Karachi submits seven project proposals for the S/GWI small grants initiative for women's political, economic and social advancement. The programs detailed below address themes of Education, Climate Change, Gender-based Violence, Economic Opportunity and Political Empowerment in t [...] |
2010-02-20 05:10:00 | Consulate Karachi | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY PK |
| 10KATHMANDU145 |
NEPAL POISED FOR MAJOR FOOD SECURITY [...] (SBU) Nepal is poised for major investments that could significantly reduce food insecurity and poverty. As a small country which has successfully piloted several global initiatives, Nepal is ready for investments to reduce poverty on a national scale. The Government of Nepal (GON) has begun t [...] |
2010-02-18 12:58:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID EAID EAGR ECON NP |
| 10KINGSTON114 |
JAMAICA: PM LAMENTS LAW ENFORCEMENT PRIMACY IN USG [...] (SBU) On the evening of January 27, the CDA met with Prime Minister (PM) Bruce Golding in his office at Jamaica House regarding the bilateral relationship in general and the status of recent USG extradition requests in particular. The PM expressed concern that, in recent years, the relationshi [...] |
2010-01-29 19:17:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN SNAR MARR PREL SOCI EAID ASEC KCRM KCOR IMF AID |
| 10KINGSTON242 |
S/GWI Project Proposal from Kingston - The Secretary's [...] Kingston is pleased to submit a project proposal entitled "Women Under Threat: A Strategy for Support" from Woman Inc, a non-governmental organization that operates a shelter and help line for women who are victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault. This is for funding under The Secretar [...] |
2010-02-19 12:07:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY JM |
| 10KINSHASA66 |
HIV/AIDS IN THE DRC: AN EVOLVING EPIDEMIC [...] Background note: Embassy Kinshasa recently completed a Partnership Framework with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and hired a full-time PEPFAR coordinator. This message provides general information about the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the DRC. It has been cleared by all PE [...] |
2010-01-21 17:04:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CDC AID KHIV SOCI EAID PREL CG |
| 10LIBREVILLE37 |
GABON: FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN EXPORT PRODUCTS (2010) [...] Per reftel, post provides this response to questions regarding forced and child labor in the production of export products. Post's response to annual child labor reporting requirements follows in septel. Forced, child, and exploitive labor in the production of exports goods is not a signific [...] |
2010-01-25 12:41:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP KCRM PHUM SOCI AID GB |
| 10LIBREVILLE53 |
GABON: EXPLOITATIVE CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR THE TRADE AND [...] Per reftel, post provides this response to questions regarding exploitative child labor in the production of products. Post's response to annual child labor reporting requirements follows in septel. Forced, child, and exploitive labor in the production of exports goods is not a significant p [...] |
2010-02-05 06:19:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP KCRM PHUM SOCI AID GB |
| 10LILONGWE154 |
MALAWI: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSAL [...] Post nominates the following project in response to the solicitation in reftel. The basis of this project narrative and budget was developed by the Office of the Vice President of the Republic of Malawi. PROJECT SUMMARY: FIGHTING GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN MALAWI 2. Gender based violenc [...] |
2010-02-19 11:52:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO AID CDC MI |
| 10LILONGWE40 |
MALAWI: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY GOOD AND GETTING BETTER [...] Summary. Malawi's budget is a matter of public record and fiscal information is available through the Ministry of Finance. U.S. and other donor programs have contributed to improvements in GOM capacity, and to the quality and transparency of the budget process. Although there is still room f [...] |
2010-01-20 16:14:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL AID MI |
| 10LUSAKA20 |
ZAMBIAN BUDGET TRANSPARENT -- EXECUTION IMPROVING [...] (SBU) The Zambian government (GRZ) publishes its budget in draft and final form annually, as required by law. The budget is available for purchase from government printers, and is analyzed by civil society organizations (CSOs) and international accounting firms during the budget debate proces [...] |
2010-01-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID EFIN PREL AID ZA |
| 10MBABANE74 |
S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS - SWAZILAND [...] In response to reftel, U.S. Embassy Mbabane appreciates the opportunity to submit four project proposals that seek to address the many challenges facing Swazi women. The proposals are presented by priority order. Post received over twenty proposals, and each one would greatly benefit the poli [...] |
2010-02-24 15:29:00 | Embassy Mbabane | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY WZ |
| 10MEXICO46 |
MEXICO BROADENS AND MODERNIZES POVERTY INDICATORS [...] (U) Summary. Mexico has revised how it officially measures poverty, in collaboration with the UN Development Program (UNDP). The new set of indicators reduces Mexico's overall poverty rate from 47.4% to 44.2%, a change explained by the new measurements' focus on factors other than income. [...] |
2010-01-08 22:24:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV SOCI UNDP AID MX |
| 10MEXICO634 |
The Awesome Potential of Remittances [...] (U) Summary: Remittances to Mexico fell approximately 16% from 2008 to 2009. This was due primarily to the economic and financial crisis the U.S. experienced in 2009 that compromised Mexican migrants' ability to get work. Remittances from the U.S. to Mexico totaled US$21.28 billion in 2009 [...] |
2010-02-22 16:09:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AID ECON MX |
| 10NAIROBI214 |
SOMALIA - Assistance to Central Government With [...] In 2009, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) benefitted from a waiver under Section 7086 of the Department of State Foreign Operations and Related Programs Act (SFOAA) to permit the Department and USAID to provide it economic and security assistance. With Somalia at a critical junc [...] |
2010-02-02 13:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON AID EFIN PREL SO |
| 10NAIROBI92 |
FY 2010 Prohibition On Assistance To Central Governments [...] (SBU) SUMMARY The GOK publishes annually the proposed budget as passed by parliament and signed by the president. The published budget provides detailed income and expenditures which is publicly available for purchase. The published budget is relatively accurate in reflecting actual income an [...] |
2010-01-14 12:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AID EAID EFIN PREL |
| 10NOUAKCHOTT99 |
MAURITANIA: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS [...] (U) Per reftel's instructions, please find below two project proposals. Post prefers the proposal "Mauritania Women Speak" by Nedwa because the second proposal, presented by the National Democratic Institute and the Reseau pour la Promotion de la Citoyennete (RPC), has high consultant, indi [...] |
2010-02-15 13:48:00 | Embassy Nouakchott | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID MR |
| 10PHNOMPENH32 |
CAMBODIA COMMITTED TO IMPROVED FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) Per Ref A's request for information regarding fiscal transparency, posts response is below. Reforming the Public Financial Management System --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) is committed to greater financial accountability [...] |
2010-01-19 10:04:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON AID EFIN PREL CB |
| 10PORTAUPRINCE102 |
TFHA01: EMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE EARTHQUAKE SITREP as of 1800, [...] (SBU) Summary: US and UN representatives continue to keep the Government of Haiti (GOH) apprised of coordinated relief efforts. President Preval publicly announced that he will not seek to extend his presidency beyond the scheduled end of his term. Despite significant personnel losses, the [...] < | ||||