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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01ABUJA1128 |
WHO DEMARCHE/LOSS OF CHR SEAT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 14 to Nonye C. ("Joel") Udegbunam, Minister Counselor in the Second U.N. Division at the MFA. Udegbunam said that as a member of the Fifth Committee, he had personally worked on the negotiating the reduction in the UN scales of assessment, and said [...] |
2001-05-15 15:25:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM NI UNCHR WHO |
| 01ABUJA1974 |
NIGERIA RESPONDS TO U.S. ICAO COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Sensitive but Unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On August 6, Econoff presented Ref A demarche to Mr. Kabir Ilyasu, Minister-Counselor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Second United Nations Division (SUND). Ilyasu was aware of the upcoming International Civil Aviation Organiza [...] |
2001-08-09 13:26:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR NI |
| 01HARARE2498 |
56TH UNGA: ZIMBABWE'S THINKING ON PRIORITIES IN EARLY [...] (U) DCM, ACCOMPANIED BY POLITICAL SECTION CHIEF, DELIVERED -- AND PROVIDED A NON-PAPER CONTAINING -- REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON AUGUST 23 TO CLEOPHAS TSOKODAYI, THE FOREIGN MINISTRY'S UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. TSOKODAYI WAS SIPDIS ACCOMPANIED BY DESK OFFICER MARSHALL [...] |
2001-08-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ZI |
| 02ABUJA1254 |
58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: CUBA [...] (C) Further to Ref A, PolCouns April 19 passed a copy of the draft Cuba resolution and diplomatic Note to Principal Secretary to President Obasanjo, Stephen Oronsaye. PolCouns SIPDIS emphasized that GRULAC states had come forward to sponsor and support the resolution and that the resolution [...] |
2002-04-22 12:02:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM UNHRC PREL AORC CU NI |
| 02ABUJA1450 |
NIGERIA: USG PARTICIPATION IN THE JUNE 17-19 SUPER [...] Minister of State for the Environment Imeh Okopido recently called me concerning the level of USG representation for the June 17-19 Super Prep Com Ministerial to be hosted by President Olusegun Obasanjo. Okopido told me that he has not received a formal response to his March 22 invitation le [...] |
2002-05-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL EFIS AORC EAID NI |
| 02ABUJA499 |
NIGERIA: PARTICIPATION IN THE MARCH 18-22 UN [...] Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo is now planning to attend the UN Conference on Financing for Development. This is a change in plans from just last week. Minister of Finance Adamu Ciroma heads the delegation for the Ministerial. 2. We have no information on side events planned by Nig [...] |
2002-02-14 12:21:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EFIN ETRD EAID UN |
| 02AMMAN2609 |
DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON MCLURG CANDIDACY FOR ACABQ [...] (C) Ambassador covered ref points on the candidacy of Susan McLurg for the UN Advisory Committee for Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) May 20 with Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, emphasizing the importance of continued U.S. participation on the ACABQ to ensure Congressional supp [...] |
2002-05-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC JO UN |
| 02AMMAN3465 |
HUMAN CLONING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff and Envoff delivered Ref demarche to Aiyman Aamri, Deputy Director of the International Organizations section of the Foreign Ministry, on June 26. Aamri told Poloff that he has forwarded the issue to New York for consultation, but after inquiring about the Vatican's position on the [...] |
2002-06-26 11:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC FR GM PHUM PREL SENV TBIO TPHY TSPA TSPL SKCA UNGA |
| 02AMMAN4946 |
JORDAN RE: UN CONVENTION TO BAN HUMAN CLONING [...] (U) On August 27, poloff delivered reftel points to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the Office of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Aamiri said the MFA would study our points and consult with other relevant government bodies. 2. (U) On September 1, econoff [...] |
2002-09-03 05:52:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PREL AORC TBIO TPHY JO UNGA |
| 02AMMAN4996 |
JORDANIAN ATTENDEES: ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE [...] (U) As per instructions REFTEL, we passed along to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology (MOICT) our intention to nominate James Carroll for reelection to the Radio Regulations Board. MOICT Adviser Roger Guichard told us that Minister of ICT Fawaz Zu'bi and MOICT Adviser A [...] |
2002-09-04 13:55:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS AORC JO |
| 02AMMAN5840 |
JORDAN WILL SUPPORT RE-ELECTION OF BRUNSON [...] (U) On October 8, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the MFA affirming that Jordan will support the re-election of IOM Director General Brunson McKinley. GNEHM [...] |
2002-10-08 12:28:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF AORC JO IOM |
| 02AMMAN6989 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO JORDAN ON PROPOSED [...] (U) On December 1, PolCouns and PolOff delivered message in ref A regarding the Suppression of Unlawful Acts (SUA) convention and its protocol to Samer Naber, Legal Adviser to the Foreign Ministry. PolCouns also passed the full text of proposed USG changes to the SUA per ref B. 2. (SBU) [...] |
2002-12-01 14:57:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA AORC ASEC UK PTER EWWT PHSA JO |
| 02COLOMBO1734 |
UNDP AND UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAMS FOR MALDIVES [...] Post endorses UNDP country program for Maldives for 2003- 2007. UNDP'S overall objectives of reducing poverty and disparities are in line with national priorities of equitable development identified by the Government of the Republic of Maldives (GORM) in its sixth national development plan [...] |
2002-09-17 11:15:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID ECON PHUM MV UNDP |
| 02HANOI3098 |
VIETNAM: NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATES REPORT 2003 [...] THE FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF THE DRAFT 2003 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT FOR VIETNAM. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF REPORT: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 HANOI 03098 01 OF 08 301021Z VIETNAM TRADE SUMMARY THE LANDMARK US-VIETNAM BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENT THAT SEEKS [...] |
2002-12-30 09:34:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS AORC VM FINREF BTA IPROP |
| 02HARARE1377 |
ZIMBABWE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS: JOINT FFP/OFDA [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable reports findings of joint visit by REDSO/FFP and OFDA/ARO reps to Zimbabwe to review humanitarian crisis, including participation in FAO/WFP crop and food supply crisis will be much worse due to the minimal carryover stocks, the continuing impact of poor economic po [...] |
2002-06-06 12:50:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PREF AORC ZI |
| 02KATHMANDU1537 |
Maoist Insurgency Exacts Heavy Toll on Food [...] (U) Summary: Nepal's Maoist insurgency poses a serious threat to food security in many areas of Nepal, according to UN officials and other experts. The effects of Maoist raids on private food stores and food aid, military efforts to restrict Maoist food supplies, and disruptions in agricultur [...] |
2002-08-08 10:29:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU1616 |
SIGNING OF NEPAL-ILO AGREEMENT ON US-FUNDED [...] Nepal and the ILO signed an agreement August 20 on the implementation of an ILO/IPEC time-bound project to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. USDOL has funded the project with more than USD 5 Million. DCM and LabOff attended the signing ceremony. 2. Talks on the terms of the agreem [...] |
2002-08-20 11:06:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID PGOV AORC NP |
| 02KATHMANDU1688 |
NEPAL AND BHUTAN TALK REFUGEES "INFORMALLY," BUT [...] (C) Summary. Nepal and Bhutan have discussed the Bhutanese refugee issue "informally," but a date has still not been set for the next round of Ministerial-level talks on the issue. According to Nepal's Foreign Secretary, the differences between the two sides have narrowed, and Bhutan appeare [...] |
2002-08-30 09:56:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2207 |
TEMPORARY UNHCR HEAD IN KATHMANDU DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary. The new UNHCR Kathmandu Officer-in-Charge (OIC) traveled to Nepal,s Bhutanese refugee camps November 16 to follow-up on an investigation into reports that refugees on the staffs of UNHCR,s implementing partner NGOs had engaged in sexual exploitation. The new OIC arrived in-count [...] |
2002-11-20 10:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU2287 |
NEPAL-BHUTAN: UNHCR DIRECTOR CALLS FOR SOLUTION TO [...] (C) Summary: In November 26 meeting with donor representatives, Director of UNHCR's Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Jean-Marie Fakhouri attributed at least part of the blame for the recent sexual exploitation scandal (refs) to a complacent attitude among local UNHCR representatives, and promis [...] |
2002-12-02 11:31:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU298 |
BHUTANESE REFUGEES: NEPAL TO GRANT OPTION OF RETURN [...] (C) Summary. Nepal intends to grant verified Bhutanese refugees the "option of return" to Bhutan and will allow those who wish to stay in Nepal to do so, Foreign Ministry officials have indicated. UNCHR views this development as extremely positive. Despite Kathmandu's efforts to fix a date, [...] |
2002-02-07 11:40:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU619 |
BHUTANESE REFUGEES: AMBASSADOR VISITS CAMP, TALKS [...] (C) Ambassador visited three Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal March 25. Overall, the refugees expressed satisfaction with conditions in the camps, but an undercurrent of frustration was in evidence. The Refugee Affected Area Program for the region has concluded, and aid workers warne [...] |
2002-03-29 06:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL EAID AORC PHUM NP |
| 02KATHMANDU620 |
WFP AID FOR BHUTANESE REFUGEES: LEG UP ON NEXT [...] An extra multilateral contribution secured this week from WFP Rome will fill a gap created by the delay in receiving a USG shipment of in-kind food aid, reports the WFP Deputy Country Director for Nepal. The extra contribution will have a carry-on effect for the next phase of aid to the Bhuta [...] |
2002-03-29 06:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM NP WFP |
| 02KATHMANDU871 |
LOOTING LEADS TO SUSPENSION OF WFP POVERTY [...] (SBU) Summary. A joint German-WFP food aid program has been suspended in two districts in western Nepal after rice supplies were stolen by suspected Maoist insurgents. A press release announcing the suspension was intended to put the Maoists on notice that food aid would be cut off if such in [...] |
2002-05-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR PTER AORC ASEC PHUM NP WFP |
| 02KATHMANDU990 |
VISIT WITH JAILED BHUTANESE REFUGEE S.K. PRADHAN [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with Embassy visitors to his jail in southeastern Nepal, prominent Bhutanese refugee and human rights activist S.K. Pradhan protested his innocence in the case of another refugee leader's murder. Pradhan said he had nothing to gain from the man's death and did not u [...] |
2002-05-22 09:49:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL EAID AORC NP |
| 02MAPUTO76 |
SADC DECLARATION ON TERRORISM [...] ACCEDE OR RATIFY INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS ON COMBATING TERRORISM, ADOPTED BY THE OAU AND THE UNITED NATIONS AND INCORPORATE THEM INTO DOMESTIC LAWS; 2. FIGHT WITH ALL MEANS AT OUR DISPOSAL ALL FORMS OF TERRORISM THAT ENDANGER THE LIVES OF INNOCENT CIVILIANS, DISRUPT REGIONAL SECURITY, ST [...] |
2002-01-16 17:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PTER SADC MZ |
| 02ROME1 |
IDENTIFYING FOOD NEEDS IN AFGHANISTAN: NOW [...] SUMMARY. U.S. MISSION/ROME OFFICERS MET ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28 WITH THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AED) AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MOHAMMED ZEJJARI. AS WINTER FOOD NEEDS IN AFGHANISTAN ARE BEING MET BY WFP'S CURRENT OPERATION (ALMOST 120,000 TONS DISPATCHED [...] |
2002-01-02 05:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFPO UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1011 |
LIBERIA: INSECURITY COUPLED WITH FOOD [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS), AND RESIDENTS OF THESE COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY [...] |
2002-02-26 16:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME1182 |
SIERRA LEONE: A BRIGHTER FUTURE IN FOOD [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 01182 01 OF 13 070642Z FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, SIERRA LEONE, AND LIBERIA JANUARY 27 THROUGH FEBRUARY 7 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALL [...] |
2002-03-07 06:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
| 02ROME1335 |
REPORT OF IFAD 25TH GOVERNING COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: THE 25TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) GENERAL ASSEMBLY MET FEBRUARY 19-20. NIGERIAN PRESIDENT OBASANJO'S KEY NOTE SPEECH EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF CREATING AN ENABLING ENVIRONMENT -- ESPECIALLY PEACE -- IN ORDER TO ATTACK POVERTY. IFAD M [...] |
2002-03-15 10:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID IFAD |
| 02ROME1442 |
REPORT OF IFAD FIRST CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH [...] SUMMARY: THE FIRST CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH REPLENISHMENT MET FEBRUARY 21. WHILE PARTICIPANTS DEVOTED MOST OF THEIR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE RECENTLY PROPOSED REVIEW OF IFAD'S IMPACT, A SIZEABLE NUMBER OF MEMBERS CONTINUED TO EXPRESS CONCERN AT IFAD'S INVESTMEN [...] |
2002-03-21 13:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID IFAD |
| 02ROME1544 |
REPORT ON IDLI ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES [...] SUMMARY: THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01544 01 OF 02 270916Z (IDLI) ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES MET IN ROME MARCH 20, 2002 TO APPROVE IDLI'S WORK PLAN, ENDORSE NEW BOARD MEMBERS, AND APPROVE CHANGES TO IDLI'S BASIC TEXT [...] |
2002-03-27 08:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID KDEM IDLI |
| 02ROME1556 |
58TH UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] (SBU) IN THE ABSENCE OF OFFICE HEAD COUNSELOR EMANUELE PIGNATELLI IN GENEVA, POLOFF DISCUSSED REF A DEMARCHE POINTS 3/19 WITH MFA OFFICE OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNSELOR ALBERTO CECCARELLI. ON SAME DAY (3/26) AMBASSADOR MET WITH MFA SECRETARY GENERAL GIUSEPPE BALDOCCI (SEPTEL), POLOFF SIPDIS [...] |
2002-03-27 15:08:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL AORC IT UNHRC HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 02ROME19 |
WFP PLANS TO ASSIST THE AFGHAN PRIMARY SCHOOL AND [...] AS A MAJOR COMPONENT OF ITS NEXT EMERGENCY (EMOP) OPERATION APPEAL (FROM APRIL THROUGH DECEMBER 2002), WFP IS PLANNING FOOD ASSISTANCE FOR 270,000 PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS, FOOD AID FOR TRAINING 50,000 TEACHERS, ASSISTANCE TO 75,000 ENROLLED IN NON-FORMAL EDUCATION ACTIVITIES, AND FOOD-FOR-WORK [...] |
2002-01-02 15:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME1963 |
FAO LOCUST CONTROL EFFORTS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] U.S. MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH FAO LOCUST EXPERTS ON APRIL 17 TO DISCUSS FAO LOCUST CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN AFGHANISTAN. FAO PROVIDED A STATUS REPORT ON LOCUST CONTROL BY PROVINCE AND DISCUSSED CONCERNS OVER PRESSURES, IN CERTAIN AREAS OF AFGHANISTAN, FOR FAO AND COOPERATING PARTNERS TO [...] |
2002-04-22 04:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC FAO UN |
| 02ROME1982 |
UN INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE STATEMENT ON [...] THE UN'S INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE (IASC), WHICH MET IN ROME APRIL 9-10, EXPRESSED ITS CONCERN THAT A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES WITHIN SOUTHERN AFRICA WILL REQUIRE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN 2002. THE PRESENT FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN THE REGION IS ADJUDGED THE WORST [...] |
2002-04-23 06:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF PHUM WFP UN UNSC |
| 02ROME2030 |
AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE AGREEMENT AND USE OF PORT BIN [...] WFP'S INTERNATIONAL CARGO SURVEYOR IN KARACHI SUGGESTS THAT THE 1965 AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE AGREEMENT BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE PORT BIN QASIM. THIS MODERN PAKISTANI PORT FACILITY, BUILT IN THE MID-1970S, COULD HELP FACILITATE MOVEMENT OF MATERIAL FOR THE AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION EFFORT. END SUMMARY. [...] |
2002-04-26 07:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME2065 |
MOUNTING CHALLENGES LAY AHEAD FOR THE U.N. [...] SENIOR EMERGENCY COORDINATOR (SEC) IN THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME TO THE U.N. AGENCIES TRAVELED TO ANGOLA APRIL 13--20 TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE EMERGENCY COORDINATION UNIT OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.N. (FAO/ECU) AND TO LOOK AT [...] |
2002-04-29 13:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
| 02ROME2071 |
WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER: CODE OF [...] SUMMARY: A COALITION OF COUNTRIES (DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING)IS PROMOTING WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER ENDORSEMENT OF A VOLUNTARY CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD AS A "DELIVERABLE" OF THE UPCOMING SUMMIT- LEVEL MEETING. THE UNITED STATES OBJECTED TO A CODE OF CONDUCT AT THE 1996 W [...] |
2002-04-29 14:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR FAO |
| 02ROME2188 |
WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER: INFORMAL [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: AT THE INSTIGATION OF THE INDEPENDENT CHAIR OF THE FAO COUNCIL, A GROUP WILL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 02188 061414Z MEET INFORMALLY MAY 18 TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE DRAFT DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER. GU [...] |
2002-05-06 13:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME2382 |
REPORT OF SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF IFAD'S [...] SUMMARY: THE SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) MET IN ROME CONDUCTED THEIR SEVENTY-FIFTH SESSION IN ROME, APRIL 22-23, 2002. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF T [...] |
2002-05-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID IFAD |
| 02ROME2387 |
FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE NOTES DETERIORATING [...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME MAY 6-10. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL EMPHASIZED THE LACK OF RESOURCES APPARENT IN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES, FORESHADOWING A CALL FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AT THE UPCOMING WORLD FOOD SUMMIT; FIVE YEA [...] |
2002-05-15 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO |
| 02ROME2415 |
REPORT OF IFAD SECOND CONSULTATION ON THE SIXTH [...] SUMMARY: THE SECOND CONSULTATION SESSION ON THE SIXTH REPLENISHMENT OF RESOURCES FOR THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD) WAS HELD APRIL 18-19, 2002 IN ROME. MARK JASKOWIAK (DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY) REPRESENT [...] |
2002-05-16 15:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID IFAD |
| 02ROME2487 |
WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER: INFORMAL [...] SUMMARY: AN INFORMAL MEETING WAS HELD AT THE FAO TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON THE DRAFT DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT: FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING (WFS5YL) TO BE HELD IN ROME JUNE 10-13, 2002. PARTICIPANTS AGREED TO START FROM THE DRAFT LEFT UNFINISHED BY THE OPEN ENDED WORKING GROUP [...] |
2002-05-21 08:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME2565 |
WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER:TWO WEEKS TO [...] SUMMARY: THIS CABLE UPDATES ON PREPARATIONS FOR THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING IN ROME, JUNE 10-13, 2002. SOME 50 HEADS OF STATE/HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ARE EXPECTED, MOSTLY FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. ITALY, SPAIN, BELGIUM AND SWEDEN ARE THE ONLY OECD HEADS OF [...] |
2002-05-28 12:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME2629 |
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. ON PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER ABUSES OF POWER BY UN PERSONNEL IN HUMANITAR [...] |
2002-05-31 07:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME2648 |
SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE PRECIPITOUSLY DECLINING RESOURCES FOR DEVELOPMENT, THE BOARD APPROVED COUNTRY PROGRAMMES FOR RWANDA, ZAMBIA AND BOLIVIA, WITH A TOTAL COMMITMENT OF USD (U.S. DOLLARS) 116.3 MILLION. A COUNTRY STRATEGY OUTLINE (CSO) WAS APPROVED FOR ETHIOPIA. BUDGET INCREASES FOR THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, [...] |
2002-05-31 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME2673 |
WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH [...] IN BANGLADESHI PORTS DURING 2001, WFP SUSTAINED POST- DELIVERY LOSSES OF 2,824 METRIC TONS (VALUED AT USD 343,388). WFP HAS INSTITUTED A POLICY (CONTAINED IN ITS 2001-2005 COUNTRY PROGRAM OPERATIONAL CONTRACT WITH THE GOB) WHICH STIPULATES THAT FOR BULK WHEAT SHIPMENTS LANDED QUANTITIES WILL E [...] |
2002-06-03 15:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME2727 |
WFP LOGISTICS-MOVING FOOD AND NON-FOOD ITEMS IN [...] SENIOR EMERGENCY COORDINATOR IN THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME TO THE U.N. AGENCIES TRAVELED TO ANGOLA APRIL 13-- 20 TO REVIEW THE OPERATIONS OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE EMERGENCY COORDINATION UNIT OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION OF THE U.N. (FAO/ECU), AS WELL AS TO LOOK [...] |
2002-06-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
| 02ROME303 |
CONCERNS VOICED ON THE U.N. WORLD FOOD [...] SUMMARY. U.S. MISSION/ROME OFFICERS MET ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 17 WITH THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AED) AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, MOHAMED ZEJJARI TO EXPRESS U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT THE SOON TO BE RELEASED NEW EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR AFGHANISTAN. THE PR [...] |
2002-01-21 10:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFPO UN AFGHANISTAN |
| 02ROME3093 |
REPORT OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) MET JUNE 6-9 AND UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03093 01 OF 05 241459Z CONCLUDED NEGOTIATIONS ON THE DECLARATION FOR THE WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER MEETING. THE UNI [...] |
2002-06-24 15:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR FAO |
| 02ROME3174 |
LOOKING AHEAD TO FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC [...] SUMMARY: OPERATING AS THE INTERIM GOVERNING BODY (IGB) OF THE NEWLY-APPROVED INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES, THE OCTOBER 9-18 FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE WILL DISCUSS (AND POSSIBLY APPROVE), INTER ALIA, IGB RULES OF PROCEDURE AND TERMS OF REFE [...] |
2002-06-28 06:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV FAO |
| 02ROME3214 |
OUTCOME OF WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER [...] SUMMARY: DESPITE POSTPONEMENT AND COMPETING EVENTS, THE JUNE 10-13 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) MEETING WAS WELL ATTENDED AND UNMARRED BY VIOLENT PROTESTS. 47 HEADS OF STATE ATTENDED, OF WHICH TWO WERE OECD COUNTRY LEADERS (SPAIN AND ITALY). THE U.S. DELEGATION, LED BY SECRET [...] |
2002-07-02 07:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME3317 |
HELMS-BIDEN: PROGRAM EVALUATION AND SUNSETTING [...] FODAG HAS RAISED THE POSSIBILITY OF PROPOSING A RESOLUTION THAT WOULD BOTH REQUIRE EACH FAO PROGRAM TO BE EVALUATED AND EACH PROGRAM TO HAVE A SUNSET DATE (I.E. SO THAT THE PROGRAM WILL NOT BE RENEWED UNLESS THE EVALUATION SHOWS THE CONTINUING RELEVANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM) TO A [...] |
2002-07-08 07:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD FAO |
| 02ROME3357 |
EU TAKES ON TERM LIMITS FOR FAO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. THE EU PRESIDENCY HAS BEEN GIVEN A MANDATE IN ROME TO SEEK SUPPORT AMONG ALL REGIONAL GROUPS FOR A PROPOSED CHANGE TO THE FAO BASIC TEXTS TO REINSTITUTE DIRECTOR GENERAL TERM LIMITS. THE EU INITIATIVE STRENGTHENS THE EXISTING GENEVA GROUP DECISION TO TAKE UP [...] |
2002-07-09 11:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 02ROME3477 |
ROME GENEVA GROUP:POST WFS5YL AND TERM LIMITS [...] SUMMARY. ROME GENEVA GROUP (MAJOR DONORS) MEMBERS CHARACTERIZED THE RECENTLY CONCLUDED WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) AS NEITHER A SUCCESS NOR A FAILURE. MEMBERS DISCUSSED WAYS TO REVITALIZE THE WFS5YL FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM IN ORDER TO AVOID HOLDING ANOTHER SUMMIT-LEVEL MEETING IN [...] |
2002-07-15 06:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR FAO |
| 02ROME3508 |
UN TO SEEK COMMON POLICY ON GMO FOOD AID? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: FODAG HAS LEARNED FROM THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (PLEASE PROTECT) THAT THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL HAS ASKED HIS UNDER-SECRETARY GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS TO "TAKE THE LEAD IN FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT AND ARTICULATION OF A COHERENT SYSTEM-WIDE POSITION ON THE ISSUE OF IMPO [...] |
2002-07-16 08:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ETRD EAGR EAID UN FAO WFP |
| 02ROME3534 |
NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE UN: SECTION 102 [...] SUMMARY: IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL, THE U.S. MISSION/ROME HAS OBTAINED LISTS OF NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE U.N. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO), THE WORLD FOOD UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 03534 171134Z PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURE [...] |
2002-07-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI UN FAO WFP |
| 02ROME3566 |
REVISED UNHCR-WFP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] UNHCR AND WFP SIGNED A REVISED MEMORANDUM ON JULY 9 AIMED AT FURTHER STRENGTHENING COOPERATION IN THE PROVISION OF FOOD AID FOR REFUGEES AND RETURNEES WORLDWIDE. ON A PILOT ONE-YEAR TRIAL BASIS, WFP WILL ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE BASIC FOOD RATION IN FIVE REF [...] |
2002-07-19 06:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME3594 |
FAO INVOKES HELMS-BIDEN IN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON [...] SUMMARY. THE FAO'S DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM BUDGET AND EVALUATION RESPONDED AT LENGTH IN WRITING TO THE U.S. DEMARCHE (REFTEL B) ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF THE FAO/WHO CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION. OF PARTICULAR NOTE IS HIS COMMENT: "I DO NOT QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY THE U.S. SHOULD REQUEST AN E [...] |
2002-07-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ETRD EAGR ECON FAO WHO |
| 02ROME3645 |
COUNTING THE HUNGRY: FAO MEETING ON MEASURING [...] SUMMARY: THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) CONVENED AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM ON MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF FOOD DEPRIVATION JUNE 26- 28, 2002 IN ROME. PARTICIPANTS COMPARED AND CONTRASTED FIVE WIDELY RECOGNIZED METHODS OF MEASURING FOOD DEPRIVATION AND UNDER-NUTRI [...] |
2002-07-24 08:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR FAO EAID ASEC |
| 02ROME3648 |
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SEEK EMPOWERMENT IN BIOTECH [...] SUMMARY: DESCRIBING THEMSELVES AS BIOTECH INNOVATORS, RESEARCHERS FROM LARGE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (INDIA, BRAZIL, CHINA, THE PHILIPPINES, AND OTHERS) PARTICIPATING IN A JUNE 24-27 WORKSHOP CO-SPONSORED BY THE U.N.'S FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGA [...] |
2002-07-24 09:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD ECON TBIO IT FAO |
| 02ROME3676 |
FAO RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GMO FOOD AID [...] (C) SUMMARY. FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF IS EXPECTED TO SEND A LETTER TO UN UNDERSECRETARY OSHIMA CORRECTING HIS PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE AND STATING THAT THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DOES NOT STIPULATE MILLING OF GM COMMODITIES TO PREVENT PLANTING. COPIES OF THE CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE SENT TO SOU [...] |
2002-07-25 13:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ETRD EAGR EAID MZ FAO WFP |
| 02ROME3706 |
PARTNERSHIP TO CUT HUNGER AND POVERTY IN AFRICA - [...] USAID ADMINISTRATOR ANDREW NATSIOS, THE PRESIDENTS OF GHANA, MOZAMBIQUE AND UGANDA, STATE DEPARTMENT'S UNDERSECRETARY AL LARSON, PRESIDENT MCPHERSON OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND OFFICIALS OF USDA AND THE WORLD BANK - JOINTLY LAUNCHED ON JUNE 11 IN ROME A MAJOR U.S.-AFRICAN CONSORTIUM TO C [...] |
2002-07-29 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME3757 |
FAO FIELD VISIT TO GUATEMALA AND ECUADOR TO REVIEW [...] THE FAO IS ORGANIZING AN INVITATION-ONLY FIELD VISIT TO GUATEMALA AND ECUADOR, OCTOBER 19-21 AND 21-23, RESPECTIVELY. THE TRIP WILL GIVE PARTICIPANTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW FIELD-LEVEL PROGRESS IN THE FAO'S SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR FOOD SECURITY (SPFS). -------------------- BACKGROUND ----- [...] |
2002-08-01 05:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EC GT FAO |
| 02ROME3899 |
FAO RELUCTANT TO CLARIFY POSITION ON GM FOOD AID, EVEN [...] SUMMARY - ACTING PERMREP AND AG COUNSELOR MET WITH TOP LEVEL FAO OFFICIALS TO EXPRESS GRAVE CONCERN WITH GUIDANCE THAT IS BEING DISSEMINATED IN SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY FAO REPRESENTATIVES. FAO'S MIXED MESSAGE HAS MADE LOCAL GOV'T OFFICIALS MORE RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT U.S. FOOD AID LIKELY [...] |
2002-08-09 05:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID ETRD EAGR FAO WFP WHO UNAORC UN |
| 02ROME3934 |
57TH UNGA: ITALY SHARES U.S. GOALS [...] (C) IN A MEETING WITH THE MFA'S ACTING OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR UN AFFAIRS, MARIO BALDI, POLOFF CONVEYED MESSAGES ON U.S. GOALS FOR THE 57TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) (REF D) AND ON THE CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (REF A). BALDI STATED THAT THE GOI SHARED USG G [...] |
2002-08-09 13:26:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PHUM ECON PARM EFIN IT UNGA UN |
| 02ROME4048 |
DG DIOUF SPEAKS TO US PERMREP ON GM FOOD ISSUES [...] SUMMARY - US MISSION REPRESENTATIVES MET WITH FAO DG JACQUES DIOUF TO DISCUSS FAO'S ROLE IN THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA. WE URGED FAO TO TAKE A PUBLIC STANCE ON BIOTECH FOODS TO CLARIFY MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF POLITICAL LEADERS BASED, AT LEAST IN PART, ON MISINFORMATION DISSEMI [...] |
2002-08-19 15:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID ETRD EAGR FAO WFP WHO UNAORC UN |
| 02ROME4131 |
U.S. CONTRIBUTION FOR FAO FISHCODE: AGREEMENT [...] ON AUGUST 1, 2002 UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) ASSISTANT DIRECTOR GENERAL HENRI CARSALADE SIGNED THE AGREEMENT FOR A USD 400,000 TWO-YEAR U.S. TRUST FUND PROJECT "FISHCODE: SUPPORT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PLAN OF ACTION TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL [...] |
2002-08-23 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EFIS FAO |
| 02ROME4208 |
WFP ACTIONS TO PREVENT SEXUAL ABUSE AND [...] WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) IS ACTIVELY IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE UNICEF-OCHA TASK FORCE ON PROTECTION FROM SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE IN HUMANITARIAN CRISES, AS AGREED TO BY THE UN INTER-AGENCY STANDING COMMITTEE (IASC) ON JUNE 20. A WFP-INTERNAL ACTION PLAN HAS BEEN FINALIZED [...] |
2002-08-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF AORC EU EAGR WFP UN |
| 02ROME4499 |
FAO'S EXTERNAL AUDITOR RECOMMENDS OVERHAUL OF [...] FAO'S EXTERNAL AUDITOR, WHILE ISSUING AN UNQUALIFIED AUDIT OPINION ON FAO'S BIENNIUM ACCOUNTS FOR 2000-2001, HAS RAISED CONCERNS RELATED TO THE ADEQUACY AND GENERAL EFFECTIVENESS OF FAO'S INTERNAL AUDIT MECHANISM. THE EXTERNAL AUDITOR HAS OUTLINED A NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRED INCLUDING ES [...] |
2002-09-17 06:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME4561 |
FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES CONSIDER [...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2002. THE MAIN TOPIC IN THE JOINT SESSION WAS THE MEDIUM TERM PLAN (MTP) 2004-09 AND PRIORITIZATION OF RESOURCES. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MADE A STRONG BID FOR INCREASED RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THE [...] |
2002-09-20 09:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO |
| 02ROME468 |
FAO: HELMS-BIDEN - CURRENT STATUS [...] THIS CABLE SUMMARIZES THE CURRENT STATUS OF WHERE FAO STANDS REGARDING HELMS-BIDEN PROVISIONS ON (A) THE INSPECTOR GENERAL FUNCTION, (B) PROGRAM EVALUATION, AND (C) SUNSET PROVISIONS. MISSION REQUESTS DEPARTMENT'S GUIDANCE IF ANY FURTHER ACTION IS REQUIRED BEFORE A RECOMMENDATION COULD BE MAD [...] |
2002-01-30 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 02ROME4735 |
ETHIOPIAN DROUGHT - SUSTANTIVE FOOD DEFICITS [...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ETHIOPIA SEPTEMBER 16-20, AND TRAVELED IN DROUGHT AFFECTED WOREDAS OF EAST AND WEST HARARGE REGION. ASSESSMENTS OF THIS AREA, IN ADDITION TO TIGRAY, WOLLO AND THE SOUTHERN REGION - SHOW A SERIOUS EMERGENCY SITUATION DEVELOPING AS THE MAJOR (MEHER) CR [...] |
2002-09-30 14:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME4755 |
EC MEMBERSHIP IN FAO CODEX COMMISSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. MISOFF SHARED REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC) UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 04755 020543Z MEMBERSHIP IN THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION WITH CANADIAN DEPUTY [...] |
2002-10-02 05:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR FAO |
| 02ROME4756 |
ERITREAN MAIN CROP SEASON DROUGHT - DIFFICULT TIMES [...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED ERITREA SEPTEMBER 20-26, AND TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY IN DROUGHT AFFECTED REGIONS. PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT MAIN "KIREMTI" HARVEST CROPS AND REGENERATION OF PASTURES ARE POOR FOLLOWING SEVERE AND PROLONGED DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTRY'S MOST GRAIN [...] |
2002-10-02 05:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME4821 |
UNIDROIT RESPONSE TO LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS [...] MISSION RECEIVED 10/02/02 A RESPONSE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED PER REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS: 2. BEGIN TEXT: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 04821 041029Z DEAR MS. HEILEMAN, I [...] |
2002-10-04 09:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD UNIDROIT |
| 02ROME4939 |
ICCROM RESPONSE TO LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS ON [...] MISSION RECEIVED 10/7/02 A RESPONSE FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF THE PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY (ICCROM) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED PER REFTEL INSTRUCTIONS: 2. BEGIN TEXT: UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 04939 1002 [...] |
2002-10-10 01:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD ICCROM |
| 02ROME5058 |
AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN ZIMBABWE - "NO FAMINE - [...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED ZIMBABWE OCTOBER 08-11 AND FOUND ZIMBABWE SLOUCHING TOWARD A MAJOR HUMANITARIAN DISASTER. NEARLY HALF THE COUNTRY'S POPULATION IS NOW CLASSIFIED BY THE UN AS SERIOUSLY FOOD INSECURE (6.7 MILLION). WHILE EXACERBATED BY SUB-NORMAL RAINFALL THIS YEAR, TH [...] |
2002-10-17 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5133 |
AMBASSADOR TONY P. HALL IN MALAWI - "THE JOURNEY IS [...] A TEAM LED BY AMBASSADOR TONY HALL VISITED MALAWI OCTOBER 11-13 AND FOUND THAT RELIEF PROGRAMS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER AND THE SEVERE FOOD SHORTAGE ARE PROGRESSING WELL, ALTHOUGH THE NEED TO EXPAND AND ACCELERATE OPERATIONS REMAINS AS MORE AND MORE HOUSEHOLDS GO WITHOUT FOOD. NEARLY THIRTY PERCENT [...] |
2002-10-22 06:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5134 |
GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSES TERM LIMITS [...] SUMMARY: THE GENEVA GROUP DISCUSSED TERM LIMITS ON OCTOBER 16. GERMANY HAS REQUESTED THAT THE ISSUE BE INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA OF THE FAO COUNCIL WHICH MEETS OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 2. ACCORDING TO THE GROUNDWORK DONE BY DENMARK AS PRESIDENT OF THE EU, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE OPPOSITION TO TH [...] |
2002-10-22 07:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 02ROME5226 |
WFP BOARD DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH FOOD [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE OCTOBER 21, 2002 DISCUSSION OF BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID AT THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM, EU MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD ARGUED THAT WORKABLE ALTERNATIVES TO BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID MUST BE FOUND AND THAT THE SOVEREIGN RIGHT OF COUNTRIES TO ACCEPT OR REJECT BIOTECH FOOD [...] |
2002-10-25 09:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV FAO WHO |
| 02ROME5236 |
DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE [...] ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAMS PLANS TO LAUNCH A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT AND POSSIBLE FUTURE NEEDS DEVELOPING AS A RESULT OF THE DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN COTE D'IVOIRE. THE EMOP WILL COVER THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 1, 2002 THROUGH JAN [...] |
2002-10-25 13:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5252 |
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES INTERIM COMMITTEE SETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. OBJECTIVES WERE LARGELY MET AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, ACTING AS THE INTERIM COMMITTEE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...] |
2002-10-28 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR SENV FAO |
| 02ROME5308 |
THIRD REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] THE BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER- INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE LEVEL OF EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR WFP. 2. ON DONATIONS OF BIOTECH FOODS, THE BOARD TOOK NOTE OF THE WFP [...] |
2002-10-30 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5323 |
REPORT ON FAO COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE NINTH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMISSION ON GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE MET OCTOBER 14-19, CHAIRED BY ROB BERTRAM OF THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE COMMISSION ENDORSED A DRAFT MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT (MT [...] |
2002-10-31 07:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV FAO |
| 02ROME5324 |
WFP'S SURGING FOOD AID REQUIREMENTS FOR 2003 - [...] WFP'S PROJECTED 2003 NEEDS (ALL PROJECTS AND OPERATIONS) ARE ESTIMATED AT 5.3 MILLION TONS (MTS). EMERGENCY OPERATIONS ARE FORECASTED TO REQUIRE 2.6 MILLION MTS, EXCLUDING NORTH KOREA, WESTERN SAHEL REGION AND COTE D'IVOIRE WHERE ASSESSMENTS ARE STILL IN PROGRESS. PROJECTED REQUIREMENTS FOR PR [...] |
2002-10-31 07:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5360 |
WESTERN SAHARAN REFUGEES IMPERILED BY LACK OF FOOD [...] AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MINURSO (UN MISSION FOR THE REFERENDUM IN WESTERN SAHARA) ADDRESSED WFP'S DONORS ON OCTOBER 25. HE UNDERLINED THAT THE LACK OF FOOD AID AND INSUFFICIENT FUNDING PRESENTLY THREATEN SOME 155,000 WESTERN SAHARAN (SAH [...] |
2002-10-31 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5421 |
LIBERIA: WFP ADDRESSES A GROWING NUMBER OF [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS (IDPS), AND RESIDENTS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 [...] |
2002-11-06 15:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME544 |
WFP MONITORING - STUDY UNDERTAKEN BY THE ROYAL [...] A FIVE COUNTRY STUDY OF ONGOING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM OPERATIONS, UNDERTAKEN BY THE ROYAL DANISH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, CONCLUDES THAT: WFP HAS STRENGTHENED THE QUALITY OF ITS OPERATIONS; THERE IS A CLEAR ROLE FOR CAREFULLY TARGETED DEVELOPMENT FOOD AID INTERVENTIONS; IN- KIND FOOD AID SHOU [...] |
2002-02-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID |
| 02ROME5446 |
REPORT OF 123RD FAO COUNCIL [...] SUMMARY: DURING THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZTION (FAO) COUNCIL'S 123RD SESSION (OCTOBER 28- OVEMBER 2), THE U.S. DELEGATION WAS SUCCESSFUL IN ENSURING THAT THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF AN INTERSSSIONAL "FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR" GROUP ON DIRECTOR ENERAL TERM LIMITS DID NOT PREJUDGE THE OUTCOM [...] |
2002-11-07 12:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR KUNR FAO EAG |
| 02ROME5454 |
REFUGEE NUMBERS IN GUINEA'S FOREST REGION [...] USAID STAFF FROM THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME AND FOOD FOR PEACE/WASHINGTON TRAVELED TO GUINEA, LIBERIA, AND SENEGAL SEPTEMBER 29 THROUGH OCTOBER 9 UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05454 01 OF 10 071545Z TO REVIEW THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION FOR REFUGEES, INTERNALLY D [...] |
2002-11-07 14:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5470 |
PUERTO RICO'S ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP WITH FAO [...] SUMMARY: THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) HAS INFORMED FODAG THAT PUERTO RICO SEEKS TO REGAIN ASSOCIATE MEMBER STATUS WITH THE FAO (THIS STATUS HAVING LAPSED DUE TO PUERTO RICO'S INABILITY TO MEET ITS FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.) ACCORDING TO THE FAO STATUTES, ASSOCIATE MEMBER STAT [...] |
2002-11-08 08:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC RQ FAO |
| 02ROME5491 |
REPORT OF 56TH UNIDROIT FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY. THE 56TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVED A 2003 ORDINARY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 05491 120655Z BUDGET LEVEL OF EURO 1,802,550.00, A NOMINAL INCREASE OF 1 [...] |
2002-11-12 05:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD UNIDROIT |
| 02ROME5511 |
GERMAN GOVERNMENT (BMZ) PROPOSES AN EXTERNAL [...] THE GERMAN MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (BMZ) HAS PROPOSED AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF WFP'S DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO AND EXPRESSED THE WISH THAT THE EVALUATION BE CONDUCTED WITH OTHER DONOR PARTNERS. DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS ARE SUPPORTIVE. A TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR) PAPE [...] |
2002-11-13 09:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5540 |
WFPASKS SUPPORT OF SECRETARY GENERAL ANNAN TO [...] (SBU) WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECOR JAMES MORRIS IN A LETTER TO UN SECRETARY-GENERL KOFI ANNAN (DATED OCTOBER 24) UNDERLINED THAT HE UN'S SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON THE RIGHT TO FOOD JEAN ZIEGLER) IS SERIOUSLY DAMAGING THE EFFORTS OFTHE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM TO RESPOND TO FOOD CRISESAROUND THE WORLD, AND PART [...] |
2002-11-14 11:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID |
| 02ROME5584 |
WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVAL OF PROTRACTED RELIEF [...] AT ITS THIRD REGULAR SESSION (OCTOBER 21-25), THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED A PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) FOR CENTRAL AMERICA - THREE YEARS (MARCH 2003-FEBRUARY 2006), VALUED AT USD 56.62 MILLION, TO ASSIST 690,000 BENEFICIARIES/ANNUM. SEVERE CORN CROP LOS [...] |
2002-11-18 12:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5771 |
PROJECT MERCY - A PROVEN NGO IMPLEMENTING PARTNER [...] USMISSION AMBASSADOR TONY HALL HAS KNOWN MATRA GABRE- TSADICK AND HER HUSBAND DEME WHO RUN A NON-GOVERNMENTAL SIPDIS ORGANIZATION CALLED PROJECT MERCY IN THE SOUTHERN REGION (SNNPR) FOR MANY YEARS AND CONSIDERS THEM OUTSTANDING HUMANITARIANS. HE HAS VISITED THEIR PROJECT NEAR BUTAJIRA, IN T [...] |
2002-11-29 10:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5778 |
WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVAL OF PROTRACTED RELIEF [...] AT ITS THIRD REGULAR SESSION (OCTOBER 21-25), THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED A PROTRACTED RELIEF AND RECOVERY OPERATION (PRRO) FOR THE WEST AFRICA COASTAL REGION - ONE YEAR (JANUARY- DECEMBER 2003), VALUED AT USD 56.81 MILLION, TO ASSIST 789,430 (INCLUDING 50,000 CONTINGENCY C [...] |
2002-11-29 15:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID |
| 02ROME5788 |
WFP'S WEST AFRICA REGIONAL AIRCRAFT EXPANDS [...] THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) HAS ISSUED A NEW SPECIAL OPERATION (SO) FOR ITS WEST AFRICA PASSENGER UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 05788 01 OF 03 021338Z AIRCRAFT SERVICE AND LAST WEEK ISSUED A DONOR'S ALERT FOR THE SO. THE NEW SO REQUESTS 1.2 MILLION USD FOR [...] |
2002-12-02 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5806 |
PROGRESS ON UNHCR-WFP MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING [...] UNHCR AND WFP SIGNED A REVISED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) ON JULY 9 WHERE IT WAS AGREED THAT, ON A PILOT ONE-YEAR TRIAL BASIS, WFP WILL ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE BASIC FOOD RATION IN FIVE REFUGEE PROGRAMS. USMISSION HAS NOW BEEN INFORMED BY WFP THAT BO [...] |
2002-12-03 07:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME5813 |
WFP PROPOSES PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. PEACE CORPS - [...] WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES MORRIS HAS REQUESTED UNITED STATES PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR GADDI H. VASQUEZ TO INVOLVE 1,000 PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS IN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM ACTIVITIES BY 2004. WFP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HANDLING MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS. THE UNITED STATES IS WFP'S LEADI [...] |
2002-12-03 10:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5831 |
FODAG AMBASSADOR CONVEYS U.S. MESSAGE ON FOOD AID [...] SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR TONY HALL, U.S. MISSION ROME, PRESENTED U.S. VIEWS ON THE GROWING HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA ON DECEMBER 2 TO SELECTED ROME-BASED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES. AMBASSADOR NICHOLSON, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE HOLY SEE ALSO PARTICIPATED. EU AND AFRICAN REPRESENTA [...] |
2002-12-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AF EAID ETRD EU TBIO FAO WFP FAS |
| 02ROME5864 |
ITALY UNDERSTANDING OF U.S. VIEWS ON MERCURY, BUT [...] EST COUNS MET DEC.4 WITH GIULIANA GASPARINNI, HEAD OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT DIVISION RESPONSIBLE FOR CHEMICALS POLICY AND EU AFFAIRS. SHE AGREED THAT THAT THE USG SUGGESTION TO FORM A MERCURY UNIT WITHIN UNEP WOULD BE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 05864 060637Z [...] |
2002-12-06 05:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV IO AORC UNEP |
| 02ROME5899 |
RSA AMBASSADOR SHEILA SISULU NAMED WFP DEPUTY [...] WFP HAS ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF AMBASSADOR SHEILA SISULU AS DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. AMBASSADOR SISULU WILL ASSUME HER NEW DUTIES ON FEBRUARY 1, 2003. 2. A NATIONAL OF SOUTH AFRICA, AMBASSADOR SISULU BRINGS TO WFP AN EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND AS AN EDUCATION REFORMER AND ANTI-APARTHEID A [...] |
2002-12-09 14:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME5916 |
FAO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY UPDATE - "AHEAD OF THE [...] CHRISTOPHER RITTER OF USAID'S BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH, AGRICULTURE & TRADE (EGAT) RECENTLY REVIEWED FAO'S WORLD AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION CENTRE (WAICENT) AND RELATED PROJECTS IN SETTING STANDARDS IN AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT FOR DEVE [...] |
2002-12-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP FAO UN EUEAID |
| 02ROME5937 |
DUTCH QUESTIONS ON FOOD CRISIS IN THE HORN OF [...] USMISSION PROVIDES A RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN REF A, RELATED TO THE LOCAL AVAILABIITY OF FOOD RESOURCES FOR LOCAL/REGIONAL PURCHASE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA AND THE FOOD AID PIPELINE FOR ETHIOPIA IN EARLY 2003. END SUMMARY. --------------------------------------------- -------------- QUE [...] |
2002-12-11 15:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU ER ET NL WFP UN |
| 02ROME6012 |
REPORT OF UNIDROIT 56TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] SUMMARY. THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) 56TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING DECEMBER 6, 2002 AND APPROVED A UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 06012 170743Z BUDGET FOR ORDINARY EXPENDITURE OF EURO 1,802,550.00 FOR 2 [...] |
2002-12-17 07:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD IT UNIDROIT |
| 02ROME6072 |
CURRENT FOOD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN IRAQ [...] (S) THE CURRENT OIL FOR FOOD (OFF) DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM IN IRAQ DELIVERS FOOD TO ALL IRAQIS. IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 25.8 MILLION BENEFICIARIES RECEIVED A FOOD RATION FROM 49,000 SMALL SHOPS THAT SERVE AS THE DISTRIBUTION SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06072 01 O [...] |
2002-12-19 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 02ROME6133 |
WFP/IRAQ COUNTRY DIRECTOR SHARES THOUGHTS [...] (S) CURRENT RATION CARD SYSTEM IS CUMBERSOME FOR THOSE WHO BECOME DISPLACED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT INVOLVES MOVEMENT FROM THE SOUTH/CENTRAL TO THE NORTH. U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06133 01 OF 05 241419Z (WFP) HAS OBTAINED PARTIAL DATABASE [...] |
2002-12-24 10:53:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 02ROME6146 |
DEEPENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS - "THE ANGUISH OF [...] USMISSION/ROME HUMANITARIAN ATTACHE VISITED UGANDA DECEMBER 18-23, AND TRAVELED IN GULU DISTRICT IN THE NORTHERN REGION. SERIOUS INSECURITY THROUGHOUT THE REGION (GULU, KITGUM, LIRA AND PADER DISTRICTS) HAS LED TO THE DISPLACEMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 735,000 PEOPLE INTO CONGESTED SETTLEMENTS. THE [...] |
2002-12-27 15:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 02ROME6153 |
RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS REGARDING WFP AND FOOD [...] (S) IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS POSED IN REF A, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE SECRET PAGE 03 ROME 06153 01 OF 05 301327Z GOVERNMENT OF IRAQ'S (GOI) MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (MOT) ARE FURTHER DEFINED AS THEY RELATE TO T [...] |
2002-12-30 11:37:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 02ROME886 |
FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] DESPITE OBJECTIONS TO THE PROCESS, THE BOARD WELCOMED THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL AND THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF FAO'S INTENTION IS APPOINT JAMES T. MORRIS (AMCIT) AS THE NEXT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAM. ON WFP'S SIZABLE CASH AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, THE BOARD REQ [...] |
2002-02-21 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 02ROME895 |
WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER STATE OF [...] SUMMARY. THE RESCHEDULED UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00895 01 OF 03 221143Z ORGANIZATION (FA0) WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) WILL MEET JUNE 10-13 IN ROME. THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (MEETING IMMEDIATELY BEFO [...] |
2002-02-22 11:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID FAO AGR |
| 02ROME981 |
IDLI ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES: CHANGES TO [...] SUMMARY. THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW INSTITUTE (IDLI) ASSEMBLY OF MEMBER STATES WILL MEET MARCH 20, 2002. THE MEMBER STATES WILL BE ASKED TO APPROVED TWO CHANGES TO IDLI'S BASIC STATUTES. MISSION RECOMMENDS UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00981 261523Z S [...] |
2002-02-26 14:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID KDEM IDLI |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2523 |
HONDURAS GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. GOALS FOR [...] EmbOffs have demarched MFA officials several times in August/September on U.S. goals for the 57th UNGA and the GOH will be generally supportive. Post has the following comments about the GOH positions on key issues raised in ref F, in addition to those included in ref E e-mail: -- On counter [...] |
2002-09-10 15:16:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PHUM ECON OTRA HO UNGA UN |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA2586 |
HONDURAS UNDECIDED ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2002-09-13 19:03:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KSCA TBIO TPHY HO UNGA |
| 02TEGUCIGALPA3318 |
HONDURAN ACTION ON SEVEN COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: PolOff met December 6 with Honduran MFA Director General for Treaties Ivonne Bonilla to demarche Bonilla on the 1988 maritime counterterrorism (CT) convention and protocol and to get a status report on the GOH's slow acti [...] |
2002-12-09 22:47:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL KTIA AORC PARM EAIR EWWT KCRM HO |
| 02VATICAN1920 |
DEMARCHE ON UNGA SPECIAL SESSION ON CHILDREN [...] (C) AMBASSADOR, MEETING ON POST'S UPCOMING ANTI-TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE WITH VATICAN DFM MIGLIORE AND U/S OF THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE AND PEACE, MONS. FRANK DEWANE, DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS. BOTH MIGLIORE AND DEWANE UNDERSTOOD THE ISSUES RIGHT AWAY AND EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS TO RESPO [...] |
2002-04-18 05:02:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC VT UNAUS |
| 02VATICAN2148 |
UNGASS - FOLLOWUP TO DEMARCHE [...] (C) AS PROMISED REF B, POLOFF FOLLOWED UP WITH VATICAN MFA UN DESK OFFICER MONS. DOMINIQUE MAMBERTI MAY 2, TO FIND OUT WHETHER THE VATICAN HAD CONTACTED LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES MENTIONED IN REF A INSTRUCTION. MAMBERTI HAD MET WITH AND PASSED A PRO MEMORIA WITH THE VATICAN'S POSITION ON UNGA [...] |
2002-05-03 14:18:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC VT UN |
| 02VATICAN3633 |
WORKING WITH THE HOLY SEE IN INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE HOLY SEE ACTIVELY SEEKS TO INFLUENCE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VATICA 03633 01 OF 03 231457Z THE POLICIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND PARTICIPATES INTENSELY IN THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THESE TO PROMOTE ITS OWN AGENDA, PARTICU [...] |
2002-07-23 14:56:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV AORC VT UN VTPREL |
| 02VATICAN4241 |
VATICAN ON CLONING CONVENTION: DON'T MAKE THE IDEAL THE ENEMY OF THE GOOD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: VATICAN DFM MIGLIORE TOLD DCM AUGUST 30 THAT THE HOLY SEE SHARED U.S. GOALS ON THE CLONING CONVENTION AND SUPPORTED USG EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE A UN CONVENTION TO BAN ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. HOWEVER, THE VATICAN FEARED THAT UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 VA [...] |
2002-09-03 05:36:00 | Embassy Vatican | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA PREL AORC TBIO TPHY VT UNGA |
| 02VATICAN5346 |
HOLY SEE RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CLONING CONVENTION [...] (U) EMBASSY APPROACHED HOLY SEE DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER MIGLIORE OCTOBER 25 TO REQUEST HOLY SEE DEMARCHES TO ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC CONFERENCE (OIC) MEMBER STATES IN ORDER TO SECURE BROADER SUPPORT FOR THE U.S.-SPONSORED RESOLUTION BANNING ALL FORMS OF HUMAN CLONING. MIGLIORE [...] |
2002-10-31 13:53:00 | Embassy Vatican | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KSCA PREL VT UNGA |
| 03ABUDHABI1241 |
UNESCO RE-ENTRY AND CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-15 14:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNESCO TC |
| 03ABUDHABI140 |
UAEG ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCE ENCOURAGED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-11 13:19:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA AORC TRGY MNUC KNNP KSAF PINS TPHY TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2196 |
WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-06 09:21:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2407 |
UAEG RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON WHO SCALE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-20 12:46:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL WHO TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2408 |
TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT THE WHA - UAE [...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM THOMAS E. WILLIAMS FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) ECONOFF DELIVERED REFTEL POINTS MAY 20 TO MFA DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS GHANEM AL-MAZROUIE, AND REQUESTED UAEG SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN'S EFFORT TO GAIN INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND OBSERVERSHIP A [...] |
2003-05-20 12:48:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2631 |
UAEG RESPONDS TO U.S. PROPOSALS FOR THE 2003 [...] (U) Classified by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Thomas E. Williams for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (U) This cable contains an action request; please see paragraph 7. 3. (C) Summary: Econoff delivered ref demarche 6/1 to UAE Ministry of Communications Undersecretary Abdullah Ahmed L [...] |
2003-06-03 10:20:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS AORC TC |
| 03ABUDHABI2983 |
USG PRIORITIES AT UNGA CONVEYED TO UAEG [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-23 11:43:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PHUM TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3786 |
INVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE: UAE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-08-17 12:56:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC BTIO EINV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI3939 |
MISSION SEEKS BILATERALS WITH US OFFICIALS ON THE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (U) AS A MAJOR DONOR TO THE RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN BOTH AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ AND A STEADFAST PARTNER IN OUR EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORIST FINANCING, THE UAEG HAS DEMONSTRATED IT IS WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE TO SUPPORT U.S. POLICI [...] |
2003-08-27 11:13:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECIN EFIN EINV OVIP PREL PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI4202 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SNOW AND THE U.S. [...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Marcelle M. Wahba for reasons 1.5 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Secretary Snow: I would like to welcome you to the UAE as you prepare for the 2003 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) in Dubai. Dubai's leadership has investe [...] |
2003-09-15 13:27:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ECIN EFIN EINV OVIP PREL PGOV TC |
| 03ABUDHABI601 |
UAE URGED TO ATTEND CONFERENCE ON SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-04 13:07:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TRGY MNUC PINS TPHY KNNP KSAF TC |
| 03AMMAN184 |
MARCH 2003 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECURITY OF [...] (U) On January 8, A/Polcouns conveyed reftel non-paper on the March 2003 Vienna conference on security of radioactive sources to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Aamiri offered no substantive comment but promised to convey the information both [...] |
2003-01-09 13:03:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TRGY MNUC KNNP KSAF PINS TPHY JO IAEA |
| 03AMMAN2071 |
UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD: DEMARCHE ON IRAQ DELIVERED [...] (C) On April 3 and again on April 6, PolCouns raised with Ali al-Ayed, Personal Assistant to Foreign Minister Marwan Muasher, points from reftels on the possibility of a Cuban proposal to discuss Iraq in the UNESCO Executive Board. PolCouns stressed the inappropriateness of a politicized dis [...] |
2003-04-06 14:42:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL JO UNESCO |
| 03AMMAN2092 |
JORDAN WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY TO UNESCO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-07 13:47:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC JO UNESCO |
| 03AMMAN2755 |
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) FRAMEWORK [...] (SBU) On April 29, poloff delivered reftel points and non-paper to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO department, asking for Jordan's support in the deletion of article 30 of the FCTC as a limited amendment before final adoption at the upcoming World Health Assembly. On the same da [...] |
2003-05-08 14:33:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL JO WHO |
| 03AMMAN2959 |
WHO SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: JORDANIAN HEALTH [...] (U) On May 18, A/Polcouns conveyed reftel points on the WHO scale of assessments issue to Ambassador Musa Burayzat, the Director of the MFA's IO Department, and requested Jordan's support of the U.S. position at the WHA in Geneva. Separately, econoff passed the same material to the Jordanian M [...] |
2003-05-20 13:29:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL JO UN WHO |
| 03AMMAN4041 |
58TH UNGA: DEMARCHE TO JORDAN ON U.S. INITIATIVES [...] A/PolCouns on July 2 delivered ref b talking points to Dr. Mousa Braizat, Director of the MFA Department of International Organizations, and his assistants Mr. Nayef Al-Zaidan and Mr. Ayman Al-Ameri. A/PolCouns emphasized shared U.S.-Jordanian interests with respect to the six U.S. initiativ [...] |
2003-07-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PHUM OTRA KSEP JO UNGA UN |
| 03AMMAN687 |
ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND [...] In accordance with reference cable, paragraph 17, original subject hard copy data was dispatched from AmEmbassy Amman on 02/02/2003 via registered pouch mail. Document registration number: 2927118. 2. POC this cable is Mr. Roland Elliott, POL OMS, (962) 6 592 0101, ext 2591. GNEHM [...] |
2003-02-02 12:13:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON UNESCO POL UN |
| 03AMMAN6934 |
RESPONSE TO INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION - [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT KTIA PHSA JO IMO |
| 03AMMAN7087 |
DEMARCHE ON UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE: JORDAN [...] PolOff delivered reftel talking points, non-paper and draft resolution October 30 to Ayman Al-Amiri, Acting Head of the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Amiri responded that reform of the First Committee was desirable and that Jordan would carefully [...] |
2003-10-30 15:42:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP JO UNGA CDG UNDC |
| 03AMMAN7627 |
RED CROSS/RED CRESCENT STANDING COMMISSION [...] (C) Embassy Amman supports the candidacy of Jordan Red Crescent Society (JRCS) President Dr. Mohamed Al-Hadid for re-election to the Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Al-Hadid supports strong relations with the United States Government and U.S. humanitarian orga [...] |
2003-11-23 14:54:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREF PREL JO ICRC |
| 03AMMAN898 |
SWITZERLAND'S PROPOSED CONFERENCE ON IRAQ: JORDAN [...] (C) On February 9, A/PolCouns delivered reftel points on Switzerland's proposed February 15-16 conference in Geneva to coordinate assistance to a post-war Iraq to FM Muasher's personal assistant Ali al-Ayed. Al-Ayed said that the GOJ had already been informed of U.S. concerns and the reasons [...] |
2003-02-10 08:35:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID PHUM PREL PGOV SZ JO |
| 03ANKARA1041 |
GOT PLANS TO SEND ONLY GENEVA-BASED [...] No summary [...] |
2003-02-13 11:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID PHUM PREL PGOV SZ TU |
| 03ANKARA1380 |
USAID/DART: NGO REGISTRATION PROCESS IN TURKEY: THE [...] HUMANITARIAN NGOS SEEKING FORMAL REGISTRATION IN TURKEY CONTINUE TO FACE A CUMBERSOME PROCESS, BUT THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT HAS SAID IT WILL CONSIDER EXPEDITED ARRANGEMENTS TO ALLOW DELIVERY OF RELIEF TO IRAQ THROUGH TURKEY. MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT'S DI [...] |
2003-03-04 12:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF EFIN PHUM AORC MOPS PREL IZ TU WFP |
| 03ANKARA1625 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNESCO: ANNOUNCEMENT OF U.S. [...] Poloffs delivered ref (A) demarche March 13 to MFA Head of Department for Multilateral Cultural Affairs, Gulseren Celik. Celik expressed appreciation for USG's impending re-entry to UNESCO. She stated GOT will give due consideration to Turkish support of USG candidacy to UNESCO Executive Bo [...] |
2003-03-14 06:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC FR TU |
| 03ANKARA172 |
UPDATE ON TURKISH REFUGEE/IDP CONTINGENCY [...] (S) Summary: During the January 3 military-military talks, the Turkish General Staff provided a map identifying planned locations for Turkish-run IDP camps to EUCOM and CENTCOM representatives. MFA Head of Department for International Political Organizations Feza Ozturk largely confirmed pre [...] |
2003-01-08 11:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREF AORC IZ MOPS PHUM PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA2183 |
DEMARCHE TO GOT ON UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC TU UNESCO |
| 03ANKARA2247 |
UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD: GOT RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-07 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC TU UNESCO |
| 03ANKARA3014 |
TOBACCO CONTROL DEMARCHE RESPONSE: TURKEY STILL [...] No summary [...] |
2003-05-08 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA373 |
USG SUPPORTS MANDIL FOR IEA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-15 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET AORC TU IEA OECD |
| 03ANKARA4357 |
U.S. INITIATIVES FOR THE 58TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-11 06:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PHUM TU |
| 03ANKARA4656 |
Turkey Not Yet a Party to the ICCAT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-23 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS AORC PHSA SENV |
| 03ANKARA4817 |
PAPER ON THE USG APPROACH IN THE FIRST COMMITTEE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Polmiloff passed reftel non-paper and points to Omur Yurdakul (1st Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament department) on July 30. Yurdakul had no immediate comment regarding the paper or points, noting that t [...] |
2003-07-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP |
| 03ANKARA5587 |
GOT Views on the WTO Ministerial in Cancun [...] (SBU) Meeting with Econoff and Econ Specialist on September 3, Husnu Dilemre, Deputy Director General for Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, provided an overview of Turkish views and objectives for the upcoming Cancun WTO Ministerial. In particular, he highlighted Turkey's desi [...] |
2003-09-05 12:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AORC TU |
| 03ANKARA5866 |
LETTER TO HHS SECRETARY THOMPSON FROM TURKISH [...] Post received Turkish MFA dip note no. 2003/CKGY/360370 requesting embassy to forward a letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from Minister of National Education Huseyin Celik announcing GOT support to the U.S. candidacy to the Executive Board. BEGIN TEXT Tommy G. THOMPSON Secretary of H [...] |
2003-09-17 09:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TU |
| 03ANKARA6306 |
Turkish MFA Proposes Mutual Support for [...] This message contains an action request in para 3. 2. Econoff delivered reftel demarche seeking Turkish support for the U.S. candidacy to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council in Category "A" to Orkun Ersoy, of MFA's Maritime and Aviation Department, on October 7. Ersoy r [...] |
2003-10-08 06:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT KTIA PHSA TU |
| 03ANKARA6375 |
Turkish MFA Proposes Mutual Support for [...] This message contains an action request in para 4. 2. MFA followed up our October 7 demarche on elections to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council with a diplomatic note proposing mutual support for Turkish and U.S. candidacies. The text of the October 7 note is reproduce [...] |
2003-10-10 08:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT KTIA PHSA TU |
| 03ANKARA6724 |
TURKEY SUPPORTIVE OF THE U.S. IN 58TH UNGA FIRST [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-27 14:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC AORC KNNP TU |
| 03COLOMBO17 |
Colombo Plan: Submission of annual staffing [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-06 06:10:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER CE |
| 03COLOMBO1815 |
UNGA: Mission conveys First (Disarmament) [...] No summary [...] |
2003-10-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNGA MNUC AORC KNNP CE MV |
| 03COLOMBO1991 |
Colombo Plan: Report on November 18 Special [...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) On November 18, the Colombo Plan Council held a Special Session to address pressing matters in the wake of the postponed 39th Consultative Committee Meeting (CCM), originally scheduled for April 2003, in [...] |
2003-11-18 12:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR AORC CE |
| 03COLOMBO2016 |
Colombo Plan: Action Request on proposed [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 4. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Ambassador and poloff attended a special session of the Colombo Plan Council held on November 18 to address pressing matters in the wake of the postponed 39th Consultative Committee Meeting (CCM). (Ref B provides a re [...] |
2003-11-21 03:46:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR AORC CE IO |
| 03COLOMBO239 |
Colombo Plan: Consensus emerging on [...] (U) This is an Action Request -- Please see Para 4. 2. (C) Poloff attended a February 11 Colombo Plan meeting focused on selecting a new secretary general of the organization. (Note: The new secretary general, who will serve a four-year term, will take over in June from the current incu [...] |
2003-02-11 11:06:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC EAID SNAR CE TH IR |
| 03COLOMBO553 |
Colombo Plan: Amendment for USD 500,000 for [...] Per Ref A, Ambassador Wills and Secretary General of the Colombo Plan U. Sarat Chandran signed an amendment to the Colombo Plan funding agreement for the allotment of USD 500,000 to the Drug Advisory Program on March 31. The amendment provides funding for counter-narcotics projects in Afghanis [...] |
2003-04-01 10:56:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AORC CE AF |
| 03COLOMBO87 |
Colombo Plan: Assessed billing for 2002-03 [...] Mission has received a request from the Colombo Plan for payment of the U.S. Government's annual assessment to the organization. The amount assessed for the financial year 2002-03 is USD 14,500, the same amount as last year. Mission requests that the Department provide fiscal data for this [...] |
2003-01-14 10:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC KUNR CE |
| 03DJIBOUTI1830 |
DJIBOUTIANS RECEIVE INFO ON TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Tim Smith passed reftel information on high-risk sources of radiation to Djiboutian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary Badri Ali Bogoreh October 2. Bogoreh looked at the information and promised to pass it to the Djiboutian National Research Center. He believes, how [...] |
2003-10-06 11:15:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG DJ IAEA |
| 03GUATEMALA1337 |
GUATEMALA ON INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST [...] Information provided below is keyed to reftel questions: A. The OAS Terrorism Convention is not currently on the legislative agenda. Congress is in recess until August. General elections will be held in November. The Foreign Ministry continues to consult internally and with various line M [...] |
2003-05-23 15:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTIA AORC GT OAS |
| 03GUATEMALA147 |
GUATEMALAN DELEGATION TO THE THIRD CICTE [...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Sylvia Corado, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Foreign Ministry. The Guatemalan delegation will be headed by Vice Minister Gabriel Aguilera of the Foriegn Ministry and will include Vice Minister of Interior Alfredo Caseres, Colonel Francisco Permudes [...] |
2003-01-17 18:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL AORC GT OAS |
| 03GUATEMALA2793 |
HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE: JOURNALISTS RELEASED, EMP [...] (SBU) Summary: Protesting ex-PACs have released four journalists in Huehuetenango, President Portillo presided over a ceremony marking the dissolution of the Presidential Guard (EMP), and the GOG formed a working group to analyze the UN's revised proposal for a Commission to Investigate Clan [...] |
2003-10-31 18:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL AORC GT |
| 03GUATEMALA783 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOG ON U.S. INTENTION TO [...] (SBU) Polcouns delivered talking points (reftels) on the USG's intention to rejoin UNESCO and our candidacy for the Executive Board to the MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Giovanni Castillo on March 25. Castillo said that Guatemala welcomed the USG decision to rejoin UNESCO, and [...] |
2003-03-25 22:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC GT FR UNESCO |
| 03GUATEMALA873 |
GUATEMALA WILL OPPOSE UNESCO DEBATE ON IRAQ [...] (C) Ambassador called Foreign Minister Edgar Gutierrez on April 2 and relayed reftel talking points, urging the GOG to oppose attempts at the UNESCO Executive Board meeting to add to the agenda an item on Irak. Foreign Minister Gutierrez said that, like us, the GOG opposed UNESCO discussion o [...] |
2003-04-03 15:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC GT IZ UNESCO |
| 03GUATEMALA937 |
GUATEMALA OPPOSES DISCUSSION OF IRAQ AT UNESCO [...] (C) The Ambassador raised reftel concerns with Foreign Minister Gutierrez on April 3. Gutierrez confirmed his earlier statement that the GOG believes multilateral discussion of Iraq should be confined to the UNSC. Guatemala will oppose discussion of Iraq at UNESCO, according to Gutierrez. [...] |
2003-04-08 21:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC IZ GT UNESCO |
| 03HARARE1411 |
58TH UNGA - ZIMBABWE AGREES WITH MOST U.S. [...] SUMMARY: On July 10, DCM delivered Reftel demarche to Tadeous Chifamba, Director of Multilateral Affairs in Zimbabwe,s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who raised no objections to any of the U.S. initiatives. Chifamba enthusiastically agreed with the U.S. position on Women & Political Participatio [...] |
2003-07-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PHUM ZI |
| 03HARARE217 |
VISIT OF SPECIAL U.N. ENVOY JAMES MORRIS ON THE [...] Summary: On January 24, Ambassador Sullivan and key Mission staff attended a meeting and lunch with Special U.N. Envoy James Morris and members of his delegation during his recent visit to Zimbabwe. At these events, Morris provided briefings on the current international, regional and country [...] |
2003-01-30 10:37:00 | Embassy Harare | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF |
| 03KATHMANDU170 |
BHUTANESE REFUGEESS: NEPALESE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) On January 28, Foreign Minister Narendra Bikram Shah briefed the Ambassador on his January 23-26 trip to Bhutan. Shah revealed a timeline for the Twelfth and Thirteenth bilateral Ministerial Meetings to restart the work of the Joint Verification Team to repatriate Bhutanese refugees. Bhu [...] |
2003-01-29 11:00:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET//NOFORN | PREF PREL EAID PHUM AORC NP |
| 03OTTAWA1119 |
CANADA NOT INTERESTED IN CONSENSUS SLATE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-17 21:08:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OTRA XG CA UNESCO |
| 03OTTAWA1304 |
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [...] Health Canada's response concerning reftel demarche was unequivocal: Canada will not support deletion of FCTC Article 30 at the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA). In Canada's view, the text of the Convention is now in its final form and it is too late in the process to revisit the text and [...] |
2003-05-08 16:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL CA WHO |
| 03OTTAWA1364 |
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control [...] This cable contains an action request, see paragraph 11. 2. As a follow-up to the official GoC response to our request for support on removing the Reservations Clause (Article 30) of the FCTC (Ref A), Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) has provided Emba [...] |
2003-05-13 20:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL CA WHO |
| 03OTTAWA1401 |
TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: [...] (C) As requested in reftel, ESTH Counselor made points on observer status for Taiwan to Ross Snyder, Deputy Director for UN Specialized Agencies, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Snyder indicated that he was well aware of the issue and would pass our views along t [...] |
2003-05-16 18:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC |
| 03OTTAWA1658 |
CANADA ON UNESCO BOARD [...] (C) Post delivered points contained ref A to Jean-Luc Chouinard, Special Advisor for UNESCO in DFAIT's UN and Commonwealth Affairs Division, and Dr. Michel Tessier, Elections Co-ordinator in that division, on June 10, 2003. We also asked again if Canada would consider deferring its UNESCO Exec [...] |
2003-06-11 20:01:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CA UNESCO |
| 03OTTAWA1801 |
CANADA INTERESTED IN U.S. INITIATIVES FOR UNGA 58 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-06-25 19:50:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL CA UNGA |
| 03OTTAWA2092 |
SUPPORT FOR US CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE SECRETARY [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-22 19:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS AORC PHSA SENV |
| 03OTTAWA2182 |
CANADA FIELDS INCB CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-31 21:49:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC SNAR CA UN |
| 03OTTAWA587 |
CANADA WILL SUPPORT ARF ANTI-PIRACY STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-03 21:31:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ASEC PTER EWWT PHSA KTIA CA ARF |
| 03OTTAWA588 |
CANADIAN VIEWS ON WSSD IMPLEMENTATION AND CSD [...] As requested in reftel, EST Counselor provided U.S. discussion papers, talking points and Q and A paper to the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and to the GOC coordinating committee on WSSD implementation. Returning from an extended absence, our main inte [...] |
2003-03-03 21:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON EAID AORC CA UN |
| 03OTTAWA702 |
CANADA TO PURSUE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD SEAT [...] (C) Embassy presented the talking points contained reftel A concerning the U.S. candidacy for election to the UNESCO executive board to Jean-Luc Chouinard, Special Advisor for UNESCO in the UN Specialized Agencies Section of DFAIT's International Organizations Bureau, on March 11. Poloff had [...] |
2003-03-13 22:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CA UNESCO |
| 03OTTAWA713 |
CANADA WON'T SUPPORT OAS QUOTA PAYMENT INCREASE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-14 19:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN ABUD AORC USOAS |
| 03OTTAWA825 |
CANADA OPPOSES CHR SPECIAL SITTING [...] (C) POL/MC spoke on March 21 with Susan Gregson, Director of DFAIT's Human Rights, Humanitarian Affairs and International Women's Equality Division, concerning efforts to place a special sitting on Iraq on the CHR59 agenda. Gregson assured us Canada does not believe a special sitting on Iraq [...] |
2003-03-21 21:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM AORC CA UNHCR |
| 03OTTAWA869 |
CANADIAN VIEWS ON UNECE EFE MINISTERIAL [...] EST Counselor and EST Specialist made the demarche requested in reftel to Jean-Louis Wallace of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). According to Wallace, Canada shares USG concerns about the draft Environment for Europe ministerial declaration. Wallace indicate [...] |
2003-03-26 13:23:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EU IO KSCA AORC CA |
| 03OTTAWA952 |
CANADA OPPOSED TO IRAQ DISCUSSION IN UNESCO [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-02 20:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CA UNESCO |
| 03RANGOON657 |
UNFPA'S BURMA SCORECARD IS GOOD, SO FAR [...] (SBU) Summary: UNFPA, into the second year of its four-year "special program" in Burma, is encouraged by its successes. To help ensure further progress, though, the agency's Rangoon office hopes that a chronic shortage of contraceptives will be remedied in short order. The agency plans to ex [...] |
2003-06-05 10:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID SOCI BM UNFPA NGO |
| 03ROME1032 |
FAO TERM LIMITS: OPTIONS [...] (C) THERE IS SHARP DIVISION IN THE OECD GROUP OVER TRANSITION MEASURES ON THE APPLICABILITY OF TERM LIMITS FOR THE CURRENT FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL (DG). THE EU IS READY TO ALLOW THE DG AN OPPORTUNITY TO RUN FOR A FOUR YEAR TERM (NON-RENEWABLE) IN 2005 AS PART OF A PACKAGE WHICH WOULD INCLUDE A [...] |
2003-03-13 05:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC FAO |
| 03ROME1069 |
IMMINENT WFP FOOD PIPELINE BREAK IN THE CAUCASUS [...] No summary [...] |
2003-03-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME1220 |
WFP TO LAUNCH IRAQ REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION FOR [...] (SBU) ON MARCH 26, WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WILL, SUBJECT TO UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 03 ROME 01220 01 OF 05 241311Z THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE UN COLLECTIVE APPEAL FOR IRAQ, RELEASE A REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR IRAQ VALUED AT U.S. [...] |
2003-03-24 13:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME1235 |
MEETING OF UNIDROIT SUB-FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: THE FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) MET ON MARCH 17 TO CONSIDER PRELIMINARY 2004 BUDGET ESTIMATES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. GIVEN THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED OVER BUDGET UNCERTAINTIES REGARDING BOTH INCOME AN [...] |
2003-03-25 08:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD UNIDROIT |
| 03ROME1268 |
G8 FAMINE MEETINGS IN ROME [...] (SBU) G8 MEMBER STATES DID NOT REACH CONSENSUS ON A COMMON TEXT FOR PRESENTATION. OPPOSITION TO A U.S.-FRENCH DRAFT WAS LED BY THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION AND CANADA, WHO FAVOR PRESENTATION OF A LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR TEXT (REPRODUCED BELOW). THE U.S.- FRENCH DRAFT RECEIVED [...] |
2003-03-25 16:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME1320 |
REPORT OF FAO FORESTRY COMMITTEE 2003 [...] SUMMARY. THE 16TH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) BIENNIAL COMMITTEE ON FORESTRYS (COFO) FEATURED AN INNOVATIVE FORMAT THAT ALLOWED FOR GREATER EMPHASIS ON INFORMAL TECHNICAL EXCHANGES ON TECHNICAL ISSUES AND FORESTRY PROGRAM AREAS OF AND DISCUSSIONS ON ISSUES AN [...] |
2003-03-27 16:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV FAO |
| 03ROME1380 |
FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: REPORT OF FIRST [...] SUMMARY: THE FIRST SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01380 01 OF 03 011149Z WORKING GROUP FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FO [...] |
2003-04-01 11:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME1511 |
WFP-PARTNER CONSULTATION OF EMERGENCY NEEDS [...] WFP HOSTED A TWO-AND-ONE-HALF DAY CONSULTATION ON EMERGENCY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS (ENA) AT CASTEL GANDOLFO (NEAR ROME) MARCH 12-14, WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF EIGHT DONORS, FIVE UN AGENCIES, NINE NGOS, USAID'S FAMINE EARLY WARNING SYSTEM NETWORK (FEWS NET), AND TWO PROMINENT REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS [...] |
2003-04-09 10:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME1558 |
FAO TERM LIMITS: AGREEMENT ON 10 YEAR MAXIMUM AND [...] SUMMARY: THE FRIENDS OF THE CHAIR ON UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) DIRECTOR GENERAL TERM LIMITS HELD ITS FIFTH AND FINAL SESSION MARCH 29. THE GROUP AGREED AD REFERENDUM TO A PROPOSAL TO LIMIT TO TWO THE NUMBER OF TERMS THAT A DIRECTOR GENERAL COULD SERVE, WITH THE FIRST TERM B [...] |
2003-04-11 14:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME1601 |
FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE PREVIEW [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. 2. SUMMARY. THE 102ND SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 01601 01 OF 05 151122Z MEET MAY 5-9, 2003. IMPORTANT ACTION ITEMS FOR THE U.S. INCLUDE: REPORT [...] |
2003-04-15 11:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME1658 |
FAO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE 17TH SESSION [...] SUMMARY. THE 17TH SESSION OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (COAG) MET MARCH 31 - APRIL 4, 2003. COAG PROVED ONCE AGAIN TO BE THE MOST POLITICIZED OF FAO'S TECHNICAL COMMITTEES. ONLY ONE AGENDA ITEM RATED CONSENSUS ENDORSEMENT; THE REMAINDER WERE EITHE [...] |
2003-04-17 13:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD FAO |
| 03ROME1662 |
64TH SESSION OF THE FAO COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY [...] SUMMARY: THE SIXTY-FOURTH SESSION OF THE U.N. FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS (CCP) MET MARCH 18-22, 2O03 AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME. MOST DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND CAIRNS GROUP MEMBERS SAW THE MEETING AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF D [...] |
2003-04-17 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD FAO |
| 03ROME1706 |
PREVIEW OF FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS) WILL MEET MAY 12-16 IN ITS FIRST SESSION AFTER THE "WORLD FOOD SUMMIT:FIVE YEARS LATER" RECONFIRMED ITS MANDATE TO MONITOR PROGRESS TOWARDS REACHING THE GOAL OF HALVING WORLD HUNGER BY 2015. THE CFS [...] |
2003-04-23 08:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR FAO |
| 03ROME1728 |
FAO/WHO RELEASE OF EXPERT REPORT ON DIET, [...] SUMMARY. THE DIRECTORS GENERAL OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) AND THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) PRESIDED OVER THE 4/23 RELEASE OF THE WHO/FAO EXPERT CONSULTATION REPORT ON DIET, NUTRITION AND PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. BOTH DIRECTORS GENERAL EMPHASIZED THAT THE [...] |
2003-04-23 14:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ETRD FAO |
| 03ROME1800 |
PUERTO RICO REQUESTS FAO ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP [...] SUMMARY: PUERTO RICO SEEKS TO REGAIN ASSOCIATE MEMBER STATUS WITH THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) AND HAS REPORTEDLY ASKED THE U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST. FAO SIPDIS CORRESPONDENCE TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF PUERTO RICO (COPIED TO THE U.S. MISSION [...] |
2003-04-29 12:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC RQ FAO |
| 03ROME1884 |
ROME GENEVA GROUP MEETING ON FAO FINANCE AND [...] SUMMARY: ROME GENEVA GROUP (GG) MEMBERS ARE DIVIDED ON SUPPORTING ZERO NOMINAL GROWTH OR ZERO REAL GROWTH FOR THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) UPCOMING 2004- 2005 BUDGET BUT DO AGREE THAT GOVERNANCE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM: THE ORGANIZATION HAS REPEATEDLY FAILED TO BE RESPONSIVE TO [...] |
2003-05-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME1890 |
FAO RIGHT TO FOOD WORKING GROUP: INTERSESSIONAL [...] SUMMARY: THE BUREAU OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET APRIL 28, 2003. THE BUREAU PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO THE SECRETARIAT ON [...] |
2003-05-05 05:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME1908 |
FAO'S FOCUS ON HIV/AIDS [...] THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) BRIEFED PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 29, 2003 ON THE HIV/AIDS CRISIS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA, AND FAO'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE ISSUE. THE MESSAGE: HIV/AIDS IN AFRICA NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH A MULTI-SECTORAL APPROACH. ONE-THIRD OF THE AGRICULTURA [...] |
2003-05-05 14:23:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC FAO |
| 03ROME1957 |
"TWINNING" - WORLD FOOD PROGRAM UPDATE [...] (SBU) AS A FOLLOW UP TO REF A, US MISSION RECENTLY DISCUSSED WITH WFP'S JOHN POWELL THE LATEST THINKING RELATED TO "TWINNING" EFFORTS AIMED AT EXPANDING WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S FUNDING BASE. TWINNING INVOLVES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MECHANISM/STRATEGY TO MATCH NON-TRADITIONAL DONORS OF FOOD AID C [...] |
2003-05-07 13:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 03ROME1958 |
G8 ACTIONS PROPOSED BY WORLD FOOD PROGRAM RELATED [...] (SBU) US MISSION HAS RECEIVED A WFP EXPANDED TEXT BUILDING ON REMARKS MADE BY WFP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES MORRIS TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 7 - REGARDING SUGGESTED STEPS THAT THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN TAKE NOW RELATED TO THE SERIOUS FOOD CRISES ENGULFING MUCH OF SUB- SAHARAN AF [...] |
2003-05-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME1984 |
U.S. DOLLAR 480,000 PROPOSAL FOR LINKING FAO/WFP [...] U.S. MISSION RECEIVED AN UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL VALUED AT U.S. DOLLAR 480,000 AIMED AT MORE TIGHTLY LINKING FAO/WFP JOINT CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY ASSESSMENTS WITH THE SUB-SAHARAN REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS CILSS AND SADC. US MISSION STRONGLY ENDORSES THIS OUTREACH BY FAO AND WFP TO STRENGTHEN UN LINKAG [...] |
2003-05-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME2102 |
TFIZ01: UPDATE ON FAO AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS IN [...] (SBU) US MISSION REVIEWED WITH FAO ON MAY 6 THE STATUS OF FAO PLANS TO RESUSCITATE ITS INTERVENTIONS IN IRAQ, AND PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHERN GOVERNORATES. FAO INTERNATIONAL STAFF IS BEING REDEPLOYED IN INCREASING NUMBERS - SOME 50 WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR BY-MID JUNE. FAO (A [...] |
2003-05-14 14:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME218 |
WFP REPORTS ON GENEVA MEETING ON IRAQ AND [...] (S) U.N. HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN IRAQ, RAMIRO LOPES DA SILVA, REPORTS THAT THE FRAGILITY OF THE IRAQI SOCIETY IS EXTREME AND MILITARY ACTION THAT DISRUPTS THE CURRENT SYSTEMS WILL CREATE A DISASTROUS SITUATION. THE U.N. IS PLANNING ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT THE NORTH WILL BE SHIELDED FROM MI [...] |
2003-01-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID EU KUNR PHUM PREF WFP |
| 03ROME2210 |
FUNDING REQUEST: FAO TREATY ON GENETIC RESOURCES [...] SUMMARY. THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) SECRETARIAT HAS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED THE EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON THE MATERIAL TRANSFER AGREEMENT FOR THE TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES (THE TREATY) FOR OCTOBER 2003. THE SECRETARIAT HOPES (BUT HAS NO ASSURANCES) THAT DONORS WILL C [...] |
2003-05-19 11:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AORC FAO |
| 03ROME2213 |
TFIZO1: FAO SAYS PRESS MISREPRESENTED VIEWS ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MISOFFS CONTACTED THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) REGARDING RECENT PRESS REPORTS CONVEYING ALLEGED FAO CONCERN REGARDING THE FOOD SITUATION AND THE PROSPECT OF "STARVATION" IN IRAQ. LAURENT THOMAS, CHIEF OF SPECIAL EMERGENCY PROGRAMS, SAID THAT THE FAO'S VIEWS WE [...] |
2003-05-19 13:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID EAGR IZ FAO WFP |
| 03ROME2269 |
WHO LETTER ON GMO'S: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AN EXCHANGE OF LETTERS BETWEEN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) DIRECTOR GENERAL REVEALED THAT THE WHO DIRECTOR GENERAL IS MISINFORMED CONCERNING THE ADVANCE INFORMED AGREEMENT PROVISION OF THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL. IN URGING WF [...] |
2003-05-22 10:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO SENV WFP WHO |
| 03ROME2349 |
TFIZ01: FAO AWAITING GUIDANCE ON ROLE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. USDA/FAS DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR MARY CHAMBLISS AND BABETTE GAINOR, FAS/EXPORT CREDITS, ACCOMPANIED BY MISSION OFFICERS KATIE NISHIURA AND TIM LAVELLE, CALLED UPON LAURENT THOMAS, CHIEF, SPECIAL EMERGENCY PROGRAMMES SERVICE, FAO, TO DISCUSS FAO'S ACTIVITIES IN IRAQ. THOMAS SAID T [...] |
2003-05-28 10:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID IZ FAO WFP IZAORC EAGR TR |
| 03ROME2370 |
FAO ON "POST CONFLICT" AND OTHER EMERGENCY [...] SUMMARY: UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) OFFICIALS BRIEFED DONORS MAY 21 ON THE SITUATION IN SELECTED COUNTRIES (INCLUDING IRAQ) RECEIVING EMERGENCY AGRICULTURAL REHABILITATION ASSISTANCE THROUGH FAO. FAO WELCOMED INCREASING DONOR SUPPORT FOR EMERGENCIES BUT NOTED THAT MANY APPEA [...] |
2003-05-29 07:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR AN AF CE SU FAO IQ |
| 03ROME2408 |
TFIZ01: WFP PURCHASE OF IRAQI WHEAT [...] IMMEDIATELY UPON MY RETURN TO POST, I SPOKE WITH WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JIM MORRIS ON THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2003 CONCERNING WFP'S PURCHASE OF IRAQI WHEAT. I EMPHASIZED THAT VERY RAPID ACTION IS CRITICAL. THE ATTENTION OF THE WORLD IS ON THE SITUATION IN IRAQ RIGHT NOW AND SP [...] |
2003-05-30 13:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR IZ WFP |
| 03ROME2485 |
REPORT OF FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 102nd session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Finance Committee met May 5-9, 2003. Committee members were divided on the question of the 2004-2005 budget level, with the U.S. and Japan supporting zero nominal growth, G-77 members supporting real growth, Swit [...] |
2003-06-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME2493 |
WFP POST-DELIVERY LOSSES IN BANGLADESH [...] (SBU) WFP has issued a copy of a 2002-2003 draft food loss report conducted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) entitled "Food Aid Leakages in Bangladesh," supported by funding from the U.S., Australia, Canada, and the European Community. Preliminary findings are distu [...] |
2003-06-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2546 |
124TH FAO COUNCIL PREVIEW [...] Summary: The 124th Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council will meet June 23- 28, 2003 in Rome. Items of particular importance to the U.S. during this Council session will be: an agenda item on Director General term limits; a U.S.-requested agenda item on reporting [...] |
2003-06-09 12:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME2582 |
FAO OECD Group: Term Limits and Bureaus [...] (U) Summary: The OECD group met June 9, 2003 to discuss bureau positions for FAO Council and Conference. The outgoing Chair (New Zealand) asked for views on expanding the mandate of the group beyond allocating bureau positions. Those who spoke (including USDel) did not support expanding the [...] |
2003-06-10 11:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME2589 |
REPORT OF FAO PROGRAM COMMITTEE AND JOINT [...] Summary. This cable reports on the outcomes of the Joint Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance and Program Committees and the FAO Program Committee. Important outcomes from the Program Committee include full support for the International Plant Protection Busine [...] |
2003-06-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME261 |
UNIDROIT REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. THE ROME-BASED INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) HAS REQUESTED MEMBER GOVERNMENTS TO CONSIDER MAKING A ONE-TIME VOLUNTARY UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00261 221549Z CONTRIBUTION TO AL [...] |
2003-01-22 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD IT UNIDROIT |
| 03ROME2620 |
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE [...] The WFP Board annual session took place against the backdrop of an unprecedented level of emergency needs (particularly in Africa where 38-40 million people face starvation). The modalities of WFP assistance to Iraq, which will represent one-third of WFP's worldwide efforts in 2003, was widely [...] |
2003-06-11 13:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2657 |
SECOND REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM [...] (U) In an abbreviated Board session (one day), the Executive Board approved a country program for Pakistan, a school feeding intervention for Lesotho, and protracted relief and recovery operations for Kenya (Somali and Sudanese refugees), Uganda (refugees and internally displaced), and the Cen [...] |
2003-06-12 10:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2662 |
"Donneybrook" between India and several European [...] (SBU) At two WFP Executive Board sessions (May 29 and June 2), the Netherlands and Sweden criticized India and by inference South Africa, Eritrea and China (WFP emerging developing country donors) for contributing to WFP while failing to adequately address hunger at home. The Indian ambassado [...] |
2003-06-12 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2714 |
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS DISCUSSIONS [...] (U) The growing threat of possible famine in Ethiopia and Eritrea was discussed on a number of occasions on the margins of the just concluded WFP Board sessions May 28-June 3, most notably in a lunch hosted by WFP Executive Director Morris on June 2 attended by the United States, European Comm [...] |
2003-06-16 12:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME2716 |
WFP REVIEW OF 2002 GLOBAL FOOD AID FLOWS [...] WFP has just released a report on Global Food Aid deliveries in 2002 entitled "2002 Food Aid Flows, May 2003." The trends by geographic region are highlighted below. The data clearly reveals that the United States, which provided 64 percent of all global food aid and 50 percent of all emergenc [...] |
2003-06-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME3105 |
UNESCO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: EMBASSY RECEIVES NOTE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE FOR DEPARTMENT. SEE PARA 4. 2. (U) EMBASSY RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING DIP NOTE (MAY 20, 2003) FROM THE GOI MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN REFERENCE TO ITS CANDIDACY FOR THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF UNESCO. BELOW IS AN INFORMAL TRANSLATION OF THE VERBAL NOTE AND [...] |
2003-07-08 15:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IT UNESCO |
| 03ROME3111 |
REPORT OF 124TH FAO COUNCIL [...] Summary: The 124th Session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Council met June 23-28 in Rome. In a successful outcome to a four-year campaign by assorted OECD members, the Council agreed to transmit to the 32nd FAO Conference an amendment to the FAO Basic Texts to introduce a [...] |
2003-07-09 05:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME3162 |
US Mission/Rome visit to Ethiopia June 26-July 5, [...] In visits to the Southern Nations (SNNPR) (the epicenter of the present emergency in Ethiopia), Oromiya and Afar regions, US Mission/Rome's Humanitarian Attache witnessed local authorities, UN personnel, NGOs, and others trying to "get ahead" of the widespread and deep humanitarian crisis stil [...] |
2003-07-11 09:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU WFP UN |
| 03ROME3195 |
E/VP 2004-0023 U.S. PERSPECTIVES ON MULTILATERAL [...] NOMINATION FOR THE U.S. MISSION TO THE UN CANDIDATE, MR. ROSELEY BIN KHALID FOLLOWS. NOMINATION IN EVDP FORMAT WILL FOLLOW BY SEPTEL. 2. BEGIN KHALID NOMINATION FORM: 1)FULL NAME OF VISITOR: ROSELEY BIN KHALID 2) CURRENT PROFESSIONAL TITLE OF VISITOR: AGRICULTURAL ATTACHE, EMBASSY [...] |
2003-07-14 10:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID FAO |
| 03ROME3212 |
WFP/LIBERIA'S CURRENT OPERATIONS AND PLANS [...] Per ref A, US Mission queried WFP's Deputy Director for West Africa Arnold Verken who described both present and planned World Food Program operational steps which are described below. WFP is in the process of chartering a supply ship to be used as a mobile floating office off the coast of Mo [...] |
2003-07-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN |
| 03ROME3215 |
EU/BURMA: ITALIAN REACTION TO U.S. PROPOSALS;ICG [...] (C) POLOFF DISCUSSED REFTELS A AND B WITH MARCO DELLA SETA, THE ITALIAN MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR COVERING BURMA. HE WAS INTERESTED IN UN SPECIAL ENVOY FOR BURMA RAZALI'S BRIEFING TO THE INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (ICG) ON BURMA BUT IS UNABLE TO ATTEND ON SHORT NOTICE. HE INDICATED THE ITALIAN PE [...] |
2003-07-14 17:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AORC BM IT EUN |
| 03ROME3230 |
JIU REPORT ON FAO: AN AGENDA FOR CHANGE [...] SUMMARY. THE UN JOINT INSPECTION UNIT (JIU) REPORT ON "REVIEW OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION IN THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UN" CONTAINS A NUMBER OF CRITICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT IN THE AREAS OF RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT, FIELD OFFICES AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEM [...] |
2003-07-15 11:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME3249 |
FAO DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: ACCOUNTING FOR THE [...] SUMMARY: VOLUNTARY FUNDING FOR THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION'S (FAO) DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES HAS DECLINED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST DECADE DUE TO A SHARP DROP IN UN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (UNDP) FUNDING BUT ALSO DUE TO WHAT FAO OFFICIALS THEMSELVES ACKNOWLEDGE WAS FAO'S POOR PERFORM [...] |
2003-07-17 05:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR FAO |
| 03ROME3257 |
US MISSION/ROME MEETS WITH FAO ON TRANSITION PLANS [...] (SBU) US MISSION MET ON JULY 11 WITH LAURENT THOMAS, FAO SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER, SPECIAL RELIEF OPERATIONS SERVICE TO DISCUSS FAO'S TRANSITION PLANS FOR ITS IRAQ OPERATIONS. FAO IS COGNIZANT OF THE NEED TO KEEP UP A DAILY DIALOGUE WITH THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY (CPA) IN "MANAGI [...] |
2003-07-17 08:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID EAGR IZ FAO WFP |
| 03ROME3311 |
EUROPEAN COMMISSION 2002 EMERGENCY FOOD AID FLOWS [...] WFP"S GLOBAL FOOD AID DELIVERIES REPORT "2002 FOOD AID FLOWS, MAY 2003" CLEARLY REVEALS THAT THE UNITED STATES, WHICH PROVIDED 64 PERCENT OF ALL GLOBAL FOOD AID AND 50 PERCENT OF ALL EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE THIS PAST YEAR, IS BY FAR THE WORLD'S LEADER IN RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES. THE EUROPE [...] |
2003-07-21 14:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME3404 |
FAO RIGHT TO FOOD BUREAU: FIRST READING OF [...] SUMMARY: THE BUREAU OF THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO) INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY MET JULY 9-11 AND JULY 15 [...] |
2003-07-28 07:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME341 |
WFP FOOD AID - A "FIRST CUT" ON FUTURE WFP [...] WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) PRESENTED "NOTES FOR A CONSULTATION ON STRATEGIC ISSUES" IN ROME ON JANUARY 14, 2003. WFP REITERATED ITS INTENT TO INTENSIFY ITS FOCUS IN COUNTRIES WITH THE GREATEST NEED - WHICH IT DEFINED AS THOSE WITH A PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDI) OF LESS THAN USD 885 A [...] |
2003-01-29 14:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID |
| 03ROME3426 |
58TH UNGA--GOI RESPONSE TO U.S. PRIORITIES, PART [...] ON JULY 23 POLOFF DELIVERED REF A POINTS TO ALESSANDRO BUSACCA, MFA OFFICE DIRECTOR FOR MULTILATERAL AFFAIRS. BUSACCA CAREFULLY REVIEWED THIS SECOND SET OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 58TH UNGA (RESPONSE TO PART I CONTAINED IN REF B), AND UNDERTOOK TO SHARE THEM BROADLY WITHIN THE GOI. BUSACCA AD [...] |
2003-07-28 15:42:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PHUM IT UNGA UN |
| 03ROME3583 |
Increasing pressure on the Rohingya refugees in [...] (SBU) US/Mission Rome Humanitarian Attache visited two UNHCR-managed Rohingya refugee camps on July 29-30 - Kutupalong and Nayapara - located in Teknaf Thana (Cox's Bazar district, at the southernmost tip of Bangladesh directly bordering Burma) which house approximately 20,000 Burmese Muslims [...] |
2003-08-08 04:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME3595 |
ASPECTS OF WFP NEPAL COUNTRY PROGRAM - US [...] A representative of the US Mission to the UN Food and Agricultural Agencies (FODAG) visited the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) operations in Nepal to assess security aspects of WFP's on-going development activities in view of the Maoist insurrection. UN controls to prevent sexual a [...] |
2003-08-08 09:24:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP UN |
| 03ROME3607 |
Policy dialogue session in Dhaka on WFP post- [...] (U) The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) led a July 24 policy dialogue session in Dhaka to review key findings and preliminary recommendations of its WFP commissioned Food Aid Leakages study. Sub-studies on losses linked to discharge in ports, transit losses through the nat [...] |
2003-08-08 15:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME3625 |
TUFTS UNIVERSITY DISCUSSIONS WITH WFP, FAO [...] In March, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Andrew S. Natsios dispatched a team from Tufts University's Feinstein International Famine Center to Ethiopia to review early warning systems related to food security issues. On July 17 and 18, three team members brie [...] |
2003-08-11 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN FAO |
| 03ROME3684 |
WFP EMERGENCY (EMOP) APPEAL FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA [...] The US Mission in Rome draws your attention to the special appeal recently made by the Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) for donor support to WFP's new emergency operation (EMOP) for Southern Africa covering the period from July 2003 through June 2004. The food aid appea [...] |
2003-08-14 08:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP UN |
| 03ROME371 |
USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES WFP GEARING UP FOR [...] (S) USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED WFP HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 23-24 TO REVIEW WFP PROGRESS ON GEARING UP ITS HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM TO ASSIST IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF CONFLICT. DISCUSSIONS INVOLVED THE POSSIBLE PROCUREMENT AND DELIVERY OF 2.5 M [...] |
2003-01-30 17:03:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PHUM PREF WFPAORC WFP |
| 03ROME3799 |
WFP EMERGENCY (EMOP) APPEAL FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] THE U.S. MISSION IN ROME DRAWS YOUR ATTENTION TO THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) APPEAL FOR DONOR SUPPORT TO WFP'S NEW EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES COVERING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 15, 2003 THROUGH JULY 14, 2004. THE FOOD AID APPEAL IS VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 31 MI [...] |
2003-08-22 07:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF AORC WFP UN |
| 03ROME395 |
WTO VIEWS ON BIOTECH ENGINEERED FOOD AID [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. MISSION HAS BEEN PROVIDED A COPY OF CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE UN WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) DIRECTOR GENERAL PANITCHPAKDI IN WHICH PANITCHPAKDI IS ASKED TO PROVIDE VIEWS ON THE HOW WFP SHOULD HANDLE BIOTECH ENGINEERED [...] |
2003-01-31 16:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF EU WFP UN EUEAID |
| 03ROME4035 |
WFP Response to US Rice Federation letter on WFP [...] (SBU) The USA Rice Federation in its letter dated July 30 questioned the "transparency" of World Food Program procurement tendering practices recommending that information such as WFP registered commercial vendors, tenders, awards, purchase prices, and country of origin should be made public i [...] |
2003-09-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME409 |
USAID/DCHA TEAM DISCUSSES POSSIBLE IRAQ [...] USAID/DAA/DCHA BILL GARVELINK AND D/FFP LAUREN LANDIS VISITED FAO ROME HEADQUARTERS ON JANUARY 24 TO REVIEW FAO'S SIZABLE OIL-FOR-FOOD (OFF)-FINANCED OPERATIONS IN IRAQ - AND ITS CAPABILITY TO DEVELOP AN AGRICULTURE-RELATED HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE MECHANISM FOR IRAQ IN THE EVENT OF OUTBREAK OF C [...] |
2003-02-03 11:47:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | AORC EAGR EAID ECON KUNR PREF AID WFP |
| 03ROME4158 |
Ambassador Tony P. Hall in Albania meets regional [...] US Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Tony Hall, visited Albania from August 22-26, 2003. He came at the invitation of Members of the Albanian Parliament and the European regional office of the World Food Program. He participated in the first "Balkan Gathering" with Alb [...] |
2003-09-11 14:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR AL EU WFP UN |
| 03ROME432 |
LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM AMBASSADOR TONY P. [...] FOLLOWING IS TEXT OF A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2003 FROM TONY P. HALL, AMBASSADOR, U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES, ROME. BEGIN QUOTE: THE PRESIDENT THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, DC 20500 DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION TO F [...] |
2003-02-04 14:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC NSC |
| 03ROME4348 |
REPORT OF FAO 104TH FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] Summary. The 104th Session of FAO's Finance Committee met September 15-19 to discuss a number of issues particularly relevant to the Council/Conference meetings later this year. Top of the list was budget and finance for the upcoming biennium. Whereas the Organization outwardly continued t [...] |
2003-09-24 12:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR ABUD FAO |
| 03ROME4443 |
RIGHT TO FOOD: BUREAU MEETING TO PREPARE [...] (U) SUMMARY: ON SEPTEMBER 15-19, THE UNITED STATES PARTICIPATED AS THE NORTH AMERICAN MEMBER OF THE BUREAU OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL WORKING GROUP (IGWG) FOR THE ELABORATION OF VOLUNTARY GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT THE PROGRESSIVE REALIZATION OF THE RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONA [...] |
2003-09-29 06:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR PHUM EAID FAO |
| 03ROME4556 |
FAO: TIME FOR A REASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) serves US national trade, economic development and humanitarian interests in a wide range of important areas relating to food and agriculture, where national or regional action could never be as effective as FAO-led action. If FAO did not [...] |
2003-10-03 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR ABUD EAID ETRD SENV KUNR FAO |
| 03ROME4614 |
Ambassador Tony P. Hall in the Democratic Republic [...] A team led by Ambassador Tony Hall visited the Democratic Republic of the Congo September 23-30 and found the country with the third largest population in sub- Saharan Africa struggling to contain a major humanitarian disaster. In 2003, some 2.7 million internally displaced will require intern [...] |
2003-10-09 04:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR EU CF WFP UN |
| 03ROME4701 |
MEETING OF UNIDROIT FINANCE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE UNIFICATION OF PRIVATE LAW (UNIDROIT) MET ON OCTOBER 9 TO CONSIDER THE ORGANIZATION'S 2004 BUDGET. THE U.S. WAS ALONE IN DISASSOCIATING WITH CONSENSUS ON APPROVING THE BUDGET (AND ITS 3.61 PERCENT INCREASE), BUT ASSURED THE [...] |
2003-10-15 09:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD UNIDROIT |
| 03ROME4850 |
USAID Humanitarian Attache visits Mauritania [...] US Mission/Rome humanitarian attache visited Mauritania September 13-17, and traveled in the drought affected regions of Bareina, Aleg and Boghe. Assessments of this area show a serious emergency situation. Many vulnerable groups, particularly children, will require continuing food and non- fo [...] |
2003-10-23 06:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR MR WFP UN |
| 03ROME4879 |
LATIN AMERICAN INTEREST IN SCHOOL FEEDING [...] Representatives of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) met with Ambassador Tony Hall to express their strong support for school feeding initiatives. They are concerned about declining U.S. funding for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program, partic [...] |
2003-10-24 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SENV EAID XK XR WFP WHO |
| 03ROME4927 |
WFP'S FINELY TARGETED AND WELL-RUN OPERATIONS IN [...] A representative from the US Mission to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture, Philip Lamade, visited Zambia from September 16 - 23, 2003 to assess WFP's operations, finding its operations appropriately targeted and well run. End summary. ----------- Background ----------- 2. Zambi [...] |
2003-10-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ZA WFP UN UNHCR |
| 03ROME4975 |
FAO UPDATE ON IRAQ OIL-FOR-FOOD CONTRACTS [...] (SBU) Summary: FAO officials report that, as of October 30, FAO has completed its work on 182 contracts (86 percent) out of the 211 contracts that were originally passed to FAO under Resolution 1483. With a number of contracts very close to completion, they fully expect to surpass the 90 p [...] |
2003-10-31 16:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EAGR AORC PREF IZ FAO UN |
| 03ROME5002 |
WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES ANGOLA PROTRACTED [...] The U.S. Delegation (USDEL) provided a number of comments to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) regarding its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) for Angola during WFP's Executive Board (EB) meeting the week of October 20. The USDEL complimented WFP on its current work during [...] |
2003-11-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
| 03ROME5035 |
IMPLICATIONS OF WFP'S ENDORSED BUDGET FOR 2004-2005 [...] At its third regular session (ref A), the Board took note of world Food Program's (WFP) Biennial Management Plan budget for 2004-2005, at a level of USD 4.8 billion, an increase of USD 1.6 billion (66 percent) compared with the 2002-2003 original budget estimate of USD 3.2 billion. Tonnage wis [...] |
2003-11-06 05:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME5073 |
WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES WEST AFRICA [...] The U.S. Delegation (USDEL) provided a number of comments to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) regarding its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO) for West Africa during WFP's Executive Board (EB) meeting the week of October 20. The USDEL expressed support for the activation of [...] |
2003-11-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF WFP UN |
| 03ROME5076 |
AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT WFP'S STRATEGIC PLAN 2004-2007 [...] WFP'S EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVED THE ORGANIZATION'S STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE PERIOD 2004-2007, WITH THE CAVEAT THAT THE SECRETARIAT WILL BE GUIDED BY THE CONSIDERATIONS RAISED BY THE BOARD AS REFLECTED BY THE SUMMARY RECORD OF THE DISCUSSION. THE BOARD RECOGNIZED THAT IT IS A LIVING DOCUMENT THAT [...] |
2003-11-10 06:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR WFP UN |
| 03ROME5092 |
NGO'S AFFILIATED WITH UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE [...] IN RESPONSE TO REFTELS, US MISSION REQUESTED AND OBTAINED LISTS OF NGOS AFFILIATED WITH THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO), THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP) AND THE INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT (IFAD). MISSION HAS REVIEWED THE LISTS AND STATEMENTS PROVIDED BY F [...] |
2003-11-12 06:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID EAGR PHUM FAO WFP IFAD |
| 03ROME5176 |
ON THE EVE OF FAO COUNCIL AND CONFERENCE [...] Summary. As we prepare for the FAO Council and Conference meetings later this month, I am sharing our thinking on two themes: (1) fine-honing our interventions during the FAO Council and Conference deliberations, and (2) how we should approach the institutional issues now on the agendas. As [...] |
2003-11-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KUNR ABUD EAID EAGR ETRD FAO |
| 03ROME5195 |
The Netherlands evaluates its extra-budgetary USD [...] The Netherlands has just released a comprehensive evaluation of its extra-budgetary partnership with the UN's Rome-based Food and Agricultural Organization - FAO. The 25- month long study, undertaken by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB), r [...] |
2003-11-17 12:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF NL FAO UN |
| 03ROME5197 |
PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES: INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary: Participants in the FAO Commission for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) Intergovernmental Technical Working Group (ITWG) made progress in setting guidelines for implementing the Global Plan of Action for the Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic [...] |
2003-11-17 15:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD SENV KIPR AORC FAO |
| 03ROME5223 |
WFP's Executive Director writes to the President on [...] WFP's Executive Director Jim Morris has written to President Bush a letter (reproduced below) requesting support for restoring the US contribution to global school feeding efforts to USD 300 million per year through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Progra [...] |
2003-11-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP |
| 03ROME5224 |
WFP's evolving partnership with U.S. Private [...] WFP has provided an update on its evolving partnership with U.S. Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) and International non-governmental organizations (NGOs) of U.S. origin. Since the Baltimore meeting of December 3, 2002 between WFP Executive Director Jim Morris and U.S. PVOs (members of th [...] |
2003-11-19 10:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR AORC PREF NL FAO UN |
| 03ROME5227 |
US Mission/Rome attends WFP-sponsored Regional [...] US Mission/Rome personnel attended (September 9-10, in Dakar, Senegal) a WFP-sponsored Regional Ministerial Conference for the Launch of the "Alliance for Action" on School Feeding, Health and Basic Education for the Sahel. Nine countries of the region pledged their support to the effort. Dele [...] | ||||