US embassy cable - 03ROME4135

UNCLAS ROME 004135 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
AIDAC 
 
C O R R E C T E D  C O P Y - BRUSSELS REMOVED FROM PASS LINE 
 
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME 
 
STATE FOR PRM/P AND IO/EDA 
INFO USAID FOR A/AID, DCHA/FFP LANDIS 
USDA/FAS FOR CHAMBLISS/TILSWORTH/GAINOR 
GENEVA FOR RMA AND NKYLOH/USAID 
 
E.O.  12958:  N/A 
TAGS: EAID, EAGR, PREF, EU, UN 
SUBJECT:  WFP EMERGENCY OPERATION (EMOP) FOR CAR REFUGEES IN 
SOUTHERN CHAD 
 
REF: NDJAMENA 01421 
 
1.CONFLICTS BETWEEN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) SOLDIERS 
AND OPPOSITION FORCES INTENSIFIED IN OCTOBER 2002, LEADING 
TO AN EXODUS OF CAR INHABITANTS ACROSS THE BORDER TO 
SOUTHERN CHAD. 
 
2. IN APRIL 2003, FOLLOWING A JOINT MISSION CONSISTING OF 
WFP, UNHCR, AND THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR REINTEGRATION, 
THE CURRENT EMOP WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 
2003, FEEDING 40,000 BENEFICIARIES 4,345 METRIC TONS OF 
CEREAL, PULSES, OIL, CORN-SOYA BLEND, SALT AND SUGAR AT A 
COST OF US DOLLARS 2.95 MILLION. 
 
3. A DESCRIPTION OF THE OPERATION AND RESOURCE UPDATE IS 
FOUND ON THE WFP WEBSITE. 
 
4. THIS COMMUNICATION FOLLOWS REFERENCED CABLE REQUESTING 
PRM APPROVAL OF WFP'S US DOLLAR 500,000 FROM THE EMERGENCY 
REFUGEE FUND.  HALL 
 
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2003ROME04135 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED