US embassy cable - 04THEHAGUE596

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HAITI HUMANITARIAN AID: DUTCH CONSIDERING APPEALS

Identifier: 04THEHAGUE596
Wikileaks: View 04THEHAGUE596 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy The Hague
Created: 2004-03-10 15:27:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: EAID HA NL PHUM PREF PREL
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 000596 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
WHA/CAR 
EUR/UBI 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID, HA, NL, PHUM, PREF, PREL 
SUBJECT: HAITI HUMANITARIAN AID:  DUTCH CONSIDERING APPEALS 
 
REF: STATE 52611 
 
(SBU) EconOff delivered ref demarche to Johanneke de Hoogh of 
the MFA's Humanitarian Aid Division.  Ms. De Hoogh said the 
Dutch were seriously considering making a pledge to one or 
more of the appeals and were at the moment favoring the ICRC 
Budget Extension Appeal over the UN Flash Appeal.  They 
believe the ICRC has a good established network in Haiti and 
thereby could be more effective in providing health and other 
services.  The Dutch are checking with their missions in 
Geneva and New York to determine to what degree the UN appeal 
is humanitarian aid-focused and to what degree it will be a 
means to build UN capacity in country.  The results of this 
research may influence the Dutch decision of whether or not 
to fund the UN Flash Appeal out of their humanitarian aid 
budget.  Ms. De Hoogh promised to pass us any information on 
Dutch pledging as soon as decisions are made. 
SOBEL 

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