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| Identifier: | 02ROME817 |
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| Wikileaks: | View 02ROME817 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Rome |
| Created: | 2002-02-15 16:35:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN EAID WFP UN |
| 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 SECTION 01 OF 04 ROME 000817
SIPDIS
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME
STATE FOR IO AND PRM
USAID FOR DCHA/FFP, DCHA/OFDA AND PPC
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH/USAID
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER/USAID
USUN FOR LSHESTACK
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID, WFP, UN EAID, WFP, UN EAID, WFP, UN EAID, WFP, UN
SUBJECT: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES
UNCLASSIFIED
PAGE 02 ROME 00817 01 OF 04 151703Z
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SUMMARY
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1. USAID/PPC'S HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE ADVISOR VISITED ROME
JANUARY 20-23, 2002 TO PROMOTE THE USE OF CRUDE MORTALITY
RATE (CMR) AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS IN THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S
(WFP) RELIEF ACTIVITIES. THESE MEETINGS RESULTED IN WFP'S
AGREEMENT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE USE OF THESE INDICATORS
AT PILOT SITES. THERE WAS GENERAL CONSENSUS THAT ONE OF
THESE SITES WOULD BE IN AFGHANISTAN, SUBJECT TO
CONSULTATIONS WITH WFP FIELD OFFICES WORKING DIRECTLY ON
THE AFGHANISTAN PROGRAM. WFP'S WORKING GROUP ON THE RELIEF
INDICATORS WILL SELECT THE OTHER PILOT COUNTRIES IN
CONSULTATION WITH USAID. THIS CABLE REPORTS ON MAJOR
CONCLUSIONS AND OUTCOMES OF PPC'S MEETINGS AT WFP AND THE
UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION (FAO). IT ALSO
IDENTIFIES ISSUES AND CONCERNS REGARDING THE USE OF THESE
INDICATORS THAT WARRANT FURTHER DISCUSSION. END SUMMARY.
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BACKGROUND
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2. IN 1999, USAID ADOPTED CRUDE MORTALITY RATE (NUMBER OF
DEATHS/10,000 PERSONS/DAY) AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS (WEIGHT
FOR HEIGHT) OF CHILDREN UNDER FIVE AS PERFORMANCE
INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES. SINCE THIS TIME,
USAID/PPC HAS SOUGHT COLLABORATION FROM STATE/PRM TO
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JOINTLY WORK WITH USAID PARTNERS (PVOS/NGOS, INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER DONORS) TO ADOPT THESE INDICATORS;
IDENTIFY PILOT SITES; DEVELOP A METHODOLOGY FOR CONDUCTING
SURVEYS; AND INITIATE DATA COLLECTION. IN 2000, STATE/PRM
INCLUDED CMR IN ITS BUREAU PERFORMANCE PLAN AS ONE OF ITS
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.
3. ANNE RALTE, USAID/PPC, MADE A TDY TO ROME, GENEVA AND
BRUSSELS ON JANUARY 20 - 31, 2002 TO ENCOURAGE ADOPTION OF
THESE INDICATORS TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE IN RELIEF
ACTIVITIES BY THE USG'S HUMANITARIAN U.N. PARTNERS,
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE EU. DURING THE TDY
MS. RALTE ALSO COORDINATED ON OPERATIONAL ISSUES SUCH AS
THE PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR DATA
COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING ON INDICATORS. (NOTE:
MS. RALTE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY PAULA LYNCH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR
FOR POLICY AND RESOURCES, STATE/PRM, IN BOTH GENEVA AND
BRUSSELS.)
4. IN ROME, MS. RALTE FOCUSSED HER EFFORTS ON THE ADOPTION
OF THESE INDICATORS BY THE U.N. WORLD FOOD PROGRAM (WFP),
BUILDING UPON PAST DISCUSSIONS WITH WFP ON THIS ISSUE.
(NOTE: MENTION WAS MADE OF THESE INDICATORS AT LAST YEAR'S
WFP EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETINGS AND THEY WERE BRIEFLY
DISCUSSED AT USG/WFP BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS IN APRIL 2001.
AT THESE MEETINGS, WFP AGREED TO CONDUCT SOME PILOT STUDIES
USING THE INDICATORS SUBSEQUENT TO USAID/WFP TECHNICAL
DISCUSSIONS THAT WERE PLANNED FOR SEPTEMBER, BUT
SUBSEQUENTLY POSTPONED BY USAID UNTIL JANUARY.) MS.
RALTE'S CONSULTATIONS INCLUDED INTRODUCTORY AND CLOSING
PLENARY SESSIONS AND MEETINGS WITH INDIVIDUAL STAFF MEMBERS
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COLLABORATING ON THIS EFFORT. WFP DIVISIONS PARTICIPATING
IN THESE MEETINGS INCLUDED THE STRATEGY AND POLICY DIVISION
(SP), THE OPERATIONS DIVISION (OD), THE OFFICE OF
HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS(OHA), THE VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS AND
MAPPING UNIT (VAM), THE OFFICE OF EVALUATION (OEDE) AND THE
RESOURCES MOBILIZATION SERVICE - AMERICAS, AUSTRALIA AND
ASIA (REA).
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OUTCOMES AND CONCLUSIONS
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5. THE OUTCOME OF THESE MEETINGS WAS AS FOLLOWS:
-- WFP AND USAID AGREED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DATA
COLLECTION FOR THESE INDICATORS AT PILOT SITES.
-- THERE WAS TENTATIVE AGREEMENT THAT ONE OF THE PILOT
SITES WOULD BE IN AFGHANISTAN, SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION AND
CONCURRENCE FROM WFP'S CLUSTER OFFICE FOR AFGHANISTAN IN
ISLAMABAD. (SEE PARAS 9-11 BELOW FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OF
AFGHANISTAN).
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ACTION IO-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 AGRE-00 AID-00 AMAD-00 COME-00 CTME-00
SRPP-00 EB-00 EUR-00 OIGO-00 E-00 UTED-00 VC-00
TEDE-00 VCE-00 NSCE-00 OIC-02 OMB-01 STR-00 TEST-00
TRSE-00 USIE-00 ECA-00 SNIS-00 NISC-00 PRM-00 SAS-00
/003W
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P 151635Z FEB 02
FM AMEMBASSY ROME
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2263
USEU BRUSSELS 2548
USMISSION GENEVA
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
UNCLAS SECTION 02 OF 04 ROME 000817
SIPDIS
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME
STATE FOR IO AND PRM
USAID FOR DCHA/FFP, DCHA/OFDA AND PPC
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH/USAID
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER/USAID
USUN FOR LSHESTACK
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID, WFP, UN
SUBJECT: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES
UNCLASSIFIED
PAGE 02 ROME 00817 02 OF 04 151704Z
-- THE POSSIBILITY OF SETTING UP PILOTS IN SUDAN AND THE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO WAS ALSO DISCUSSED, BUT NO
DECISION WAS REACHED. THE REMAINING SITES WILL BE SELECTED
FROM A LIST OF TEN POSSIBLE COUNTRY SITES DEVELOPED BY AN
INTERNAL WFP WORKING GROUP. FINAL SELECTION WILL BE BASED
ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS INCLUDING GEOGRAPHICAL
REPRESENTATION, TYPE OF PROGRAM (PRRO OR EMOP) AND
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS. WFP WILL ALSO SEEK TO INCLUDE
COUNTRIES WHERE A VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT MAPPING UNIT
(VAM) IS PRESENT TO INCORPORATE FOOD SECURITY AND
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT DATA.
-- WFP AGREED TO PARTICIPATE IN A WORKSHOP ON SURVEY
METHODOLOGY, BEING PLANNED BY USAID, STATE/PRM AND THE
CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (CIDA). THE
WORKSHOP, TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR JUNE/JULY 2002, WILL BE
AIMED AT STANDARDIZING NUTRITIONAL SURVEY METHODOLOGIES,
THAT INCORPORATE DATA COLLECTION ON CMR, TO ENSURE
RELIABILITY OF DATA.
-- IF WFP FINDS COLLECTION OF DATA ON THESE INDICATORS
FEASIBLE, WFP WILL CONSIDER HOW IT CAN INTEGRATE THEM INTO
ITS STRATEGIC PLAN FOR 2003-2007, AS PART OF WFP'S
COMMITMENT TO MAKE ITS STRATEGIC PLAN MORE RESULTS-BASED.
(NOTE: THIS WOULD MEAN PILOT TESTING WOULD HAVE TO BE
COMPLETE BY THE FALL OF 2002.)
-- WFP DID NOT FEEL IT WAS APPROPRIATE TO INCLUDE THESE
INDICATORS IN ITS MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU'S) WITH
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ITS NGO IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS UNTIL THEY HAVE EXPERIENCE
WITH PILOT TESTING THE INDICATORS.
-- WFP AND FAO REPRESENTATIVES RECOMMENDED THAT NUTRITION
AND CMR DATA SHOULD BE INTERPRETED IN A MUCH WIDER CONTEXT
OF FOOD SECURITY AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS.
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ISSUES
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6. THROUGHOUT THESE CONSULTATIONS, WFP IDENTIED COST AS
THE MAJOR OBSTACLE TO WFP'S INTEGRATING NUTRITIONAL
STATUS/CMR MONITORING INTO ALL ITS RELIEF PROGRAMS. FOR
THIS REASON, WFP PLANNED TO TAKE A GRADUAL APPROACH, WHICH
WOULD ALLOW FOR FURTHER EVALUATION OF COSTS AFTER PILOT
TESTING.
7. THE RELATED ISSUE OF TECHNICAL CAPACITY OF WFP AND ITS
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS TO COLLECT THIS INFORMATION WAS ALSO
RAISED. WFP CURRENTLY HAS VERY LIMITED FIELD STAFF
CAPACITY IN MONITORING AND NUTRITION AND HAS ONLY ONE (1)
MONITORING OFFICER AND TWO (2) NUTRITION OFFICERS AT ITS
HEADQUARTERS IN ROME. THE HIRING OF ADDITIONAL STAFF AND
TRAINING OF EXISTING STAFF ALL HAVE RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS.
IN ADDITION, WFP NOTED THAT MANY OF ITS NGO IMPLEMENTING
PARTNERS ARE FOCUSSED ON FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS
RATHER THAN HEALTH AND NUTRITION. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
WOULD BE REQUIRED TO SUPPORT GREATER NGO INVOLVEMENT IN
HEALTH/NUTRITION ACTIVITIES. MS. RALTE EMPHASIZED THAT WFP
SHOULD TRY TO MAKE THE MOST OF ITS LINKAGES WITH TECHNICAL
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PARTNERS TO COLLECT NUTRITIONAL/CMR DATA RATHER THAN
COLLECTING THESE DATA THEMSELVES. IN ADDITION, SHE
SUGGESTED THAT THESE INDICATORS BE INCORPORATED INTO
PROJECT MONITORING ON AN INCREMENTAL BASIS, WITH NEW
SITES/COUNTRIES ADDED EACH YEAR. PILOT TESTING OF THESE
INDICATORS WILL GIVE WFP AND USAID A BETTER IDEA OF
TECHNICAL NEEDS AND RELATED COSTS.
8. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR
NUTRITIONAL STATUS MONITORING BETWEEN WFP AND ITS PARTNERS,
PARTICULARLY OTHER U.N. AGENCIES, SUCH AS UNICEF. WFP'S
CURRENT MOU WITH UNICEF GIVES UNICEF THE RESPONSIBILITY
FOR NUTRITIONAL SURVEYS IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE TWO AGENCIES
ARE WORKING. BROADER ACCEPTANCE AND COLLABORATION ON THESE
INDICATORS BY OTHER U.N. AGENCIES AND OTHER DONORS WILL
FACILITATE WFP'S DISCUSSIONS WITH ITS PARTNERS. THE
DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR NUTRITIONAL MONITORING IS AN
ISSUE THAT PARTICULARLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN
AFGHANISTAN (SEE BELOW).
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AFGHANISTAN
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ACTION IO-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 AGRE-00 AID-00 AMAD-00 COME-00 CTME-00
SRPP-00 EB-00 EUR-00 OIGO-00 E-00 UTED-00 VC-00
TEDE-00 VCE-00 DCP-01 NSCE-00 OIC-02 OMB-01 IRM-00
STR-00 TEST-00 TRSE-00 USIE-00 ECA-00 SNIS-00 NISC-00
PRM-00 SAS-00 /004W
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P 151635Z FEB 02
FM AMEMBASSY ROME
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2264
USEU BRUSSELS 2549
USMISSION GENEVA
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
UNCLAS SECTION 03 OF 04 ROME 000817
SIPDIS
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME
STATE FOR IO AND PRM
USAID FOR DCHA/FFP, DCHA/OFDA AND PPC
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH/USAID
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER/USAID
USUN FOR LSHESTACK
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID, WFP, UN
SUBJECT: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES
UNCLASSIFIED
PAGE 02 ROME 00817 03 OF 04 151704Z
9. MS. RALTE PARTICIPATED IN A SEPARATE SESSION WITH WFP
PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN WFP'S AFGHANISTAN PROGRAM. IN JULY/
AUGUST 2001, WFP'S VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS AND MAPPING UNIT
(VAM) CARRIED OUT A FOOD SECURITY ASSESSMENT IN AFGHANISTAN
THAT ANALYZED THE EFFECTS OF THE DROUGHT FOR THE PAST THREE
YEARS ON FOOD PRODUCTION AND ON PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO COPE
WITH THE SITUATION. SINCE SEPTEMBER 11, WFP HAS BEEN
MAKING EFFORTS TO UPDATE THIS ASSESSMENT AND IMPROVE ITS
MONITORING CAPABILITIES IN AFGHANISTAN THROUGH THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A AFGHANISTAN FOOD SECURITY UNIT (AFSU) IN
ISLAMABAD THAT WILL BUILD THE VAM UNIT'S CAPACITY FOR FOOD
SECURITY ANALYSIS, INFORMATION SHARING AND NETWORKING.
10. CURRENTLY, WFP IS MONITORING BENEFICIARY LEVELS AND
VARIOUS TYPES OF FOOD SECURITY INFORMATION AND UPDATES THIS
INFORMATION ON A REGULAR BASIS. WFP REVIEWS NUTRITIONAL
SURVEYS BEING CARRIED OUT BY VARIOUS NGOS WITH THEIR OWN
FUNDING SOURCES. METHODOLOGIES BEING USED ARE NOT
STANDARDIZED. WFP IS CURRENTLY EXPLORING INSTITUTIONAL
ARRANGEMENTS TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE NUTRITION
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM THAT WILL ENSURE THERE IS
STANDARDIZATION AND COORDINATION AMONG VARIOUS GROUPS
CURRENTLY UNDERTAKING SURVEYS. AS PART OF THIS EFFORT, WFP
IS WORKING OUT RESPONSIBILITIES WITH OTHER U.N. PARTNERS,
PARTICULARLY UNICEF. AS AN INTERIM MEASURE, UNTIL
RESPONSIBILITIES COULD BE BETTER DEFINED, WFP PROPOSED TO
ENGAGE A NEUTRAL, CREDIBLE INSTITUTION WITH WIDELY
RESPECTED EXPERTISE IN NUTRITIONAL SURVEYS, SUCH AS THE
U.S. CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC), TO
COORDINATE SURVEYS WITH UNICEF AND ENSURE THAT
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METHODOLOGIES ARE STANDARDIZED AND DATA ARE RELIABLE. THIS
PROPOSAL WAS ENDORSED BY USAID. WFP AGREED TO DISCUSS THIS
PROPOSAL TO USE CDC WITH ITS CLUSTER OFFICE FOR AFGHANISTAN
IN ISLAMABAD. FRANCESCO STRIPOLI, THE DIRECTOR OF WFP'S
OFFICE OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS, WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON
FURTHER ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET IMMEDIATE PRIORITY NEEDS IN
AFGHANISTAN.
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MEETING WITH FAO
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12. THE U.S. MISSION ORGANIZED A CONSULTATIVE SESSION WITH
FAO, CHAIRED BY FAO'S SPECIAL RELIEF OPERATIONS SERVICE
(TCOR), WHICH RECEIVES USAID OFFICE OF FOREIGN DISASTER
ASSISTANCE (OFDA) FUNDING. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS
TO BRIEF FAO ON THESE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF
PROGRAMS, EXPLAIN WHY THESE WERE SELECTED, AND DISCUSS HOW
THEY WERE BEING USED FOR MONITORING PROGRESS. USAID HAS NOT
REQUESTED THAT FAO REPORT ON THESE INDICATORS FOR FAO
RELIEF PROGRAMS FUNDED BY USAID.
13. THIS MEETING INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE
FOLLOWING OFFICES AT FAO: NUTRITION PLANNING, ASSESSMENT
AND EVALUATION SERVICE (ESNA); AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SERVICE (ESAE); FOOD SECURITY AND
AGRICULTURAL PROJECTS ANALYSIS SERVICE (ESAF); NUTRITION
PROGRAM SERVICES (ESNP); AND EVALUATION SERVICE (PBEE). FAO
ADVISED THAT IT IS IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING ITS SIX YEAR
MEDIUM PLAN AND FOUND THE CONSULTATION TIMELY AND HELPFUL.
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THEY APPLAUDED USAID, AS A MAJOR DONOR, FOR MAKING
NUTRITIONAL STATUS ONE OF ITS AGENCY GOAL INDICATORS. THE
FAO REPRESENTATIVES GENERALLY SUPPORTED THE INDICATORS AND
EXPRESSED INTEREST IN MORE ACTIVELY SUPPORTING USAID'S
RELIEF PROGRAMS BY LINKING CLOSER WITH IMPLEMENTING
PARTNERS ON THE GROUND. FAO REPS INDICATED THEY WOULD BE
PLEASED TO SHARE DATA THEY COLLECT AS THEY VIEW THESE
INDICATORS AS IMPORTANT MANAGEMENT TOOL. THEY ALSO
INDICATED THEY WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRAINING
WORKSHOP.
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COMMENTS
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14. THE U.S. MISSION ENDORSES USAID AND STATE/PRM'S JOINT
EFFORT TO STRENGTHEN THE OVERALL QUALITY OF DATA FROM
EMERGENCY SITES USED FOR POLICY AND PROGRAM DECISIONS. WE
GREATLY APPRECIATE MS. RALTE'S EFFORTS TO RE-ENERGIZE
DISCUSSIONS WITH WFP ON THESE INDICATORS AND TO MOVE THE
DATA COLLECTION EFFORT FORWARD ON A PILOT BASIS, ESPECIALLY
IN AFGHANISTIAN WHERE THE NEED IS IMMEDIATE. WE DO,
HOWEVER, BELIEVE THAT WFP'S CONCERNS REGARDING COST AND
THEIR CAPACITY TO INTEGRATE THE MONITORING OF THESE
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ACTION IO-00
INFO LOG-00 NP-00 AGRE-00 AID-00 AMAD-00 COME-00 CTME-00
SRPP-00 EB-00 EUR-00 E-00 UTED-00 VC-00 TEDE-00
VCE-00 NSCE-00 OIC-02 OMB-01 IRM-00 STR-00 TEST-00
TRSE-00 USIE-00 SNIS-00 NISC-00 PRM-00 SAS-00 /003W
------------------67975E 151710Z /38
P 151635Z FEB 02
FM AMEMBASSY ROME
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2265
USEU BRUSSELS 2550
USMISSION GENEVA
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK
UNCLAS SECTION 04 OF 04 ROME 000817
SIPDIS
FROM U.S. MISSION IN ROME
STATE FOR IO AND PRM
USAID FOR DCHA/FFP, DCHA/OFDA AND PPC
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH/USAID
BRUSSELS FOR KFULLER/USAID
USUN FOR LSHESTACK
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID, WFP, UN
SUBJECT: PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR RELIEF ACTIVITIES
UNCLASSIFIED
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INDICATORS INTO ALL RELIEF PROGRAMS ARE VERY VALID. WE
SUGGEST THAT USAID AND WFP HOLD FURTHER DISCUSSIONS ON
THESE CONCERNS (PARTICULARLY COST IMPLICATIONS) AT THE
UPCOMING USG/WFP BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS IN EARLY APRIL.
15. SINCE MS. RALTE'S VISIT WFP HAS TAKEN STEPS TO
ESTABLISH ITS PILOT SITE IN AFGHANISTAN. LAST WEEK WFP
HEADQUARTER'S CHIEF NUTRITIONIST TRAVELED TO AFGHANISTAN TO
FURTHER INVESTIGATE MODALITIES FOR SETTING UP A NATIONAL
NUTRITION SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM, WITH INITIAL ASSISTANCE FROM
CDC. HEILEMAN
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