WFP EMERGENCY REPORT
Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme
Report No. 29 / 2001 - Date 20 July 2001


This report includes:
(A) 2001 Global Resourcing status for EMOPs and PRROs
(B) West Africa: (1) Sierra Leone, (2) Liberia, (3) Guinea
(C) Angola
(D) Ethiopia
(E) Chad
(F) West  and  Central  Asia: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Iran, (3) Pakistan,
    (4) Tajikistan
(G) Latin America: (1) Peru, (2) Ecuador, (3) Colombia
(H) Central America: (1) Honduras, (2) Nicaragua, (3) El Salvador,
    (4) Guatemala


>From Francesco Strippoli, Senior Humanitarian Adviser; available on the
Internet on the WFP Home Page (www.wfp.org), or by e-mail from
Zlatan.Milisic@wfp.org.

For information on resources, donors are requested to contact
Valerie.Sequeira@wfp.org at WFP Rome, telephone 39 06 6513 2009. Media
queries should be directed to Trevor.Rowe@wfp.org, telephone 39 06 6513
2602. The address of WFP is Via Cesare Giulio Viola 68, Parco dei Medici,
00148 Rome, Italy.



(A)  2001 Global Resourcing status for EMOPs and PRROs

(a)  Almost 58 percent of global EMOP & PRRO requirements for 2001 have
been resourced.

(b)  Shortfalls for EMOPs and PRROs of the Asia and Eastern Europe region
are at a remarkable low of 35 percent. However, excluding DPRK and the
Balkans operations, the shortfalls increase to 57 percent.

(c)  Requirements for EMOPs and PRROs are highest for Sub-Saharan Africa
and shortfalls for the region are almost 52 percent. Requirements for all
2001 operations in the Horn (Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and
Tanzania) represent over 68 percent of Sub-Sahara Africa requirements and
almost 51 percent of Horn operation requirements are covered.

(d)  Middle East, North Africa and Western Asia unmet requirements amount
to 34 percent. However, excluding the Afghanistan operation, the
shortfalls for the region increase to 64 percent.

(e)  Requirements for both programme categories for Latin America and
Caribbean are only two percent of all EMOPs and PRROs requirements.
However, shortfalls for this region are highest at 60 percent.

(f)  Operations with the largest shortfalls are: Angola PRRO 10054 (War
Affected), Eritrea EMOP 10052 (War affected), Tajikistan EMOP 6299
(Drought) and PRRO 6087 (Vulnerable Groups). Other operations with smaller
requirements are facing severe pipeline breaks, while new operations will
be approved soon (Kenya, Palestine, Senegal and Djibouti) and require
immediate donor attention.



(B)  West Africa: (1) Sierra Leone, (2) Liberia, (3) Guinea

(1)  Sierra Leone

(a)  UNAMSIL confirmed reports of fighting between RUF and CDF in Koindu
(Kailahun District) throughout the week.

(b)  WFP distributed 1,305 tons of food to 89,550 beneficiaries, during
the week, under various programmes. This included the distribution of 73
tons of food to 6,334 displaced persons in three camps in Freetown. WFP is
currently distributing 199 tons of food to additional 2,427 beneficiaries
in other camps. WFP also intends to distribute 102 tons of food aid to
8,834 IDPs in Port Loko. 232 tons were distributed in collaboration with
ICRC to 5,419 farming families in Tane chiefdom in the northern province,
under the Food?For-Agriculture programme.

(c)  The situation in Daru is becoming critical. UNHCR reported that 3,000
refugees returned from Guinea this week, bringing the total number of
returnees in the town as of 18 July to over 25,000. Most of them are
reportedly malnourished, after being trapped for a long time between
Guinea and RUF-controlled areas in Sierra Leone. In response, WFP provided
over 3 tons of Human Daily Rations to the returnees, in addition to
one-week food ration. The returnees are now being relocated from Daru to
Kenema and Barri Chiefdom.

(d)  WFP urgently requires 628 tons of CSB to meet the projected
requirements for TFCs and SFCs up to December. In order to ensure that the
patients receive the required micronutrients, CRS and CARE have agreed to
supply CSB to WFP partners in July and August. However, their current
stocks will not be sufficient to cover the needs after August. WFP also
expects shortfalls of 5,179 tons of cereals, 487 tons of pulses, 1,524
tons of oil, 234 tons of salt and 631 tons of sugar, over the coming
months.


(2)  Liberia

(a)  Fighting between government troops and dissidents has been reported
in Voinjama City (Lofa County).

(b)  WFP distributed 150 tons of food to 12,532 beneficiaries in Bong,
Harper and Zwedru areas during the week, under various programmes. This
included the second distribution of a two-week ration to 5,973 IDPs in
Gbalatuah and Bellefanai.


(3)  Guinea

(a)  The security situation in the country is relatively stable, but
fighting along the border with Liberia continues. The Kissidougou hospital
is continuing to receive a flow of injured people coming from the border
areas.

(b)  WFP is currently providing food to IDPs and vulnerable residents in
the Languette region, in collaboration with Premičre Urgence. ICRC will
soon start a distribution of monthly food rations in the Kissidougou
region for 9,425 beneficiaries. WFP is starting to target IDPs in Mamou
who are eligible for continued food assistance. The food distribution is
scheduled for the end of July. Food distribution for IDPs and vulnerable
residents in Faranah is expected to start on 19 July.

(c)  WFP in collaboration with Premičre Urgence completed food
distribution in Boreah refugee camp (Kissidougou). WFP started a second
food distribution to 2,729 refugees in N'Zérékoré, whose caseload
increased by 200, mainly unaccompanied children. UNHCR undertook
verification in Boreah camp and reduced the caseload down to 3,860
refugees. UNHCR is starting a sensitisation campaign for the transfer of
refugees to the new camp of Kola, scheduled to start on 6 August.

(d)  UN agencies, NGOs and the Government counterpart met in Kissidougou
to discuss ways to better address malnutrition. WFP and UNICEF agreed to
continue distribution of high-energy biscuits to malnourished children. It
was also recommended to improve the "pre-mix" in nutritional centres,
promote gardening activities for mothers of malnourished children and
train them in cooking methods.



(C)  Angola

(a)  In Luena, an accident involving a WFP-chartered aircraft has
tightened the air passenger capacity until the arrival of a replacement
aircraft. The aircraft was transporting government, donor and UN staff on
a malaria assessment mission. None of the passengers and crew were
injured.

(b)  Incidents were reported in all provinces, including abduction of
civilians, landmine accidents and attacks to road convoys and civilians.
In Lunda Sul province, newly arrived IDPs reported intense military
activity in part of Cacolo municipality. Armed groups reportedly looted
villages close to Muriege, causing a new influx of IDPs to Muconda
municipality. IDPs who recently arrived from Lubalo in Lunda Norte,
claimed to be fleeing military activity and looting.

(c)  The sub-group of Food Security and Agriculture met in Benguela on 12
July, to review the food security and agriculture situation in the
province and jointly define distribution plan for the next year. The
Government was requested to increase security guarantees, access and
protection to IDPs, and make more timely distribution of arable land to
displaced population. WFP monitored its on-going projects in Cubal and
Ganda as well as the IDP registration and verification exercise. During
this week, WFP airlifted a total of 1,011 tons of food to Kuito, Huambo,
Luena, Balombo and Ganda from Catumbela, Benguela and Lobito airports

(d)  A total of 531 new IDPs were registered and verified in Bie province
during the week. With WFP support, MSF-B opened its first TFC in Camacupa
on 9 July. 70 children were admitted to the centre during the first days.
The extreme cases continue to be referred to Kuito hospital.

(e)  On 3 July, WFP delivered 111 tons of food to 14,211 IDPs in Camacupa,
covering only half of the food requirements for the increasing number of
people arriving in town. Until the reparation of the Kuito runway are
made, WFP operations will continue to be constrained by logistical
problems. IDPs who arrived in Camacupa in early June have begun preparing
the soil in expectation of the tools and seeds distribution. Newly
displaced people are reportedly coming from Cuemba, further north, and are
in great need of shelter and clothes. An additional 13,000 IDPs fleeing
insecurity and lack of food are likely to arrive from Cuemba within the
next few weeks, , according to local sources.

(f)  WFP VAM team visited Kambambe Municipality (Kuanza Norte province) to
monitor WFP supported projects and assess needs of the recently displaced
people. The team confirmed presence of 1,590 new IDPs in Kambambe, Tubi
and Dondo, all coming from Munenga and Cabuta Communes. Given the tense
situation in Cabuta and Munenga, a new wave of displacement is likely to
occur, according to village elders.. WVI continues to register and
distribute seeds to flood victims in Massangano. WFP intends to provide
support through food for work seeds multiplication, roads and
infrastructure rehabilitation activities. WFP distributed 143 tons of food
in collaboration with Caritas, Minsa and WVI to 10,737 IDPs and vulnerable
people in the municipalities of Cazengo and Lucala.

(g)  A total of 26 IDPs arrived in Saurimo (Luanda Sul province) from
Lubalo this week, fleeing military activity. 98 vulnerable children are
now assisted by WFP through the Caritas kitchen. 349 tons of food were
distributed in Lunda Sul, during the week.

(h)  Following an evaluation mission in the resettlement areas in Lau and
Quissol (Malange province), WFP intends to set up an immediate food for
work scheme in collaboration with OIKOS and Norwegian People's Aid. The
scheme would assist relocation of IDPs to areas closer to arable land. 99
IDPs arrived in Malange from Kiwaba Nzoji, Marimba, Calandula, Cahombo,
Kunda-dia-Base, Luquembo, Cangandala, and Quela, due to instability in
those regions.



(D)  Ethiopia

(a)  Despite a WFP issued Donor Flash Alert on 5 July, no new pledges have
been committed to WFP, Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Commission
(DPPC) or NGOs. DPPC informed donors on 19 July on the current depletion
of relief resources and stressed that the operations are on the verge of a
critical situation. Including the projected additional 1.5 to 2.0 million
beneficiaries, based on the recently completed mid-year belg and pastoral
assessments, the cereal pipeline will break in September, even allowing
for carry over cereals stocks which were allocated, but not distributed
during previous months. The cereal shortfall to the end of the year
against DPPC's January appeal is 106,000 tons.

(b)  Most of the expected additional beneficiaries are pastoralists,
mainly in Somali Region. Due to good belg rains and subsequent harvests,
the number of belg dependent farmers requiring assistance according to the
mid-year assessment is the lowest in over seven years. Areas that remain a
concern are lowland zones in Oromiya Region bordering Somali Region and
zones in Somali Region bordering Somalia. Particularly vulnerable groups
remain drought displaced pastoralists congregating in areas beyond clan
boundaries hence social safety nets.

(c)  As a result of the poor or negligible gu rains in April/May in
southern parts of Somali Region, there was no significant improvement in
water and pasture availability. In addition, unusual migration of
livestock from the south to the north has reportedly started. Livestock
from Somalia and Kenya crossing the border to this part of the region is
accelerating the deterioration of the pasture and water. There is special
concern for the impact of the poor gu rain on beneficiaries at this time,
as milk supply is now likely to be less accessible for women and children.
Malnutrition problems are still being reported, for example by ACF in
Korahe.

(d)  A driver of a WFP-contracted truck working in Somali Region was
killed on 7 July. His vehicle hit a landmine on the Fik to Babile road on
the return trip after delivering food aid.

(e)  Teferiber and Darwonaji refugee camps for Somali refugees in the east
of the country closed at the end of June with the repatriation of 17,077
refugees in their country of origin. 3,660 refugees chose to remain in
Ethiopia.



(E)  Chad

(a)  During the last two weeks, the security situation has remained calm
in N'djamena and in WFP operational areas.

(b)  WFP is currently distributing two-month food rations. During the last
two weeks, a total of 2,752 tons of cereals were distributed to 115,083
beneficiaries in Guéra, Biltine, Ouaddaď, Assoungha, Batha-est and
Batha-oust provinces. WFP completed the pre-positioning of 7,162 tons of
cereal in five departments out of nine covered by the EMOP.

(c)  WFP has been conducting weekly market surveys since January. Initial
findings based on data compiled from January to May indicate that cereals
prices have risen and are likely to continue rising until the next
harvest, unless adequate commercial imports help their stabilisation. The
results of the survey also suggest that WFP food distribution and the
government and donor program of subsidised sales have had a positive
impact on the prices of food items in the targeted departments.



(F) West and Central Asia: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Iran, (3) Pakistan,
    (4) Tajikistan

(1)  Afghanistan

(a)  WFP identified 1,702 IDPs in Rustaq district and intends to assist
them. Meanwhile, WFP is completing the sixth round of the monthly food
distribution in Herat IDP camps and has started the seventh round in other
locations.

(b)  WFP distributed about 991 tons of food to 9,914 families in Kandahar,
Helmand and Zabul provinces. Another 115 tons of food were delivered to
575 families through a FOODAC project in the Panjwai district of Kandahar.
WFP also supplied 231 tons of wheat to FAO for the implementation of a
Food-for-Seed project. Finally, WFP has provided 27 tons of wheat to 181
refugee families returning from Pakistan to Kandahar, under the UNHCR
Voluntary Repatriation programme.


(2)  Iran

(a)  WFP is currently monitoring all camps where 64,309 Iraqi and Afghan
refugees receive food aid. In addition, WFP assists 5,000 refugees who do
not live in camps. The first WFP field visit since the Government
restricted labour opportunities for refugees has been carried out and .WFP
team has observed that the Iraqi Arab and Kurdish refugees as well as the
Afghan refugees working for government municipalities have in most cases
kept their jobs, while Afghan manual labourers working for private
enterprises are now unemployed. These Afghan refugees seem currently to be
living off their limited savings and rely on WFP assistance as their only
source of food.


(3)  Pakistan

(a)  WFP started the monthly food distribution in Shamshatoo camp near
Peshawar to 49,258 Afghan refugees, in collaboration with Shelter now
International (SNI). The distribution is scheduled to end on 24 July.
3,175 Afghan refugees have been repatriated from Jalozai and Nasir Bagh
camps to Jalalabad, between 5 and 18 July. Each family received about USD
90 in cash, 150 kg of wheat and a tarpaulin sheet from WFP and UNHCR.


(4)  Tajikistan

(a)  Drought-affected farmers are increasingly selling household items and
personal assets in order to cope with increasingly harsh living
conditions. Local authorities are reportedly not allowing people to
cultivate maize as a second crop, and water is directed to the cotton
fields.

(b)  In Saghirdash, GBAO region, about 80 percent of the rain-fed land
planted with cereals has not yielded due to lack of precipitation and
excessive heat. Local authorities there claim that the drought-caused
losses are greater than last year. WFP reported a number of cases of
typhoid, malaria and various skin diseases in Yavan district, Khatlon
region.



(G)  Latin America: (1) Peru, (2) Ecuador, (3) Colombia

(1)  Peru

(a)  Civil Defence statistics released on 14 July reflect moderate
increases of affected people due to the aftershocks of 5 and 7 July: In
the 18 provinces hit by the earthquake, a total of 222,411 people have
reportedly been affected, with 24,973 houses completely destroyed and
another 36,374 damaged. 78 persons have lost their lives, 2,723 have been
injured, and 64 are still missing.

(b)  WHO/PAHO, WFP, UNICEF and UNFPA have prepared an Interagency Appeal,
to be launched this week, to complement the initial WFP response. FAO and
WFP coordinated a series of crop assessment missions in the affected
areas. These missions also gathered data regarding estimated potential
agricultural losses if irrigation systems are not urgently repaired. WFP,
NGO and bilateral donor representatives agreed to develop a map clarifying
areas of intervention of each institution and establish a sub-committee on
housing rehabilitation issues.

(c)  A WFP-charter plane airlifted from the United Nations Humanitarian
Response Depot in Brindisi NFIs from OCHA and other organisations to
Arequipa on 15 July. WFP is also assisting with ground logistics.

(d)  WFP identified 71,000 families living on 59,810 hectares of farmland
as being at risk of food insecurity. The mission stressed that much of the
second crop of the year (estimated at 669,872 tons of food) could be lost
if repairs on water reservoirs, wells and irrigation systems are not
carried out urgently. The livelihoods of these families depend directly on
the damaged infrastructure.


(2)  Ecuador

(a)  WFP is currently addressing the emergency food needs of approximately
8,500 flood-affected people in the Amazon and Mountain regions, providing
them with 30-day food aid rations and essential non-food items. As
assessment works progress in remote and previously inaccessible regions,
needs for relief assistance have increased well beyond original
estimations. WFP's resources will likely be exhausted by mid-August while
the approximately 4,000 hectares of destroyed crops will take an estimated
6-8 months to regenerate.

(b)  WFP, the Civil Defence, the Ministry of Agriculture, and FAO are
conducting a census that will determine the extent of the damage caused by
the flooding. According to the most recent figures, approximately 23,000
people have lost most of their crops. Left without savings or alternative
sources of income after losing their homes and fields, the majority of
these subsistence farmers became increasingly food insecure.

(c)  WFP and other partners are working to identify resources to be able
to cover their needs for an additional 5-6 months, to allow them to
re-establish and stabilise their livelihoods and household food security.
Both the Ministry of Agriculture and FAO have expressed their interest in
working in partnership with WFP, provided that funds are identified.


(3)  Colombia

(a)  WFP has been assisting a total of 92,111 beneficiaries during the
first 11 months of the PRRO. However, continuous massacres have resulted
in the displacement of an additional 82,000 people during the first
trimester of 2001. Under the PRRO, some 59,353 IDPs have been involved in
FFW projects, mainly vocational training and short-cycle cultivation
activities.  Some 18,500 school children are also receiving WFP
assistance.

(b)  A WFP case study shows that the displaced are exposed to prolonged
periods of hunger between the fourth and twenty-fourth months of
displacement when aid agencies cut off the "established initial emergency
kit" to the families. With the worsening security situation and no better
prospects for the upcoming election year, IDPs cannot be expected to
return to their homes and therefore are likely to continue to need relief
aid for more and more prolonged periods before they can be resettled.

(c)  WFP is likely to require additional resources to expand assistance in
the marginal urban areas, especially to female-headed households whose
daily food intake is well below the 2,100 kcal minimum. To address the
crisis, WFP would consider the expansion of pre-school and school feeding
programmes as well as the establishment of communal kitchens. Following
the confirmation of a new contribution, WFP has received 58 percent of the
food requirements for the 2 year-long PRRO.

(d)  WFP has recently set up three new sub-offices in Medellin,
Barranacabermeja and Sincelejo, under a cost-sharing agreement with UNHCR
and UNDP. This additional field presence will enable WFP to better oversee
the movements of food aid and will facilitate needs assessments of a
highly mobile population and monitoring of WFP activities.



(H) Central America: (1) Honduras, (2) Nicaragua, (3) El Salvador,
    (4) Guatemala

(1)  Honduras

(a)  It is estimated that over 31,820 hectares of basic grain have been
lost due to late winter rains, and that some 317,000 small and
medium-sized producers will be affected. Out of these, it is estimated
that some 150,000 are subsistence farmers who cultivate less than two
hectares of land. The situation of many farmers, some of them already food
insecure, will become critical in September and October.


(2)  Nicaragua

(a)  Initial data indicate a similar situation to that of Honduras
developing in the northern and western districts of Nicaragua, where
people are at risk of food insecurity due to heavy crop losses. According
to the latest figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture (MAGFOR),
the most affected Departments are Chinandega, León and Madriz and Nueva
Segovia. Local authorities and civil society organisations are requesting
the Government to declare an emergency in the most affected areas. In
addition, thousands of peasants and their families in the very poor,
northern part of the country are also suffering from the loss of
employment opportunities at the coffee plantations.


(3)  El Salvador

(a)  On 13 July, the Government has declared a state of emergency due to
the current drought situation. Late winter rains have resulted in the loss
of a significant percentage of the first basic grain harvest, further
exacerbating the crop damages and scarcity of food provoked by the January
and February earthquakes. Usulután, San Miguel, Morazán and la Unión
Departments are reportedly suffering severe crop damages and another five
Departments reports moderate damage. According to Ministry of Agriculture
data, some 100,000 people are affected by the present drought, most of
them were already suffering from the impact of the January and February
earthquakes. Other sources give the figure of 450,000. A working group
consisting of Ministry of Agriculture, WFP and NGO representatives was set
up to carry out a food needs assessment among families in the hardest hit
areas, in order to define possible courses of action to address the
crisis.


(4)  Guatemala

(a)  Precipitation over the entire area of the country has been reported
to be 60 percent lower than normal. The most affected departments are
Chiquimula, Zacapa, Huehuetenango, Quezaltenango, Retalhuleu, Escuintla y
Alta Verapaz. Ministry of Agriculture sources indicate that farmers have
lost over USD 19,200,000. The lack of rains are affecting basic grain
crops, placing small and medium-sized farmers at serious risk. Prices of
maize and beans are already increasing. The Ministry of Agriculture is
planning an assessment, which will define more clearly losses that have
already occurred and those areas most at risk, to be followed by technical
assistance programs for the affected farmers.


Correction: Section D, paragraph (e) of WFP Emergency Report No. 28, dated
13 July 2001: Sentence "Between 35,000 to 60,000 IDPs have been
spontaneously returning in Bukavu" should read "? spontaneously returning
in Shabunda".

Note: All tonnage figures in this report refer to metric tons

(End WFP Emergency Report No 29)


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