WFP EMERGENCY REPORT
Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme
Report No. 11 / 2002 - Date 15 March 2002


This report includes:

(A) West Africa Region: (1) Liberia, (2) Sierra Leone, (3) Guinea
(B) East and Southern Africa Region: (1) Somalia, (2) Ethiopia, (3) Rwanda,
    (4) Burundi
(C) Central Africa Region: (1) Republic of Congo,
    (2) Central African Republic
(D) West and Central Asia Region: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Iran, (3) Pakistan,
    (4) Tajikistan
(E) Asia Region: (1) DPR Korea
(F) Latin America and Caribbean Region: (1) Bolivia, (2) Columbia,
    (3) El Salvador
(G) Eastern Europe Region: (1) Kosovo, (2) Azerbaijan


>From Francesco Strippoli, Director of the Office of Humanitarian Affairs;
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)  West Africa Region: (1) Liberia, (2) Sierra Leone, (3) Guinea

1)  Liberia

(a)  The rapid deterioration in the security situation in February
resulted in renewed displacements of populations. Many parts of WFP
operational areas became inaccessible due to insecurity. Consequently,
regular programmes such as school feeding and Food for Work (FFW) projects
were suspended and WFP shifted its focus towards providing relief to IDPs
and refugees.

(b)  WFP assisted a total of 110,000 vulnerable people during the month of
February, providing them with 1,240 tons of food under various programmes.
This represents a 15 percent drop compared to January distribution
figures, due to the temporary suspension of food assistance through school
feeding and FFW.

(c)  As of 28 February, the IDP population stood at approximately 73,000.
It includes 4,950 IDPs in Grand Cape Mount County, 34,800 in Montserrado
County, 28,000 in Bong County and 5,350 in Margibi. Amongst the displaced
population, 45,165 people received WFP assistance in February.

(d)  UNHCR has started the repatriation of Sierra Leonean refugees from
Liberia. Prior to the commencement of this exercise, some refugees fled
the camps when nearby Klay Township was attacked in early February. WFP
provided 580 tons of food to over 23,200 refugees in camps in Grand Cape
Mount and Montserrado Counties.

(e)  Schools in Bong County experienced a massive increase in student
populations, due to the influx of IDPs from insecure areas. WFP assisted
over 7,000 displaced children providing them with 27 tons of food under
the Emergency School Feeding Programme.


2)  Sierra Leone

(a)  In celebration of International Women's Day, WFP participated in a
UNAMSIL radio broadcast programme focused on Female Empowerment and Gender
Balance.  Margaret Cole, a WFP driver who coordinates the Female
Professional Drivers Association, contributed her experience in starting a
women-focused community initiative. WFP also held a meeting for Food for
Work participants in Makeni town (Bombali District) to discuss WFP's
Commitments to Women, to sensitise participants on HIV/AIDs, and to
reinforce WFPs operational procedures. The land tenure system was also
addressed with the aim to assist women in extending their area of
production. The 581 participants included local authorities, women's group
leaders, leaders for roads project and implementing partners.

(b)  Between 25 February and 10 March, 600 beneficiaries received over 4
tons of food through the Supplementary and Therapeutic Feeding programme.
During the same period, a total of 4,514 beneficiaries received over 29
tons of food thorough the Food for Training programme and a total of
23,393 school children received over 82 tons of food through the Emergency
School Feeding programme. Finally, 11,396 beneficiaries received over 285
tons of food thorough the Food for Work programme.

(c)  Over 10,700 Liberian refugees had arrived in Jendema, on the
southeastern border with Liberia since early February, according to UNHCR,
after fleeing the fighting around Tubmanburg, Sawmill and Klay Junction.
Arrivals had dropped off by the end of the reporting period.  Out of that
reported figure, 5,450 refugees are currently receiving monthly food aid
from WFP in the Jembe and Gerihun camps.  Since the State of Emergency
began in Liberia on 8 February WFP provided 80 tons of food to resettle
11,698 Sierra Leonean returnees from Liberia and over 25 tons of food aid
to the 5,450 refugees.


3)  Guinea

(a)  The overall security situation remains stable in Guinea but there are
reports of fighting in Liberia close to the border.  Unconfirmed reports
indicate that there continues to be growing numbers of Liberians waiting
to enter Guinea, although the Guinean border continues to be officially
closed.  In the past two weeks, a total of 894 incoming Liberian refugees
have been registered and transferred to the Kouankan and Kola refugee
camps. And a total of 956 Sierra Leonean refugees from the Kountaya,
Telikoro and Boreah camps were being repatriated.

(b)  In Kissidougou, WFP, in partnership with Prèmière Urgence,
distributed food in the Kountaya and Telikoro refugee camps to 25,000
beneficiaries. WFP distributed family rations to about 500 food-for-work
beneficiaries, who are working on income generating activities in the
Languette.  WFP also distributed 20 days worth of emergency school snacks
to about 2,000 students in the Parrot's Beak. In the Albadaria refugee
camps' nutritional centers, WFP, in partnership with, American Refugee
Committee and Médecins Sans Frontières distributed a total of 2 weeks'
worth of food to 292 children and 476 pregnant or nursing mothers.

(c)  In N'Zérékoré, WFP, in partnership with the Organisation Catholique
pour la Promotion Humaine (OCHP) distributed WFP food commodities to
approximately 7,000 beneficiaries in both the Kouankan and Kola camps.
Children under five years old from the new group of registered Liberian
refugees were screened for malnutrition.  Results indicate that 8 per cent
of the children are moderately malnourished and 2 per cent are severely
malnourished.

(d)  In Dabola, WFP, in partnership with Première Urgence distributed food
to about 6,800 refugees in the Sembakounya refugee camp. The transit
center of Mamou has reopened and is being used for refugees coming from
the Albadaria camps who are being repatriated to Sierra Leone. Médecins
Sans Frontières (MSF) distributed WFP dry food commodities to 50
moderately malnourished beneficiaries at the Sembakounya nutritional
feeding center. A total of 20 schools have been selected for the School
Feeding program in the Dabola prefecture and will soon start food
distribution.

(e)  In Kankan, a total of 20 schools have been selected in the Mandiana
region and have started the School Feeding program. A total of
approximately 2,000 primary students, 48 per cent girls, will receive WFP
food commodities. A joint WFP/UNDP mission took place to visit gardening
groups affected by the July-August 2001 floods in the Kankan prefecture.
The goal of the mission was to review the conditions of assistance for
these cooperatives. WFP and UNDP are also planning on rehabilitating the
piping system in Kankan, which was damaged by these floods.  WFP will
assist workers with food-for-work activities.

(f)  In Labe, the School Feeding program has started in the Lelouma
prefecture.  So far a total of five schools (approximately 800 students)
have started the daily distributions of the wet commodities. The
inauguration of a cemented bridge, which was built by beneficiaries
receiving food-for-work, took place on 8 March in the Pita prefecture.



B)  East and Southern Africa Region: (1) Somalia, (2) Ethiopia, (3)
Rwanda, (4) Burundi

1)  Somalia

(a)  The Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU) has confirmed an above average
deyr crop harvest in parts of the southern regions, including Bay,
Shabelle and Hiran areas. While this will alleviate some of the food
security shocks recently experienced countrywide, some areas continue to
experience serious shortfalls. In Gedo, the FSAU estimates that 57,000
households require relief food aid. Berdale and Rabdure districts (Bay and
Bakool regions) are also facing serious food deficit. Finally, the food
security situation is continuing to deteriorate in Awdal (coastal area),
Sanag (eastern area) and Bari regions (northern area). Animals are
reported to be dying in large numbers and households face serious food
shortages.

(b)  Under its PRRO 6073, WFP continues to provide relief food rations to
women in Garbaharey and Burdhubo districts (Gedo area). WFP is planning a
fourth successive relief distribution of 650 tons of food for about 60,000
people in the two districts next week.

(c)  In addition, targeted food interventions through MCH and FFW projects
are continuing in Bay and Bakool regions. WFP is closely monitoring the
situation especially in Berdale and Rabdure districts. UN international
staff returned to Baidoa after a 10-day relocation due to security
concerns. WFP also intends to undertake rapid assessments in Bari, Awdal,
and Sanag regions.


2)  Ethiopia

(a)  WFP intends to cover around 40 per cent of the relief requirements
assessed by a multi-agency assessment of small-scale farmers and
drought-affected pastoralists, which was led by the government's Disaster
Prevention and Preparedness Commission (DPPC). With 5.2 million people
needing external assistance to meet minimum food requirements, the gross
relief food requirement for 2002 is 560,000 tons.  WFP's emergency
operation plans to meet the needs of 2.1 million people.

(b)  Since the DPPC requirements were issued in January 2002, WFP has
received confirmed donor contributions of 50,000 of cereals and 2,000 tons
blended food.  Cereals have been borrowed from the Emergency Food Security
Reserve (EFSR) to enable immediate distributions to take place in the
highest priority districts, particularly in Somali Region. Part of the
repayment to the EFSR will be through local purchases of cereals (35,000
tons).  20,000 tons of cereals are to be distributed to the affected
population through Employment Generation Schemes.  Donors have indicated
that additional pledges of approximately 60,000 tons of cereals and 3,000
tons of blended food will be confirmed shortly.

(c)  WFP's cereal requirements for this emergency operation from April to
December 2002 are some 170,000 tons; with 95,000 tons of confirmed and
unconfirmed pledges anticipated, the net cereal requirement to the end of
2002 is 75,000 tons. In addition to cereals, some 5,000 tons of vegetable
oil and 7,000 tons of blended food are required as supplementary rations
for vulnerable groups.

(d)  Food contributions are also needed for the DPPC and NGOs, which
together are to cover 60 percent of gross relief food requirements.
Carryover food aid stocks and confirmed contributions of cereals from 2001
were approximately 140,000 tons. This, combined with confirmed and
expected contributions to WFP of about 110,000 tons, indicates that around
250,000 tons will be available for distribution between January and June;
given the requirements for this period of 330,000 tons, the shortfall in
cereals is 80,000 tons.

(e)  For Ethiopians displaced by the Ethiopia-Eritrea border conflict in
Tigray, the target population for WFP's emergency operation has been
reduced from over 300,000 to 75,500 from January 2002.  A significant
number of IDPs have returned to their homes and begun, to varying degrees,
to rebuild their livelihoods. Some 1,400 tons cereals, pulses, vegetable
oil and blended food are being distributed monthly through a network of 13
distribution sites. With pipeline breaks for some commodities expected as
early as June, contributions of vegetable oil, pulses and cereal are
urgently required. Approximately 5,000 tons cereals and 600 tons of both
vegetable oil and pulses are required to secure the IDP pipeline to end of
December 2002.

(f)  WFP's Executive Board has approved a new PRRO (number 10127.0), which
will provide food assistance for refugees in Ethiopia, mainly from Somalia
and Sudan, and for refugee repatriation. With a total cost to WFP of USD
40 million for 84,555 tons of food, it will meet the food needs for an
average of 160,000 beneficiaries a month for two years from July 2002. WFP
has received confirmed contributions for cereals, blended food and pulses.


3)  Rwanda

(a)  During the month of February, WFP has been assisting about 83,900
vulnerable people, providing over 1,700 tons of food under various
programmes. This includes the assistance to over 32,700 refugees from
Burundi and DR Congo, located in Kibuye, Gikongoro and Byumba provinces.

(b)  WFP continues to assist Congolese people who fled to Gisenyi province
in Rwanda following the volcano eruption in Goma, last January. WFP
distributed over 230 tons of food to the camp residents during the month
of February. Their number has reduced over the last weeks from about
15,000 to over 7,000 IDPs.

(c)  The Special Operation SO 10169.0 in support of the humanitarian
relief transport requires another USD 561,653. Urgent donor response is
required to meet the costs of providing logistics support for non-food
items destined for Goma. The special operation facilitated the efficient
receipt and forwarding of relief cargo from Kigali airport, the nearest
international gateway, to Goma. By the end of February, WFP had processed
14 aircraft bringing over 370 tons of relief cargo through Kigali airport.

(d)  The eruption of Mount Nyiragongo and the subsequent movements of
populations in eastern DRC disrupted the repatriation programme for the
Rwandan refugees. About 700 returnees coming from DR Congo, Tanzania and
Republic of Congo were registered by UNHCR in February. All the returnees
received a 3-month food ration before departing for their districts of
origin. According to UNHCR, over 117,200 Rwandans remain in adjacent
countries. It is expected that about 25,000 persons will return to Rwanda
in 2002.


4)  Burundi

(a)  The Government of Burundi has signed a cooperation agreement with
Germany. Part of the more than 45 million euro package will be dedicated
to the food sector.

(b)  All missions in Bujumbura Rural and Ruyigi Provinces were cancelled
from 11 to 24 February due to insecurity. As a result, planned assistance
to 26,900 persons in Kabezi and Mutimbuzi communes (Bujumbura Rural) was
disrupted.

(c)  WFP started a countrywide distribution of Seed Protection Rations
(SPR). The operation is conducted to ensure that seeds distributed by FAO
are effectively planted rather than eaten. The plan is to assist 140,650
households with over 7,700 tons of food. 1,190 tons of food have already
been supplied to 21,600 households in Muyinga and Rutana provinces from 11
to 24 February.

(d)  Heavy rain seriously damaged or destroyed homes of 400 households
resettled at Buringa site in Bubanza province. A FEA team conducted a
rapid evaluation and reported the urgent need for tents, iron sheeting and
cooking utensils. The majority of those affected were already scheduled to
receive WFP assistance under the SPR project.

(e)  Meanwhile, WFP continues to assist through targeted distributions
populations displaced as a result of insecurity. Over 23,500 IDPs from
Isale commune (Bujumbura Rural Province), now located in Bujumbura Mairie
were provided with a 10-day ration. In addition, WFP, in collaboration
with GTZ and InterSOS, is providing general assistance to 5,200 refugees
located in Cibitoke and Bujumbura Mairie provinces. Finally, about 4,000
particularly vulnerable persons received WFP assistance through social
centres.



C)  Central Africa Region: (1) Republic of Congo, (2) Central African
Republic

1)  Republic of Congo

(a)  A mission was carried out in Plateau and Cuvette regions to assess
the need for activities undertaken within the framework of the PRRO for
assistance to war affected people to be extended to the north of the
country. WFP was also part of an interagency mission to Kinkala, in Pool
region, from 25-28 February to investigate the feasibility of extending
the HIV/AIDS programme to the area.  The mission noted that the lack of
AIDS screening equipment might hinder the proper implementation of this
project.

(b)  The monitoring for the seeds supply programme executed in
collaboration with FAO was also completed and five women's committees have
been identified as implementing partners for the distribution of 100 tons
of food.


2)  Central African Republic

(a)  New Congolese refugees arriving from Bangui and Libengué area
continue to be registered in Molangue camp. As of 20 February,
approximately 2,700 refugees were located in the camp. Since conditions
are not yet in place for their return in DR Congo, these registered
refugees are receiving WFP assistance under EMOP 10038.00. The monthly
distribution of approximately 40 tons of food is implemented in
collaboration with Coopi. An additional number of refugees are located in
Bangui and may start receiving WFP assistance.



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

1)  Afghanistan

(a)  This week WFP conducted Rapid Emergency Food Needs Assessment
missions with the support of helicopters in Almar and Shirin-Tagab
districts in Faryab Province. Preliminary findings indicate that people in
both Almar and Shirin Tagab continue to be in need of food aid. The
eastern part of Shirin Tagab is most vulnerable as it is the furthest away
from the river and dependent on rain.

(b)  Approximately 350 families from the village of Jalaier in Shirin
Tagab district are reportedly being hosted by inhabitants of Ortepah
village, after fleeing inter-ethnic tensions. An additional 75 displaced
families from Jalaier were found living in caves or abandoned houses near
the village of Ateh Khan Kojahwa. The situation appears to be very
serious, with poor water sources and inadequate living conditions.

(c)  WFP is currently preparing for the implementation of Food for
Education activities in Mazar-i-Sharif. In Kabul, a Memorandum of
Understanding for the Food for Education initiative was signed with the
Ministry of Education.

(d)  Around 50,000 civil servants are expected to receive WFP assistance
in the four provinces of the Western Region once the Ministry of Finance
in Hirat has submitted the payroll information to the administration in
Kabul. Civil servants in Kabul started receiving WFP assistance on 9
March.

(e)  WFP in collaboration with ADA completed the registration process for
the urban distribution in Kandahar (Southern Region).  From 14 to 20
March, WFP plans to assist over 46,150 vulnerable families, providing them
with over 2,300 tons of wheat.

(f)  Last week, WFP dispatched approximately 1,500 tons of food to its
implementing partners in the Eastern region. Of this, 1,270 tons were
delivered to UNHCR for a WFP-supported repatriation programme. Under this
programme, WFP provided food assistance to over 2,600 returnee families
arriving through the Torkham border in Jalalabad.


2)  Iran

(a)  The WFP Regional Director for the Mediterranean, Middle East and
Central Asia Bureau arrived in Iran on 7 March to follow up on WFP
operations and to participate in the FAO ministerial meeting due taking
place in Teheran on 12-13 March.  He also discussed with Iranian
Ministries and other UN agencies the results of the recent WFP/UNHCR Joint
Food Assessment Mission, the repatriation of Afghan refugees and
contingency planning for Iraqi refugees.

(b)  During the month of February, WFP targeted 29,700 Afghan refugees in
seven camps, providing them with about 400 tons of food. The WFP/UNHCR
Joint Food Assessment Mission recommended that all UNHCR recognized camps
should receive food assistance.  It is recommended that UNHCR supports the
training of health staff to collect weight for height data so that regular
reports on nutritional status can be generated.

(c)  UNHCR reported a large-scale return of Afghan refugees this year as a
result of the positive developments inside Afghanistan. UNHCR plans to
facilitate the voluntary repatriation of 400,000 people from Iran in 2002.
The assistance to the returnees will include transport to the border exit
stations as well as the provision of blankets, jerry cans and food for the
journey, and accommodation, if needed.


3)  Pakistan

(a)  Last week, the number of refugees relocated to new camps increased by
over 250 percent as compared to the previous week. 1,500 individuals were
relocated to Bar Kali camp in Bajaur Agency from the urban departure
point. High-energy biscuits were distributed among the refugees. The
opening of two other relocation points is still under consideration by
UNHCR.


4)  Tajikistan

(a)  No food airlifts from Tajikistan were necessary last week.  About 150
tons of food and 13,000 litres of diesel were dispatched by road from
Ishkashim to Faizabad.

(b)  The Canadian Avalanche team is carrying out preventative measures at
the Salang Tunnel by removing hazardous concrete slabs and bringing down
cornices and rock affecting the road safety. The highest risk area is
immediately before entering the south end of the tunnel. One-day road
closures will be occurring in the next ten days to accommodate the
triggering of controlled avalanches.

(c)  The new team of the Swedish Rescue Services Agency (SRSA) in Hirat
has established contact with relevant authorities and partner
organisations.  The road-clearing team will be involved in the
rehabilitation of the airstrip in Chaghcharan and preparation for the
incoming prefabs in the next week. SRSA personnel have also been involved
in the relief effort at the site of the Khuram Wa Serbagh landslide.



E)  Asia Region: (1) DPR Korea

1)  DPR Korea

(a)  Farmers have expressed grave concerns for the spring wheat and barley
crop harvests, due to the continuing warm and dry weather in the country.
County officials in most provinces indicate that main crop harvest stocks
will run out in the next few months. (b)  Due to a pipeline break in
cereals over the past month, distributions through school feeding programs
along the west coast had been suspended. Fortunately, a cereal
contribution from the Republic of Korea has arrived and distributions have
recommenced. Cereal contributions are urgently requested to cover needs
from July on. (c)  WFP expects a pipeline break in the pulses next month
due to a delayed contribution. The sugar pipeline is also exhausted and
the shortfall continues to negatively effect local production of the
enriched blended food mix used for distributions to the youngest children.
New pledges of sugar are needed urgently to ensure continued food
assistance to the most vulnerable populations in the country.



F)  Latin America and Caribbean Region: (1) Bolivia, (2) Columbia, (3) El
Salvador

1)  Bolivia

(a)  La Paz is slowly recovering from the severe 19 February rain and
hailstorm. Police reported 65 people killed, 13 still missing and 146
people injured. The National Institute of Statistics reported 114 affected
households living in improvised shelters.

(b)  According to a joint WFP, FAO and Ministry of Agriculture assessment
mission, there are some 450 affected families in rural communities
downstream of the La Paz River. In addition to the crops lost, these
families are still vulnerable because of weakened dykes and continuing
rain. A new flood was reported on 27 February in the city of Caranavi,
province of La Paz. 75 families lost their homes and were evacuated.
Approximately 15 hectares of crops were lost.

(c)  The main shelter in La Paz continues to host 200-350 people. WFP has
been providing them with animal protein to complement their ration. WFP,
UNDP, FAO USAID, CARE and ADRA are closely coordinating actions with the
Prefecture of La Paz to provide food aid, material for gabions, tools and
productive inputs to 17 communities in the rural area. WFP is contributing
11,000 food rations at a cost of USD 20,500 to help these communities to
repair infrastructure, and to protect crops and homes from new floods. 450
participants will receive a food ration during 25 days.

(d)  WFP provided an additional 1,500 food rations to the flood victims in
Caranavi. Further follow up assessments will determine the rehabilitation
needs. WFP support is being provided through the use of resources from the
Country Programme.


2)  Colombia

(a)  Parliamentary elections took place on 10 March. Scattered security
incidents leading to the cancellation of the vote were reported in 15
municipalities. Meanwhile, the Government indicated that progress was
being made toward peace with the guerrilla group ELN (Ejercito de
Liberacion Nacional).

(b)  During the first week of March, the government ministry, Red de
Solidaridad Social (RSS), reported that 2,050 people were forced to flee
their homes due to clashes between guerrillas and paramilitary groups in
three municipalities of the province of Cundinamarca. The Institute of
Family Welfare reported significant food shortages.

(c)  Other major displacements took place in Orito (Putumayo), where 5,000
people were forced to leave their homes and are now facing food
insecurity. The Government, USAID and other international organizations
will be providing assistance.

(d)  Despite travel restrictions imposed to WFP staff, food deliveries
continue as planned. WFP in collaboration with RSS will deliver 128 tons
of emergency food assistance to 14,260 persons displaced a month ago who
are returning to their villages in La Sierra Nevada de Santa Martha
(northern Colombia). Each family will receive a food ration to cover their
needs for one month. This is the largest humanitarian assistance by WFP to
IDPs in Colombia to date. Regular food deliveries under the PRRO continue
as planned, with 88 tons of food to be delivered to 7 provinces during
12-21 March.


3)  El Salvador

(a)  Under EMOP 10022, 16,540 families affected by the 2001 earthquakes
are to receive WFP assistance through FFW projects aiming at
reconstructing and rehabilitating houses and community infrastructures.
WFP intends to provide over 3,360 tons of food during the last phase of
the operation. Distributions continue in the provinces of La Libertad,
Auhachapan, Sonsonate, San Vincente, Usulutan, San Miguel and La Paz.

(b)  Food stocks are becoming scarce in the areas most affected by last
year's drought and the food security situation is likely to worsen until
the next harvest in August. The affected communities are usually located
in very isolated regions, making it difficult for WFP to identify
implementation partners. However, WFP intends to support under PRRO 6089 a
substantial programme initiated by CRS to address the crisis in the
targeted areas. In addition, the Red Cross has begun providing assistance
to 200 families; and CARE has agreed to shift some activities from their
regular areas of intervention to drought-affected regions. CARE
distributions are expected to begin next week.

(c)  A survey is underway in 30 communities that will provide input for
the formulation of a new PRRO. Preliminary information is that the food
security situation is worsening and alternative employment in rural areas
is unavailable. In addition, the possible arrival of El Niño is raising
concern among farmers. With reports varying from too much rain to too
little, farmers are unsure how to react. Many are considering not to plant
in order not to lose investment capital and seeds.



G)  Eastern Europe Region: (1) Kosovo, (2) Azerbaijan

1)  Kosovo

(a)  A Consortium for Inter-ethnic Development (CID) has been established
to assist people living in Kosovo after WFP ends its emergency food
assistance. CID is comprised of six local NGOs, which have been the
distribution partners of the WFP's food aid programme in Kosovo. This
marks the first time a multi-ethnic group has agreed to publicly work
together for the benefit of Kosovo's diverse population.

(b)  In partnership with CARE International, WFP is recommending to donors
to help CID ensure funding for its projects, which will include health
care, agricultural development, inter-ethnic youth activities and social
welfare services to vulnerable groups, including pensioners. As part of
its phase-down, WFP worked with UNMIK to establish a state-run permanent
social welfare system. To do this, WFP provided major capacity-building
support to the local Centres for Social Work, which are now able to assume
the responsibility of identifying and assisting Kosovo's most vulnerable
households.


2)  Azerbaijan

(a)  The situation regarding resourcing remains critical with a shortfall
of 10,524 tons of food.  The oil ration was reduced into half in February
and WFP was forced to exclude oil from the March food basket. Moreover,
pulses and sugar have been reduced to half ration, as new shipments have
not yet arrived.

(b)  Between January-February 2002, WFP provided a total of 2,173 tons of
food assistance to 134,411 beneficiaries, which includes 133,597 IDPs and
814 other vulnerable persons.


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

(End WFP Emergency Report No 11).


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