WFP EMERGENCY REPORT
Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme
Report No. 26 / 2002 - Date 27 June 2002


This report includes:
(A)  East  and  Southern Africa Region: (1) Regional Overview, (2) Lesotho,
     (3) Malawi, (4)  Mozambique, (5) Swaziland, (6) Zambia, (7)  Zimbabwe,
     (8) Uganda, (9) Kenya, (10) Tanzania, (11) Rwanda, (12) Burundi,
     (13) Ethiopia
(B) West Africa Region: (1) Cape Verde
(C) Central Africa Region: (1) Angola
(D) Central Asia Region: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Iran, (3) Pakistan
(E) Asia Region: (1) DPR Korea
(F) Eastern  Europe  Region:  (1)  Kosovo, (2) Serbia, (3) Montenegro,
    (4) Albania
(G) Latin America and Caribbean Region: (1) Guatemala, (2) Panama


>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)  East and Southern Africa Region: (1) Regional Overview, (2) Lesotho,
(3) Malawi, (4) Mozambique, (5) Swaziland, (6) Zambia, (7) Zimbabwe, (8)
Uganda, (9) Kenya, (10) Tanzania, (11) Rwanda, (12) Burundi

1)  Regional Overview

(a)  WFP's regional Emergency Operation (EMOP) document for Southern
Africa will be officially launched on Monday, 1 July in New York. An
Implementation Strategy companion document is being prepared and will be
available for distribution in early July.

(b)  The WFP Regional Director, Judith Lewis, joined the UN
Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief,
Kenzo Oshima, and the UNDP Director of the Bureau for Crisis Prevention
and Recovery, Julia Taft, on a mission to Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia
beginning 26 June.

(c)  A SADC Vulnerability Assessment Committee (VAC) meeting is taking
place from 26-28 June in Harare to plan future food security assessments
for the region. The VAC is a collaboration of WFP, SADC, FEWS NET, SC
(UK), FAO, International Federation of the Red Cross, and other
organizations to conduct periodic assessments and on-going monitoring of
food security conditions in southern Africa. Expected outcomes from the
meeting include: agreed upon institutional arrangements, assessment
timetables for each country, identification of key outputs from the
assessments, identification of core methods to be utilized, and reporting
formats.

(d)  The WFP Regional Director met with the head of the Food Security Unit
from SADC to reaffirm solid collaboration. It was highlighted that WFP and
other UN agencies will be responsible for the humanitarian response while
SADC will take leadership in facilitating policy decisions that will
enable and expedite the response. SADC will also focus on a "never again"
strategy for medium and long-term recovery.


2)  Lesotho

(a)  Three sub-offices are operational in the target districts, with local
staff. Letters of Understanding (LoU) have been signed with World Vision
and Dorcas Aid International. Both the United Nations Volunteers and the
United States Peace Corps are identifying volunteers to help WFP with its
Emergency Operations in Lesotho.  NGOs are recruiting field monitors.


3)  Malawi

(a)  WFP and NGO partners are stepping up food aid distributions to people
affected by severe crop failure in Malawi. WFP has delivered, since 17
June, over 1000 metric tons of maize -enough to feed more than 100,000
people. The food aid was immediately distributed in five districts by a
consortium of international and local non-governmental organizations.

(b)  In June, WFP launched a USD 31.7 million emergency operation to help
people affected by crop failure in April 2002 for an initial period of
four months. Another emergency operation is under preparation and will
require 260,000 metric tons of food to assist 3.9 million people in Malawi
until the end of March 2003.

(c)  Maize, beans and corn soya blend (locally known as likuni phala) are
being provided to the most food insecure households including families
particularly hard hit by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, female-headed households
and the elderly. WFP is also providing corn soya blend, fortified maize
meal, vegetable oil, sugar and milk to malnourished children and mothers.


4)  Mozambique

(a)  WFP assists a total of 140,000 beneficiaries throughout the country
with food aid channelled through food-for-work (FFW) activities. WFP held
two more NGO coordination meetings in Maputo and Tete improve coordination
with existing partners, and to identify new partners.


5)  Swaziland

(a)  While unseasonable rains have fallen over the last week, these are
unlikely to change the overall drought conditions in the country.

(b)  WFP met with CANGO (the national NGO coordination group) to discuss
roles and responsibilities and the need for capacity building, monitoring
and coordination.


6)  Zambia

(a)  Despite the fact that maize prices are dropping in the country
following the recent harvest, due to a devaluing Kwacha and an incremental
increase in the price of imported maize, overall consumer purchasing power
is decreasing.


7)  Zimbabwe

(a)  WFP monitoring teams continue to report growing numbers of people
turning up at distribution sites in the hope of getting food. These people
are vulnerable but cannot receive food aid at present due to WFP's limited
resources.  In light of complaints from many potential beneficiaries, WFP
this week carried out extensive awareness campaigns in Matabeleland South
and Masvingo provinces to sensitize the public on the selection criteria
and WFP food assistance in general. As food security has worsened in many
areas over the past few months, WFP will review the ward targeting
criteria in Matabeleland South province to ensure that the worst hit areas
are covered. Re-verification exercises are also planned for Muzarabani
district in Mashonaland Central province.

(b)  There are increasing signs that foreign currency reserves are low in
Zimbabwe. The country's Grain Marketing Board issued tenders for 200,000
tons of grain, but no purchases have been concluded, possibly as a result
of non-availability of hard currency. There are reports of acute shortages
of salt and sugar. Newspapers reported that wholesalers were unable to
import salt due to lack of foreign currency. This is a negative sign for
the Government's and commercial sector's ability to purchase food during
the upcoming months.

(c)  From 20 February through 20 June, WFP distributed 14,951 tons of food
to 548,752 beneficiaries. The major food distributions have taken place in
Masvingo, Matabeleland South, and Midlands province.

(d)  Delays caused by bureaucratic procedures necessary for the import of
food into the country caused distribution postponements in several areas.
The worst affected was Masvingo, where there were no distributions between
19-25 June. As a result, it is expected that the tonnage distributed in
June will be less than that for May. Deliveries are expected to increase
in time to meet July requirements.


8)  Uganda

(a)  The security situation in Gulu, Kitgum and Pader districts remained
uncertain with renewed brutal attacks by the LRA rebels on IDP camps in
Pader and Gulu districts. Food distribution to IDPs continued in the three
districts with increased armed UPDF escorts. The ongoing fighting between
the UPDF and the LRA rebels continued in the Imatong mountains in South
Sudan. The presence of the LRA rebels on the border with Pader district
created panic amongst the IDPs and the host population. WFP staff
movements were restricted to some IDP camps in Pader district because of
insecurity on the main road.

(b)  Floods and landslides temporarily cut off Bundibugyo District, in
western Uganda, from the rest of the country, closing the only access road
to the district for almost two weeks. Beneficiaries in IDP camps in
Bundibugyo district have started to receive their final relief ration,
while those that have returned to their villages are being provided with a
45-day food ration as the first tranche of the three-month resettlement
ration.

(c)  Tribal conflict between the Sudanese Acholi and Lotuku within the
Kiryandongo refugee settlement resulted in the death of three people,
destruction of property and displacement of 1,500 Lotuku from the
settlement. Since this settlement was phased out of food rations,
temporary food assistance will be extended by WFP to the displaced until
the August/September 2002 harvest. In the interim, the Office of the Prime
Minister is negotiating with the two tribes to live in harmony.

(d)  A prolonged dry spell in northern Uganda has affected the first
season crops. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the weather
forecast for the remaining months of the year indicates the development of
an El Nino weather pattern of above normal rainfall in some locales with
prolonged drought in other areas. Although it is too early to determine
the impact on crop production, WFP is closely monitoring the situation and
working with district authorities to develop a contingency plan in
affected areas.  Farmers have been advised to take precautions to reduce
the negative effects of the El Nino

(e)  During May 2002, WFP distributed 2,955 tons of food commodities under
PRRO 10121.0 and Great Lakes Regional PRRO 10062.0, to 369,799
beneficiaries comprised of refugees, IDPs in protected camps, school
children and extremely vulnerable persons in conflict-affected areas.


9)  Kenya

(a)  WFP has purchased another 19,000 tons of Kenyan maize, bringing the
amount of cereals bought by WFP in Kenya since January 2002 to a total of
over 40,000 tons or about 450,000 bags. The commodities purchased are
destined to a variety of programmes both in Kenya -- such as the emergency
operation for drought victims, refugees and school children -- as well as
in Somalia and southern Sudan. By purchasing 40,000 tons of cereals, WFP
has injected some Ksh 468 million (USD 6 million) into the Kenya economy.

(b)  The maize supply in Kenya this year is very good, with a considerable
surplus in the country as a whole. Prices in the main markets in the areas
where maize production was abundant are also quite competitive, allowing
WFP to purchase a substantial amount of maize for its food aid projects.
Maize availability varies greatly throughout Kenya. In highly productive
areas in the central and western parts of the country where rains were
abundant, cereals are widely available at competitive prices. These
stocks, however, do not benefit the drought-affected populations in the
northern and eastern parts of Kenya. Poverty and the resulting lack of
purchasing power prevent drought victims from buying food through regular
commercial means. High transportation costs of cereals to remote areas,
reflected in increased retail prices of maize, constitute a further
obstacle to a normal commercial flow between the fertile and
drought-affected areas of Kenya.

(c)  Kenyan farmers have also benefited from a Government of Kenya
donation of 19,000 tons of maize to WFP for its drought EMOP this year
alone, adding to more than 60,000 metric tons of Kenyan food distributed
by the agency in 2002. Since the inception of the drought in the year
2000, the Government of Kenya has contributed a total of 143,000 tons of
food to WFP.

(d)  WFP is currently providing assistance to some 1.3 million people who
are still suffering from the devastating effects of the drought that
struck Kenya in the year 2000. In addition, 1.6 million children are
receiving one warm, nutritious meal a day from the agency.


10)  Tanzania

(a)  From 4-16 June, 3680 tons of food was distributed to 144
beneficiaries in Ngara, 1408 in Kibondo, 3,502 in Kasulu and 1,105 in
Lugufu.  84 tons of food was distributed through the Selective Feeding
component, Therapeutic Feeding component and the health centres in Ngara,
Kasulu, Kibondo and Lugufu refugee camps.

(b)  During the reporting period, 125 Rwandan refugees voluntarily
repatriated. A total of 1,490 Rwandans have been assisted to return home
between January 1 and June 13, 2002.

(c)  Registration of Burundian refugees for voluntary repatriation
continued in Kasulu, Kibondo and Ngara camps during the reporting period.
A total of 30,639 individuals have been registered in Ngara, 38,257 in
Kibondo camps and 13,301 individuals in Kasulu camps.


11)  Rwanda

(a)  WFP and the Ministry in charge of Local Government, MINALOC,
announced today a joint project aimed at improving the self-reliance of
families living with HIV/AIDS. The project, officially launched at a
ceremony in Rwamagana, Kibungo Province, by Minister of State in Charge of
Local Government and Social Affairs, Odette Nyiramilimo, will cost USD 11
million over a 5-year period. It began with a pilot phase in January 2002,
and will continue as part of WFP's Country Programme to start in February
2003.

(b)  The project's goal is to help households and communities affected by
HIV/AIDS cope better by providing vocational and basic life skills
training, income generation guidance, and peer support and counseling
programmes. The project will be implemented in those parts of the country
where both HIV/AIDS prevalence and food insecurity are highest.

(c)  Within this phase, MINALOC and WFP are working with 6 international
and local NGOs that provide necessary material and technical assistance.
In the more food insecure areas, 22,000 people benefit directly from
ongoing joint programmes.


12)  Burundi

(a)  Insecurity persisted with confrontations between the army and rebels,
the mortar attacks, the antitank mine and the car ambushes as well as the
armed robbery reported in Kayanza, Ruyigi, Bujumbura Rural, Bujumbura
Mairie, Kayanza and Muramvya provinces.

(b)  Between 10-23 June, WFP distributed a total of 967 tons of food in
Burundi through various programs.  A return package totalling 88 tons was
distributed to 1825 repatriated persons who entered by Kobero border in
Muyinga province and located in Songore transit centre.  WFP delivered 104
tons of food to assist 5,524 persons in 22 social centres under the quick
action project and 55 tons for 3,271 vulnerable people in 6 centres under
the PRRO.  Finally, WFP supplied 720 tons of targeted food rations to
83,680 beneficiaries in Kayanza, Ngozi and Bujumbura Rural provinces.
Due to insecurity, planned distribution of some 84 tons to 10,138 persons
in Rushubi sector was postponed again.


13)  Ethiopia

(a) The cereal requirements for the Ethiopia relief operation for
July-December 2002 are 167,000 tons (aggregate for WFP, DPPC and NGOs);
against these needs, it is estimated that 117,000 tons are available from
in-country stocks and recently confirmed contributions. Thus the shortfall
to end-2002 is estimated at 50,000 tons. There may be some additional
needs for 2002 identified from the mid-year assessment which will be
finalized in July. WFP's emergency operation EMOP 10030.1 also includes
provision for part of the expected requirements for early 2003.

(b) During the period January to June 2002, approximately 175,000 tons
were available to meet needs, or about 63 percent of adjusted original
needs (at ration size of 12.5 kg). In anticipation of such a shortfall in
dispatches versus needs, the Disaster Prevention and Preparedness
Commission (DPPC) prioritized distributions to the most severely affected
districts. The total available for the period includes 60,000 tons which
is expected to be the final figure for food dispatched during June. Some
4.86 million people were in need of assistance in this month.

(c) Reports from NGOs working with the Kereyou pastoralists in Fentale
Woreda in East Shoa Zone in the Rift Valley depression describe the
serious crisis facing the population in the area, where the condition of
livestock, on which their livelihoods depend, is rapidly deteriorating as
a result of severe shortage of pasture and water. A serious drought has
hit the area since August 2001. Livestock mortality is increasing and
people in the area report that on average nearly 40 percent of household
livestock died in the past month; those that remain are weak and fetch
very low prices in the market.  Relief distributions are taking place, but
the biggest concern of the people is feeding their animals. Cows are not
giving milk, affecting the children and pregnant women who rely on this as
a significant part of their diet. The NGOs are looking into other ways to
continue a fodder programme they have in place, and recommend that food
assistance be stepped up immediately for increasing numbers of people in
need among the population of 34,000 in the area. DPPC has been informed
and they are assessing the situation.

(d) In nearby zones of Afar region, the same drought conditions are
prevailing in an area also affected by conflict between Afar and Issa,
Kereyou and Ittu herders, which has contributed to limited movement of
animals in zone 3. Pastoral groups are now concentrated along the Awash
riverbank and the surrounding marshes and lakes. In several locations,
mainly in Awash-Fentale and Amibara, weak cattle herds have to move long
distances daily for alternative water and grazing and therefore are not
marketed due to poor animal condition. Rains which are expected at this
time of year have so far been erratic and insufficient to improve grazing
and water conditions. Relief food has been dispatched to the region and
the situation is being monitored.



B)  West Africa Region: (1) Cape Verde

1)  Cape Verde

(a)  WFP has launched an emergency operation to help feed about 30,000
Cape Verdeans who are no longer able to afford their basic needs. The
operation, valued at USD 1.3 million, targets the most vulnerable
households headed by women, handicapped and elderly people who cannot
work.

(b)  The emergency appeal responds to a request from the Government to
assist inhabitants of six different islands; the majority on the two
largest and most populous islands of Santiago and Santo Antão. This is the
first time in more than twenty years that the Government of Cape Verde has
requested emergency assistance from WFP.

(c)  In a good year, Cape Verde manages to grow about ten percent of its
food requirements; the rest is met trough bilateral food aid donations and
commercial imports. In 2002, the harvest was a little over 18,000 tons, or
about 23 percent less than last year. Results of a recent food assessment
indicate many families have consumed their seed reserves and thus have
nothing to plant in the next harvest. June and July constitute the
planting season in Cape Verde. Thus, unless food distributions commence
immediately, the next harvest will be in jeopardy as well.

(d)  WFP's regular program in Cape Verde consists of a four-year school
feeding project, costing about USD 6 million and providing nutritious
meals to about 100,000 schoolchildren.



C)  Central Africa Region: (1) Angola

1)  Angola

(a)  WFP has warned that food supplies for post-war Angola are dwindling
precisely at a time when more food is urgently needed for the growing
numbers of hungry people. Over recent weeks WFP has started feeding an
extra 120,000 desperately hungry people who were until recently completely
cut off from aid due to the war, including families of former UNITA
soldiers being demobilized across the country in some 34 so-called
quartering areas. While WFP feeds the children, women, elderly and
physically disabled, the government itself took the responsibility of
giving aid to the former soldiers.

(b)  The sharp increase in demand has put even more pressure on the need
for food aid, and current WFP food stocks will run out by September,
leaving about 1 million people without food support. This number will rise
rapidly to 1.5 million people before the end of the year when the hundreds
of thousands of Angolan refugees expected to return home from neighboring
countries are included. Many people, especially women and children, are in
extremely poor condition. They will face starvation unless WFP food stocks
are urgently increased.

(c)  The agency will need USD 241 million to feed up to 1.5 million people
over the next 18 months. Most of this work must be done before the rainy
season starts in September to ensure food can reach the most isolated
areas. Despite WFP's growing activities in Angola, pledges from
international donors have been sporadic.

(d)  Countrywide, WFP continues to provide logistical support to NGOs and
other UN agencies, arranging transportation for aid workers and non-food
items to remote parts of the country. The non-food items include
medicines, blankets, tools and seeds, necessary as the population
struggles to get back on its feet after years of conflict shredded
livelihoods and devastated arable land.



D)  Central Asia Region: (1) Afghanistan, (2) Iran, (3) Pakistan

1)  Afghanistan

(a)  WFP urges donors to be as generous as they were in the past winter to
ensure that urgently needed reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts can
continue and make a difference for the people of Afghanistan. The
Afghanistan operation still faces a staggering shortage of 175,000 tons of
food worth approximately USD 102 million.

(b)  On 1 April, WFP started a nine-month operation the focus of which is
to gradually shift from relief to recovery with particular emphasis on
education, health and the agricultural sector after July. It is estimated
a total of 544,000 tons of food will be required for this operation. A
very disappointing harvest last summer left Afghanistan with a cereal
deficit of about 2.2 million tons.

(c)  Apart from responding to the immediate needs for the drought-affected
population in the rural areas, WFP has been working with the Afghan
government to rehabilitate irrigation systems and reconstruct schools,
hospitals, roads and bridges. Some of these projects conducted through
Food-for-Work schemes had to be suspended due to shortage in funding.

(d)  About one million refugees returning from neighbouring countries have
also benefited from WFP food support over the past few months, but due to
funding shortages, WFP had to cut down the food package to the returning
families to one third of the original ration. WFP's school feeding
projects, launched in late March to cover up to one million school
children, could also be threatened in the absence of additional donor
support.


2)  Iran

(a)  On 22 June, an earthquake measuring 6.3 degree on the Richter scale
hit Avaj area in Ghazvin province.  The UN Disaster Assessment and
Coordination (UNDAC) Team conducted needs assessments in the affected
areas.  In order to meet the emergency needs of the population affected by
the earthquake, WFP has reprogrammed some of the resources available for
other projects in the country for this purpose and is prepared to feed
15,000 people for two to four weeks.

(b)  As of 9 June, a total number of 84,000 refugees have returned to
Afghanistan through UNHCR-assisted Voluntary Repatriation Programme in
Iran.  The outbreak of clashes in the Zaranj area, just across the border
from Iran, has again disrupted the voluntary repatriation operations at
Milak exit point. As reported by UNHCR's sub-office in Kandahar, all
returns from Milak have been postponed until further notice and diverted
to Dogharoun exit border. The number of spontaneous returnees to
Afghanistan has slowed down, and to date since 1 January 2002 stands at
66,875 persons.

(c)  WFP has appraised the educational and training activities for the
Afghan refugees in the Sistan-Baluchistan province. The mission lays out
the targeting and distribution modalities and identified the key partners.
The activities are planned to commence in September 2002, provided that
additional food resources could be identified.


3)  Pakistan

(a)  WFP's food distribution plan for the month of July has been finalized
for 63,000 refugees in Asgharo, Bagzai, Bassu, Shalman, Kotkai and Barkali
camps in Peshawar. Food distribution in Shamshatu camp is ongoing with 70
per cent of beneficiaries already covered as of 25 June. A supplementary
feeding programme is on going in six camps in Peshawar for vulnerable
lactating and pregnant women and malnourished children.

(b)  The total camp population in Peshawar as reported by UNHCR stands at
109,508 individuals. No repatriation was reported from the camps except
Shamshatu, where a decrease of some 2,000 refugees is expected due to
repatriation after the completion of the June distribution.



E)  Asia Region: (1) DPR Korea

1)  DPR Korea

(a)  Due to recently confirmed donations, WFP will be able to resume
distributions to beneficiaries that were left out due to underresourcing
of EMOP 10141.0. Additional cereal contributions are urgently required.
Without new pledges WFP may again be forced to exclude several needy
groups from food distributions as well as downsize food-for-work
initiatives, in order to safeguard the continued feeding of the most
at-risk, core beneficiaries, including young children and pregnant/nursing
women.

(b)  Early crop harvesting is in progress in most provinces except the
Northeast provinces of North Hamgyong and Ryanggang where traditionally,
due to the long winters, harvest of crops is delayed. North Hwanghae,
South Hamgyong and South Pyongan report better early crop production
compared to last year, while Kangwon, North Pyongan and Chagang report
similar or decreased harvests from last year due to lack of sufficient
rainfall.

(c)  All eighteen local food production (LFP) factories operated from
17-23 June, with production at 1,340 tons. FDRC agreed to loan sugar to
the LFP biscuit factories in the event that sugar stocks there run out
before receipt of the new expected consignments. WFP is trying to secure
funding for critical vitamins and mineral premixes for the fortification
of the blended foods.



F)  Eastern Europe Region: (1) Kosovo, (2) Serbia, (3) Montenegro, (4)
Albania

1)  Kosovo

(a)  Given the improved socio-economic situation three years after the
armed conflict, WFP has terminated its food assistance in Kosovo. The
office officially closes on 30 June. WFP provided the Consortium for
Inter-ethnic Development (composed of its former local NGO partners) with
a three-month supply of food commodities for refugees from fYRoM as well
as beneficiaries of the Safety Net programme in order to ensure a buffer
period after the end of food assistance. Furthermore, WFP Serbia has
committed to providing a food package consisting of three-month rations to
returnees.

(b)  Office equipment was relocated, donated or sold based on approved
recommendations from the Property Survey Board (PSB) process and all
document files were transferred to HQ for archiving.

(c)  On 14 June, the Regional Director of ODR hosted a ceremony to thank,
and bid farewell to, WFP's partners and donors. Among those attending
were: Dr. Bajram Rexhepi, Prime Minister of Kosovo; Mr. Charles Brayshaw,
Principal Deputy SRSG and Mr. Tom Koenings, Deputy SRSG for Civil
Administration.  In his speech, Mr. Koenings expressed his appreciation
for WFP's phase-in approach, which had contributed to strengthening civil
society as well as for the emergency relief operation, which at its peak
had assisted nearly half of the population of Kosovo.


2)  Serbia

(a)  On 19 June, a joint WFP/UNHCR Donors Information Meeting was held at
the WFP Serbia office. The aim was to inform donors on the new PRRO, the
pipeline and details on implementing the operation.

(b)  All sub-offices have prepared the final EMOP report covering the
period January ? June 2002. As part of the EMOP completion process, over
the last several months WFP Serbia disseminated information regarding
WFP's phasing out social cases and continuing a refugee programme from
July. The Press Release was issued to all local authorities, relevant
counterparts and all other parties involved in food aid.


3)  Montenegro

(a)  Due to the delayed arrival of a wheat flour consignment, the final
May/June distribution to 25,000 beneficiaries started on 24 June and will
be completed by 30 June. PRRO 10116.0, which is scheduled to begin
operations from 1 July, will target 4,000 vulnerable refugees.

(b)  A delegation consisting of representatives of all Montenegrin parties
met with Serbian and Federal representatives on 22 June to draft the
Constitutional Charter of the new joint state of Serbia and Montenegro.
The first step they made was to pass the regulations by which the
Commission will work.


4)  Albania

(a)  WFP distributed food to 5,600 unassisted-unemployed households
(28,000 beneficiaries) in the northern prefectures of Albania, 620
households (3,100 beneficiaries) engaged in Communal Forestry and Pasture
Development and FFW activities, and 1,220 vulnerable women (6,100
beneficiaries) participating in psycho-social counselling programmes.

(b)  A Letter of Understanding (LOU) between WFP and the Government of
Albania for the new PRRO 10165.0 has been sent to the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.



G)  Latin America and Caribbean Region: (1) Guatemala, (2) Panama

1)  Guatemala

(a)  From 1-14 June, 54 tons of food targeting 1,200 acutely malnourished
children and 4,800 family members were distributed at Nutritional Recovery
and Community Distribution Centers.


2)  Panama

(a)  Food insecurity is hitting Panama's indigenous Guaymi population
affected by the collapse of international coffee prices. According to
press reports, Panama's government has responded to the crisis through
food distribution to children at local schools.


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

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