WFP Emergency Report
Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme
Report No. 30 / 2005 - Date 22 July 2005


This report includes:

(A) Highlights
(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan
     (2) Iraq (3) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
     (4) Occupied Palestinian Territories (5) Pakistan
     (6) Russian Federation (Caucasus) (7) Tajikistan
(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Djibouti
     (4) Eritrea (5) Ethiopia (6) Kenya (7) Rwanda (8) Somalia (9) Sudan
     (10) Tanzania (11) Uganda
(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia (3) Mali (4) Niger
(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola (2) Lesotho (3) Malawi (4) Namibia
     (5) Swaziland (6) Zambia (7) Zimbabwe
(F) Asia: (1) Bangladesh (2) Indonesia (3) Korea (DPR) (4) Maldives
     (5) Sri Lanka
(G) Latin America and Caribbean: (1) Regional: Hurricanes in the
     Caribbean (2) Bolivia (3) Colombia (4) Cuba (5) Guatemala
     (6) Honduras (7) Nicaragua



(A) Highlights

(a)  Sixteen tons of oil, sugar and plumpy nut arrived in Niger, to help
stave off the country's deepening hunger crisis.  Further airlifts will
continue in the coming days.

(b)  WFP has pledged 48 tons of corn-soya blend to be distributed to
children affected by the clashes that occurred last week in Marsabit,
northern Kenya.

(c)  Food distribution in Mornei camp in Sudan's West Darfur region, was
disrupted on 16 July, resulting in a number of injuries and two
fatalities.

(d)  WFP will be allowed access to begin food aid distributions in Kowon
County in DPRK's South Hamgyong Province. Distributions had been halted
for the past 6 months after the county had been declared inaccessible to
WFP.

(e)  A convoy of trucks transporting WFP food commodities left for
Kalonge, DRC, to be distributed to 10,000 IDPs, who were recently
displaced due to violence.

(f)  WFP and partners have agreed on measures to urgently address high
levels of malnutrition among Somali children under five who are living
in Kebribeyah refugee camp in eastern Ethiopia.

(g)  Anticipating potential restrictions in access to the Gaza strip
during and after Israel's withdrawal, WFP has provided 58,775
beneficiaries with advance rations and has in addition pre-positioned
food commodities.

(h)  WFP provided food distributions for tsunami-affected people in
Somalia have been discontinued, as the situation regarding the WFP
chartered vessel, that was taken hostage a month ago, remains
unresolved.

(i)  Following a needs assessment conducted on 19 July, WFP is planning
to release a one month food ration for over 500 flood affected families
in Tajikistan.



(B) Middle East,Central Asia and Eastern Europe: (1) Afghanistan (2)
Iraq (3) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (4) Occupied Palestinian Territories (5)
Pakistan (6) Russian Federation (Caucasus) (7) Tajikistan

(1) Afghanistan

(a)  The security situation remained volatile in the eastern,
southeastern and southern regions. Threats of improvised explosive
devices (IED) and suicide bombings continue to be reported. Security
conditions in other areas of the country were relatively stable.

(b)  A convoy of border police was attacked in the southern Hilmand
province on 11 July, resulting in the death of ten policemen. On 19
July, a suicide bomber blew himself in the western Hirat city, targeting
a local police chief. The blast killed only the bomber.

(c)  Humanitarian operations remain affected in the troubled areas,
particularly those bordering Pakistan. However, WFP continued
implementing its relief and recovery activities in accessible areas.

(d)  During the past week, WFP assisted over 150,600 beneficiaries.

(e)  Through several food-for-work (FFW) projects recently completed in
the northern Faryab province, some 19 km of roads, 53 water reservoirs
and eight wells were constructed or rehabilitated. Similarly, ten
karezes (underground irrigation channels) and a check-dam were built or
rehabilitated in the southern Zabul province. The construction or
rebuilding of these communal assets has contributed to enhanced
agricultural production and improved community access to social
services.


(2) Iraq

(a)  There continues to be no improvement in the security situation in
Iraq. Previously reported incidents targeting diplomatic missions have
continued with the abduction of the Algerian envoy in Baghdad. The Iraqi
security forces have continued to come under attack, and there have been
other serious incidents involving Iraqi civilians.

(b)  The July cycle of the Public Distribution System (PDS) is well
underway. However, there continue to be significant shortages in the
supply of commodities in many governorates. The situation is exacerbated
by the continuing shortages in water and electricity, and now
increasingly in fuel such as gas, kerosene and petrol.

(c)  A total of 20,885 tons of commodities (high energy biscuits, wheat
flour, vegetable oil and pea/wheat blend) have so far been dispatched
into Iraq under WFP's current emergency operation 10360.0.

(d)  The collection of data for a new Household Food Security Survey has
now been completed. Work is commencing, in partnership with the Ministry
of Planning and Development Cooperation, to analyze the data collected
with a view to publishing the results early in the 4th quarter.

(e)  The latest International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq
(IRFFI) Committee meeting took place on 18-19 July in Jordan. Priorities
expressed by the Iraqi Ministry of Planning in the National Development
Strategy 2005-2007 included the enactment of a social safety net
programme for the poor and vulnerable, including reform and monetisation
of the PDS basket. The Minister also highlighted the need for projects
to entice young Iraqis back to school and help relieve economic burdens
that currently require many children to drop out of school to supplement
family income.

(f)  Funding levels for this EMOP remain at 35 percent. Funds are
required, in order to enable WFP to move forward in its implementation
of the project whose objectives are completely consistent with the
priorities newly expressed by Government at the recent IRFFI conference.


(3) Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

(a)  WFP continues to supply food aid to Sudanese refugees in Chad and
the war affected populations in Darfur via the Libya corridor. The
corridor provides a flexible surface transport and air bridge
capability. Commodities are received at the port of Benghazi and trucked
on sealed roads to WFP's logistics hub in Khufra, an oasis town in the
Libya's southeastern desert. At Khufra commodities are either
transshipped onto desert trucks to make the cross Sahara journey to
Chad, supplying refugee camps in eastern Chad and also West Darfur, or
they are transferred to an IL-76 to be airlifted to North and South
Darfur.

(b)  Since the end of April, WFP has dispatched 10,930 tons of
commodities by surface means to Chad. Convoy No. 10 is due to depart for
Chad on the 27 July, carrying approximately 1,500 tons. The airlift
operation began with one IL-76 aircraft on 7 May and a second aircraft
started on 13 June. By 21 July 2005, some 7,175 tons had been dispatched
by air to Darfur.

(c)  A vessel carrying 5,040 tons of sorghum berthed in Benghazi on 16
July. Dispatch of this shipment to refugee camps in Eastern Chad will
begin in the following week.

(d)  Funding levels for Special Operation 10417.0 are now critically low
with only 5 percent of the USD 4.5 million budget resourced. Funds are
immediately required in order to guarantee the continuation of the
project.


(4) Occupied Palestinian Territories

(a)  As the date for Israels' disengagement from settlements in the Gaza
strip (GS) (and the West Bank(WB)) approaches, tensions are rising
throughout Israel and the occupied Palestinian Territories (oPT).

(b)  The primary concerns regarding disengagement surround (i) an
associated upsurge in Palestinian violence (inter Palestinian and
Palestinian-Israeli) and (ii) an Israeli offensive into the Gaza strip
prior to / during disengagement. Both scenarios independently or
combined can very easily escalate into a critical humanitarian situation
for the already vulnerable Palestinian population living in the Gaza
strip.

(c)  The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) divided the Gaza strip into three
sections during the period 15-18 July. As a result three WFP staff
members were unable to reach the office. Internal Palestinian clashes
have limited internal movement and WFP field visits within the Gaza
strip during the past week.

(d)  Under Emergency Operation (EMOP) 10190.2, Support to he Palestinian
Population affected by the Conflict, basic food needs of both the
chronic (SHC) and 'new poor' (NP) are met through WFP provided
distributions of monthly family rations. While the chronic poor will
receive relief food as part of the Ministry of Social Affairs' (MSA)
special hardship case programme - the main social assistance programme,
which combines cash and food assistance -, 'new poor' beneficiaries
receive food through participation in food-for-work (FFW) and
food-for-training (FFT) activities implemented by Ministry of
Agriculture (MOA), PARC and Catholic Relief Services in the West Bank
and MOA, CHF and CRIC in Gaza strip. Individual daily food rations will
be provided to those in social institutions.

(e)  In the West Bank, from 14 to 21 July, a total of 154,960
beneficiaries received a total of 2,465 tons of WFP food commodities.
PARC and CRS completed distribution by the end of June in all
governorates. All main warehouses rented by CRS and PARC were given up,
since implementation was completed by end of June. CRS distributed to
institutions in four governorates during the reporting period.

(f)  In addition, in the Gaza strip, during the same period, a total of
15,595 families representing 58,775 beneficiaries, received a total of
1,445 tons of WFP food.

(g)  As part of the UN contingency planning initiative and anticipating
potential restrictions in access to the Gaza strip during and post
disengagement, WFP has provided all beneficiaries (58,775 individuals
during this week) with an advance ration for July and August and has in
addition pre-positioned food equivalent to 5852.214 tons throughout GS
(to cover all current beneficiaries until end August). Some 9350
beneficiaries (1336 families) living in areas close to Israeli
settlements, where movement of the population may be restricted due to
military operations, have received a 3 month general distribution
amounting to 267.448 tons of food through WFP and UNRWA. WFP has
sufficient food stocks to cover an additional 8 weeks (end October).


(5) Pakistan

(a)  According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (Flood
Forecasting Division), the provinces of Punjab and Sindh will continue
to experience high floods. In Punjab Province, the Chenab river is
experiencing high floods at Chashma and Tounsa barrages (the water
discharge is 478,000 and 537,000 cusecs respectively) and is likely to
increase. The districts of DG Khan, Leyyah, Bhakkar and Rajanpur are
worst affected.  In the province of Sindh, high flooding has been
recorded at the Gudu barrage. Sukkur and surroundings are also affected.

(b)  Following the approval of Immediate Response Emergency Operation
(EMOP) 10472 - Assistance to Flood Affected People in Peshawar, Nowshera
and Charsadda Districts (North West Frontier Province) and Ghanche,
Ghizer and Gilgit Districts (Northern Areas), a Letter of Agreement was
signed with the implementing partners - International Rescue Committee
and Islamic Relief - in order to commence immediate food distribution to
the affected population. Contracts with suppliers for the local
procurement of 510 tons of food, consisting of wheat flour, vegetable
oil and yellow split peas, had been concluded and these commodities are
being delivered to the WFP warehouse in Peshawar for immediate dispatch
by the implementing partners to the flood stricken districts.

(c)  In view of difficulty in getting implementing partners in the
Northern Areas, WFP staff will be traveling to this region and will make
arrangements for food distribution in those affected districts (Skardu,
Ghanche and Ghizer). WFP staff will directly carry out the food
distribution through local representatives and government agencies.


(6) Russian Federation (Caucasus)

(a)  The situation in the Caucasus remains unstable. In Chechnya a music
festival that was supposed to demonstrate the return to normal in the
republic was postponed due to the tension in the administrative border.
A mopping up operation in the Chechen village of Borozdinovskaya,
bordering Dagestan, led to a serious political stand off in both
Chechnya and Dagestan revealing the political problem inside Dagestan
and poor relations between clans of Chechnya.

(b)  In the past two weeks, the violence in neighbouring Dagestan has
surpassed even that of Chechnya with the assassination of prominent
officials and the killing of local police and federal officers. Several
senior police officials were dismissed from office as a result of the
continuing insurgency. A few days later the Interior Minister announced
that law enforcement agencies in Dagestan had killed the leader of the
radical Islamic rebel group, whose members were accused of killing
dozens of policemen and security officers in the republic. However, soon
after the announcement, more terrorist acts occurred in the area
bordering Chechnya.

(c)  On July 15, President Putin came to Dagestan to discuss issues
relating to the stationing of permanent mountain brigades in Dagestan
and Karachaevo-Cherkessia and the strengthening of the Russian southern
border.

(d)  During the first two weeks of July, through general food
distributions, WFP jointly with implementing partners completed the
May-June distribution cycle, by delivering about 1,475 tons of food
commodities to 98,220 beneficiaries in Chechnya. No distribution took
place in Ingushetia, where the 5-6th cycle had been completed in early
June.

(e)  The July distribution in Chechnya and Ingushetia has been postponed
due to the delayed arrival of food commodities to the WFP warehouses.
The School feeding programme in Chechnya was suspended for the period of
summer vacations and will resume in September with the start of the new
academic year.

(f)  Food-for-work (FFW) projects involved some 2,100 participants,
representing 10,500 beneficiaries. The projects are aimed at
re-establishing infrastructure in Chechnya through repairs of healthcare
and educational institutions, state enterprises and roads as well as at
the return of community pasturelands to production. Some 150 trainees
enrolled in the food-for-training (FFT) driving, hairdressing and
beautician vocational courses (that also include lectures of HIV/AIDS,
alcohol and drug prevention) will continue to receive food in July.
Altogether for the first fortnight of this month, WFP will provide some
341 tones of food commodities to FFW and FFT participants.

(g)  WFP released about 13 tons of food commodities to support the
Dining Hall project where daily hot meals are provided to 1,600 most
vulnerable people in Grozny city. Within the framework of the
tuberculosis (TB) programme, 17.5 tons of food were provided to over 630
in- and out TB patients undergoing treatment in local hospitals in
Chechnya and Ingushetia.

(h)  Due to gaps in funding, within the next six months, WFP will not be
able to ensure regular provisions of some commodities, such as wheat
flour, rice, buckwheat, sugar, salt and high-energy biscuits. To support
the current emergency project until the end of December 2005, WFP will
have to mobilize as soon as possible the remaining 30 percent (some
5,975 tons or USD 3.3 millions) out of the funding required for the
completion of the programme.


(7) Tajikistan

(a)  Floods continue to affect populations in districts of Gorno
Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO), Sughd province, as well as Rasht
Valley.  In Tavildara District of Rasht Valley, 7 bridges have been
washed away. As a result around 6,000 people in Jamoats Sangvor and
Mionadu are now cut off. A massive landslide in Kabudjar area of Nurobod
District (110-112 km of Dushanbe-Vahdat-Rasht-Jirgatol), set off by
heavy rains is threatening to block the Vakhsh River and flood a number
of villages in Rogun District and surrounding areas. On 6 July, more
damage has been reported to the protection dam of the Pianj River, which
has put several villages of Farkhor District in danger of flooding.

(b)  In Hamadoni District, Khatlon province, floods continue, caused by
a rapid warming of the temperature and an increase of the water level in
Pianj River. According to information received from the Oblast Red
Crescent branch on 20 July, the water level is still rising in Hamadony
rayon area and damaging houses. As at 20 July, 60 households were
affected in Toshev village, Lenin Kolkhoz, Hamado and consequently 300
people were evacuated to Grachev Savkhoz of Farkhor rayon.  The flood
has also resulted in considerable damage to livelihoods and other
infrastructures.

(c)  Following a needs assessment by WFP conducted on 19 July, WFP is
planning to release a one month food ration for 512 affected families
(4,117 people) in Hamadoni District. These are the families that either
have not received any food assistance thus far or whose food stocks are
very low. WFP's assessment report, which provides information about
damage caused by floods in Hamadoni is posted on www.untj.org website.



(C) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Congo, DR (3) Djibouti (4)
Eritrea (5) Ethiopia (6) Kenya (7) Rwanda (8) Somalia (9) Sudan (10)
Tanzania (11) Uganda

(1) Burundi

(a)  The security situation remained unchanged in Bubanza and Bujumbura
Rural provinces. Targeted killings of civilians and ambushes of civilian
cars continued.  In most cases, robbery was the main motive. Following
the deterioration of the security conditions, all UN missions have been
temporarily suspended in the northern zones of Bubanza province as a
cautionary measure.

(b)  Last week, several reports indicated that the voluntary
repatriation of Burundian refugees hosted in Tanzania has significantly
increased. The return movement is expected to increase during the coming
months given the favourable factors in Burundi (political environment,
end of school year, harvest) and hardship in Tanzania's refugee camps.

(c)  The report of the Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission (CFSAM),
jointly carried out by FAO, WFP, UNICEF and Ministry of Agriculture
(MINAGRI), has been released. The report estimates that crop production
has increased by 1 percent for the season 2005B (compared to 2004B) and
forecasts good prospects for season 2005C. Despite this limited
improvement, the food deficit was estimated at more than 330,000 tons of
cereal equivalents.

(d)  Last week, WFP distributed 776 tons of food commodities to over
70,840 beneficiaries.

(e)  The monitoring of food-for-work (FFW) distributions was carried out
in Gitega and Ngozi provinces. In three communes of Ngozi province,
monitors reported cheating on the number of beneficiaries where the
different partners increased the number to get more food.  Cheating was
noticed in four projects and monitors had to take all the fictitious
names off the distribution lists.  WFP has advised the administrators
and partners to stop this behaviour and will continue to crosscheck
lists of FFW workers before opening new projects.  The monitoring of the
project execution will be tightened.

(f)  A post distribution monitoring survey conducted in Kayanza,
Kirundo, Muyinga, Rutana and Gitega province found that distributions
were fairly conducted and activities executed as planned.

(g)  UNHCR estimates the number of Rwandan 'illegal immigrants' in the
northern provinces at more than 2,000. As persons under this category
cannot receive humanitarian aid, UNHCR accepted to advocate before the
Rwandan and Burundian governments to consider them as asylum seekers.
They will therefore then have the right to humanitarian assistance.
WFP is still waiting for further developments and will only act under
the umbrella of UNHCR assistance.

(h)  WFP continued to face shortfalls in the pipeline and to apply
ration cuts and other measures to secure first priority distributions.
The situation remains a concern as an increase of returnees is expected
in the coming months.  Pipeline problems, if persistent, will also
negatively affect the seeds protection rations campaign, planned for mid
September/October.


(2) Congo, DR

(a)  On 17 July, some riots occurred in Kisangani following discovery of
the body of a student who had been shot dead near the University of
Kisangani. Exasperated university students, onlookers and sympathizers
amongst the Kisangani population, led a huge demonstration for several
hours in the streets of Kisangani. During the protest march, one student
was reportedly killed while several vehicles were damaged. Presently,
the situation is calm.

(b)  Three heads of state of Central African countries undertook a
one-day visit to Kinshasa last Saturday to meet with their counterpart,
the transitional quintuplet. As members of the Economic Community of
Central Africa States, the Presidents of Congo (RoC), Angola and Gabon
held discussions geared towards the re-establishment of a peaceful
environment in the DR Congo and in the Great Lakes Region in general.
Opposition parties were not consulted during this important visit, in
contrast to the visit of Congo's (RoC) President Sassou to Kinshasa last
month, during which he met with major opposition leaders.

(c)  An armed convoy of 6 trucks transporting 43 tons of WFP food
commodities and 8 trucks transporting 2,000 emergency kits supplied by
UNICEF, left Thursday morning for Kalonge. The food will be distributed
by GTZ to recently arrived IDPs (10,000 IDPs in Kalonge). Food
distributions to IDPs are also planned in Walungu and Kaniola during the
coming days.

(d)  WFP was to dispatch 110 tons to feed Angolan refugees in the
Bandundu province for the next three months, however, last week the
implementing partner Atlas Logistics could only ship 10 tons due to
logistical constraints. Atlas and WFP met this week to find other
alternatives. According to UNHCR, the remaining caseload of Angolan
refugees in this part of the country is estimated at 3,100 persons.

(e)  World Vision International has established a nutrition centre for
malnourished children in Manguredjipa (North Kivu), following reports of
recent nutritional surveys, which put the prevalence of malnutrition as
high as 14 percent in this remote village. However, the launch of this
nutritional programme has been hampered by the difficulty in delivering
the required quantity of food, due to poor road conditions. Presently,
local authorities and the humanitarian community (including WFP) in
Lubero are making a concerted effort to use a private runway located in
Manguredjipa.


(3) Djibouti

(a)  The inter-agency coordination committee of the vaccination
programme met on 19 July at the WHO offices to obtain the results of the
second phase of the vaccination against poliomyelitis. During the second
phase of the vaccination campaign, out of the 79,240 children vaccinated
in the whole country 72,430 were less than 5 years.  This represents an
increase of 2.66 percent as compared to the first phase.

(b)  This successful exercise was carried out with the co-operation of
the UN agencies, Centre for Disease Control (CDC-Atlanta), the French
Co-operation, USA and German Governments. However, a major constraint in
the preservation of the quality of the vaccines was the high
temperatures, which are currently prevailing in the country.  The total
cost of the operation was evaluated at USD 136,617. The third and last
phase, to immunize all the under five children, is planned for
September, before the Moslem's lent, which starts in October.


(4) Eritrea

(a)  A recent FAO update on the agricultural situation indicates that
the rainfall activity in May and June had a good impact on the cattle
grazing and on soil moisture. Land preparation and planting of long
cycle crops have been underway in zobas Debub, Maekel, Anseba and Gash
Barka. However, the report indicates that the vegetative condition of
pasture and agricultural fields was very low, as evidence of the
difficult regeneration of vegetation after continued years of drought.
Compared with 2004, there is an increase of 23 percent in the planned
area under cultivation and a 252 percent in the total production
forecast.

(b)  WFP field visits in most of the sub-zones in Gash Barka and Anseba
confirmed that agricultural preparations had almost been completed.
Local representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture reported that if
the good rainfall conditions prevail, relatively good harvests can be
expected this year.

(c)  According to FAO, the price of sorghum, the main staple food in
Eritrea, is still, on average, 52 percent higher than in 2004. It is
expected that the price of sorghum product will continue rising until
the harvest in October/November. In contrast to the sorghum price, a
decrease in the price of oxen has been observed. Oxen have been affected
by the dry situation since January and are not strong enough to plough
well. This will most likely affect land preparation in hilly areas, as
the tractors are clearly insufficient to respond to the demand.

(d)  The fourth round of the National Nutritional Surveillance System
(N-NSS) is ongoing. The exercise has been completed in the zobas of
Northern Red Sea (NRS), Southern Red Sea (SRS) and Debub. Gash Barka and
Anseba will be covered during the period end of July to beginning of
August while the dates for Maekel are still to be determined.

(e)  WFP commitment coverage for Emergency Operation (EMOP) 10261.01
reaches approximately USD 59.3 million or 79 percent of the total cost
to WFP. Commitment coverage for the Protracted Relief and Recovery
Operation 10192.0 remains at USD 44.1 million, representing 89 percent
of operational requirements. Regarding the PRRO 10192.1, whose
implementation is to start this September, the contributions registered
amount to approximately USD 36.5 million, representing coverage of 17
percent of the total cost of the project.


(5) Ethiopia

(a)  Updated information on relief food needs for August-December under
the emergency operation, based on results of the Belg/Gu (mid-year)
assessment, is expected to be released by the Disaster Prevention and
Preparedness Commission (DPPC) in the near future.

(b)  A recent nutrition survey jointly carried out by UNHCR, WFP and the
Government's Administration for Refugees and Returnees Affairs (ARRA) at
Kebribeyah camp for Somali refugees, near Jijiga in eastern Ethiopia,
has revealed high levels of malnutrition amongst under five children.
According to the findings, the Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rate is
16.2 percent (WFH <-2 Z score) and the Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM)
rate is 1.5 percent (WFH <-3 Z score). To address these high
malnutrition rates, WFP and partners have agreed to relax the admission
criteria for the supplementary feeding centre in the camp. This decision
will enable admission of children between 80 and 85 percent WFH of the
median so that more children can benefit from the supplementary feeding
programme. Normally, only children between 70 and 79 percent WFH of the
median receive supplementary food items.

(c)  As an additional measure, WFP and partners have agreed to screen
children born since 1997, the last time re-registration of refugees was
carried out in the camp, and issue them with ration cards. Those
children who have been issued with birth certificates will receive
ration cards immediately. Furthermore, WFP and partners have agreed to
increase the cereals component of the refugees' rations from the current
12kg per person per month to 15kg as of September 2005 to improve the
overall availability of food at the camp. It is believed that this
combination of measures will bring down the high malnutrition levels
significantly in the coming few months. Kebribeyah, the only remaining
camp for Somali refugees since Ayisha camp was closed at the end of
June, hosts about 10,000 refugees.

(d)  In a related development, WFP and partners have also agreed to
reinstate the regular cereals component of the basic rations at Fugnido
camp for Sudanese refugees, increasing them from the current 10kg per
person per month to 15kg, as of August 2005. The cereals rations were
temporarily reduced to 10kg because of serious resourcing shortfalls
experienced by the refugee programme at the beginning of 2005. Blanket
and expanded therapeutic feeding programmes were initiated at the
Sudanese refugee camps at Fugnido and Bonga camps in June, following
reports of GAM rates of about 20 percent WFH (<-2 Z score) at both
camps. Refugees in Bonga camp already receive cereals rations of 15kg
per person per month.. There are currently 91,000 Sudanese refugees
located in Gambella and Beneshangul Regions in the west of Ethiopia.

(e)  Amid reports of poor humanitarian conditions in resettlement sites
in Western Tigray region, WFP and the regional Disaster Prevention and
Preparedness Bureau (DPPB) of Tigray undertook a rapid assessment of two
resettlement sites from 4-7 July 2005.

(f)  More than 30,000 heads of households (HHs) have resettled in
Western Tigray from Eastern, Central and Southern Tigray zones since the
regional government started the resettlement programme in 2003. Of
these, 15,424 HHs of those who resettled in 2003 and 2004, are estimated
to be self-reliant from their own harvest; the remaining 15,369 HHs
(1,491 female HHs) who resettled in 2005, are dependent on food aid
provided by DPPC for eight to ten months until they harvest their first
crop in year 2005. Resettlers also have access to other job
opportunities mainly casual labour in the surrounding private farms.

(g)  The mission confirmed signs of poor humanitarian conditions in the
two resettlement sites visited (Shigile and Central in Kafta Humera
district), though the situation is not reported to be alarming at this
stage. Incomplete infrastructures, mainly potable water supply and
construction of health posts, poor capacity of health staff and lack of
medicine, especially for malaria, have negatively influenced the quality
of the support given to the resettlers. The lack of potable water,
latrines and poor sanitation has aggravated prevalence of diseases,
particularly diarrhoea. The government is supplying the resettlers with
cereals (21kg/month).

(h)  Poor availability of nutrition data, limited findings of the
mission in this area. However, Medecins Sans Frontieres Holland has
conducted nutrition screening in one site, which shows acute
malnutrition amongst children under five. A full nutrition survey will
be conducted to confirm this finding. The WFP/DPPB mission also
recommends that nutrition surveys take place in order to assess the
situation fully.


(6) Kenya

(a)  The security situation in Marsabit District, northern Kenya has
been tense since last week following a spate of inter-clan clashes. On
12 July, several people, mostly school children and women, were killed
while others were injured when armed raiders attacked them in Turbi
village. The Red Cross has indicated that population movement was taking
place as villagers moved to locations that they considered safe.  It is
estimated that some 90 people have died while 1,000 families (est. 6,000
people) have been displaced thus far, and are in need of emergency
assistance including health, temporary shelter and food. The Kenya Red
Cross is coordinating relief assistance to people affected by the
clashes.

(b)  A WFP drought Emergency Operation (EMOP) food distribution in
Marsabit, scheduled to have begun on 14 July, was temporarily postponed
and recommenced on 18 July as security conditions improved. The
Government of Kenya has pledged to provide food; maize, beans, vegetable
oil and powdered milk to those displaced from their homes and are not
targeted under WFP's drought EMOP. WFP has pledged 48 tons of corn-soya
blend (CSB) to be distributed to children affected by the clashes. The
CSB will be distributed through the existing coordination mechanisms at
the district level, that is, in close collaboration with the Food for
the Hungry International, WFP's Cooperating Partner, and with the
District Steering Group.

(c)  WFP's current operation to assist refugees in Kenya is scheduled to
end in September, and a new two-year phase will start in October.
Currently, the refugee operation has commitments for most food
commodities up until the end of September, with the exception of CSB and
vegetable oil, which will be depleted at the end of August 2005. WFP has
already cut down the food rations by almost 20 percent. A USD 2 million
loan from WFP's Immediate Response Account (IRA) will be used to
purchase maize, pulses vegetable oil. Urgent pledges are required to
prevent further reductions in food rations. WFP is appealing for pledges
amounting to 11,720 tons of food valued at USD 6.7 million in order to
continue feeding the 230,000 refugees living in Kakuma and Dadaab
refugee camps, until the end of 2005.


(7) Rwanda

(a)  During the past week, 430 refugees were voluntary repatriated from
Nyamure and Gikonko camps to Burundi. This brought the numbers of
refugees in Nyamure and Gikonko camps to about 3,925 and 1,675
respectively. Kigeme camp remained stable with 1,385 refugees. The total
number of Burundian refugees in Rwanda stands at 6,990.

(b)  Congolese refugees continued to cross the border into Rwanda
through Gisenyi. A total of 69 asylum seekers were registered while
about 835 others are still at Nkamira transit camp. There was no
transfer of refugees to Ngarama camp and the number of refugees remained
at 4,740. Gihembe and Kiziba camps were stable with 20,575 and 18,340
refugees, respectively. The total number of Congolese refugees in Rwanda
currently stands at 44,555..

(c)  An outbreak of foot and mouth disease was reported in the eastern
part of Umutara. WFP and partners will monitor the areas and make
recommendations.

(d)  During the past week, some 455 tons of mixed food commodities were
distributed to a total of 28,675 refugees in four camps (Nyamure,
Gikonko, Kiziba and Ngarama). The refugees received full rations
following the improvement in donor pledges. However, they still receive
20g of CSB instead of the 40g due to the break in pipeline.

(e)  During the week, 265 returnees crossed Gisenyi and Cyangugu
borders. A total of 2 tons of mixed commodities were given to 105 of
them in Nkamira camp as a one-month package of food ration before
returning to their places of origin.

(f)  WFP received a donation of USD 2,240,617 for the under-funded
operations in Rwanda that target refugees, returnees as well as other
vulnerable people.  WFP prepared a news release acknowledging the
donation while highlighting the need for additional USD 500,000 to
ensure that CSB and vegetable oil do not run out before the end of the
year.


(8) Somalia

(a)  Tension is looming among Transitional Federal Government (TFG)
members between the Mogadishu-based warlords, the President and the
Prime minister over the settlement of the government in either Jowhar or
Baidoa, and deployment of foreign peacekeeping troops into Somalia.
Mogadishu-based warlords, supported by the Parliament speaker, wants the
TFG to settle in Mogadishu with no foreign troops in Somalia, while the
President and his premier want to temporarily settle in Jowhar and
Baidoa with the support of African peace-keepers.

(b)  The head of the Centre for Research and Dialogue (CRD) Somalia was
killed by masked gunmen in military uniform in his house in Mogadishu on
11 July 2005. The deceased was a vocal advocate of the Mogadishu
stabilization project and was active in mobilizing civil society as a
peace advocate. The motive and the identity of the killers at this stage
are not known. His killing is a major blow for the civil societies, the
peace in Mogadishu and reconciliation efforts in Somalia.

(c)  The Government of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland denied entry
to TFG Minister of Public Works and Housing who was destined for
Hargeisa on private business.

(d)  Tension and mistrust remained high between the different wings of
Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA) (those in Baidoa and in those Wajid). A
group of TFG Members of Parliament are currently in Wajid and Huddur
districts of Bakool region trying to set up a Somali armed forces
training camp, making it uneasy for those Baidoa town. There were late,
noticeable increases of both arms and personnel movements in the Bay and
Bakool regions.

(e)  Hijackers are still holding as hostage WFP cargo and crew on board
of the MV Semlow, which was hijacked on 27 June. Efforts to release the
vessel are coordinated through the TFG and a delegation of prominent
Somalis who are currently in the area. WFP is keeping a low profile and
for security reasons, WFP staff are not allowed to contact the hijackers
or become directly involved in any negotiation with hijackers or their
agents.

(f)  The vessel was 300 km northeast of Mogadishu between Haradhere and
Hobyo when it was hijacked. The ship was destined for Bossaso, Puntland
region, and was carrying 850 tons of rice to assist the tsunami
victims.. The sea has become turbulent and this might hinder the
hijackers from offloading the ship. There are concerns that the crew
might be running out of fresh water and food.

(g)  The detention of the vessel has negatively affected WFP's tsunami
assistance, jeopardizing the relief food distribution to tsunami
victims. In this regard, there were no food distributions to the
tsunami-affected areas for the month of July 2005.


(9) Sudan

(a)  DARFUR

(b)  A planned food distribution organised by WFP and Cooperating
Partner (CP) Save the Children US was disrupted in Mornei camp, West
Darfur, resulting in a number of injuries and two fatalities. Given the
insecurity, 99 humanitarian workers, including 13 WFP staff, were
temporarily relocated from Mornei to El Geneina. It should be noted that
the disruption took place in spite of African Union (AU) as well as
police presence. WFP and its CP will resume food distributions in Mornei
as soon as it is safe to do so.

(c)  In response to threats of an attack on WFP warehouses in El
Geneina, WFP, Government of Sudan (GoS) and AU patrols increased their
security measures. In Kulbus locality, four WFP trucks travelling
between Arro Sharrow and Halilahat were attacked.

(d)  In North Darfur on 15 July, four WFP-contracted trucks travelling
in a convoy between El Fasher and Kebkabiyah were also attacked. In a
separate incident, an NGO vehicle reportedly was assaulted in Golo.

(e)  On 17 July, an NGO operating a pharmacy in Kalma camp, South
Darfur, reported an attempted robbery in their pharmacy. In a separate
incident in the same camp, twelve men, some of whom were armed, entered
the water and sanitation section of an NGO.

(f)  The Nyala-Kass-Zalingie road remained NO GO for the UN. However,
other organisations have started to use this road without incident.

(g)  WFP, the International Organisation of Migration (IOM), and
Cooperating Partners completed headcounts in Thur IDP camp, South Darfur
on 17 July. Headcounts also started in Assalaya area in South Darfur
with CP Alisei. Headcounts in Joghana area have been postponed due to
inaccessibility to this area by road because of heavy rains. In North
Darfur, headcounts were completed in Kabkabiya and surrounding villages
as well as Hamrahs administrative unit, Kutum locality. In addition, WFP
and CP CARE commenced community mobilization campaigns in Kass, South
Darfur in advance of another attempt to register beneficiaries in this
location. Preparations for the Kalma registration exercise also
continue.

(h)  As predicted, heavy rains have affected the turn-around time of
trucks delivering food to many locations in Darfur, especially Nyala,
South Darfur. The road to El Geneina, West Darfur is currently cut off
at Birka Syra due to heavy rains. In the meantime, WFP is dispatching
stocks, which were pre-positioned in El Geneina, West Darfur between
February and June, to various locations across West Darfur.

(i)  Between 1 and 16 July, WFP dispatched 23,820 tons of food to
Cooperating Partners in Darfur, reaching an estimated 1,253,685
beneficiaries (based on dispatch figures).

(j)  Between 1 and 17 July, WFP airlifted and airdropped a total of
about 4,010 tons of food into Darfur, representing almost 45 percent of
the monthly target. This includes commodities airlifted in from Al
Khufra, Libya into El Fasher and Nyala, following the Government of
Libya's reinstatement of the original fuel price for WFP humanitarian
air operations to Darfur. WFP completed airdrops into Um Dokhum, West
Darfur, during the second week of July. As of 14 July, some 1,088 tons
had been airdropped in an effort to expedite food pre-positioning during
the rainy season. Airdrops will also start in Golo, Jebel Marra, South
Darfur on 18 July.

(k)  The 32-40 seater ATR aircraft that served Darfur is no longer in
service as repairs on the aircraft are not possible in Sudan. Absence of
this aircraft from the current WFP passenger aircraft fleet will have a
considerable impact on flights servicing the Nyala, South Darfur and El
Fasher, North Darfur. WFP is in the process of replacing this aircraft
with two Beechcraft 1900s. However, due to the 2-3 week long clearance
process through the Sudan Civil Aviation Authority, WFP expects that
both aircraft will be operational only in early August. While WFP
continues to use smaller aircraft to provide service on the regular ATR
routes in the interim, frequency of flights to other locations is being
affected. Due to flooding on the road between Port Sudan and Khartoum,
and the closure of the Khartoum oil refinery, the supply of jet fuel to
El Obeid has suffered breaks. This has led to a cancellation of 15
percent of the air cargo (food) deliveries.

(l)  WFP and CP IIRO in three locations carried out rapid needs
assessments east and south of Nyala. Preliminary findings indicate that
targeted populations in these areas are in need of humanitarian
assistance. Half-rations have been recommended for targeted residents
and returnees in Yawyaw, Aba-Ragel and Gosbaden. Rapid needs assessments
in North Adilla have been postponed pending results of an assessment
currently taking place in Haskanita.

(m)  Food distributions to beneficiaries in Thur will commence since
headcounts were completed on 17 July.

(n)  Twenty-nine WFP-contracted vehicles and WFP trucks have been stuck
in Birka Saira, North Darfur for almost one week due to heavy rains. As
a result, food commodities have been offloaded in WFP's field office in
Kebkabiya. WFP's fleet will be based in Kebkabiya and shuttle food from
rubhalls to various locations (Saraf Omra, Birka Saira and Sherif Bin
Hussein), subject to improved weather conditions.

(o)  WFP's CP GOAL reported a decrease in the admission rates into its
supplementary feeding centres in Kutum locality, as compared to last
week. High default rates, however, remain and GOAL continues to admit
children who are relapsing from its supplementary feeding programme into
its therapeutic feeding programme.

(p)  As of 13 July, the Darfur EMOP 10339.1 faces a shortfall of USD 206
million, representing 37 percent of total requirements (USD 562
million).

(q)  The pipeline for EMOP 10339.1 (with a caseload of 3.2 million
people) faces a shortfall of approximately 42,110 tons of mixed
commodities between July and December. This does not include commodities
being procured through an internal finance advance. Despite the improved
pipeline for Darfur following an internal transfer of USD 28 million,
donor support is critical to allow the Darfur emergency operation to
repay over 12,645 tons borrowed from other Sudan operations and
outstanding Immediate Response Account (IRA) loans of USD 15.2 million.
In addition, WFP needs to reimburse the USD 28 million transferred from
various budget lines of the emergency operation.

(r)  The Special Operation for logistics support in Darfur continues to
face a shortfall of USD 23 million. The procurement of additional
long-haul trucks is on hold until funds are made available.

(s)  WFP-Humanitarian Air Services (HAS) continues to face severe
funding shortfalls which have led to the cancellation of non-food item
deliveries in June, despite the start of the rainy season when demand
for air deliveries increases. WFP is also unable at this stage to
activate the fourth helicopter in Darfur. The funding shortfall remains
critical at USD 15 million out of total requirements of USD 24 million
in 2005. To ensure continued air services through the rainy season in
Sudan, the operation urgently requires an initial USD 5 million.


(t)  SOUTH, EAST AND TRANSITIONAL AREAS

(u)  The Commissioner for the Sudan Relief and Rehabilitation Commission
(SRRC) accompanied by the Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator and the WFP
South Sudan Coordinator visited Jaac village in Aweil North County, Bahr
El Ghazal, on 16 July to investigate reports of acute food shortages
among internally displaced persons (IDPs) from Darfur and returnees from
the North. The mission observed small stocks of food and lack of medical
services, water and mosquito nets in the area.

(v)  The third phase of the cross-line barge operation continued during
the past week. A total of 135 tons was distributed to 7,595 registered
beneficiaries between 10 and 13 July along the lower section of the
River Sobat. This brought the total distribution figure for the stretch
of the river between Topogia and Adong to some 535 tons for 30,995 of
the 38,370 registered beneficiaries, including 1,855 returnees, in July.
The interagency team was obliged to return to Malakal before completing
distribution to the remaining 7,375 registered beneficiaries in four
locations due to both lack of food available on the barge and technical
issues with the pusher. Again, barge capacity remains a serious
concern.. WFP has recently contracted a new barge operator to allow the
continuation of operations along the Upper Sobat corridor.

(w)  Meanwhile, preparations are underway for an advance security
assessment and coordination mission along the Upper Sobat corridor.

(x)  A total of 6,475 vulnerable people received WFP food in Yuai and
Payai villages of the Waat province, Jonglei during the week. As
previously reported, the recent declaration of the area as GO by
Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS) Security allowed an initial assessment by
a team from WFP (both sectors) and NGOs Sudan Council of Churches and
Sudan Aid to take place in the first week of July. A total of 80 tons of
mixed food was airdropped during the week and distributed to the
beneficiaries, representing food for July. A WFP team left for Bor on 14
July to receive food by airdrop to be distributed to a registered
caseload of 39,000 in the coming week.

(y)  WFP teams were in Mading, Mogok, Pagak, Motot, Walgak and Kaikuny
centres of Upper Nile during the week for interventions. General food
distributions were completed in Pagak and Mogok. A total of 14,800
beneficiaries including 5,000 returnees received a total of 190 tons of
assorted food commodities. Heavy rains interrupted access to airstrips
and delayed movement of teams between locations.

(z)  A total of 10 tons of mixed food was distributed to 1,540
beneficiaries in Wau, primarily through institutional feeding at Wau
hospitals, Action Contre la Faim (ACF) supplementary feeding centres and
food-for-training for income generating activities for female heads of
households. Another 62 tons of assorted food commodities were
distributed to cooperating partners to support capacity building, asset
creation and nutrition projects in Liethnom, Nyamlel and Midel.

(aa)  A total of 24 tons of assorted food commodities was delivered to
support 1,485 malnourished children and 610 school feeding programme
(SFP) beneficiaries in Malualkon and Nyamlel supplementary centres run
by Tearfund and CONCERN respectively. Airdrops in Malualkon were
interrupted by bad weather, which resulted in Tearfund receiving half of
the planned tonnage.

(ab)  The recently started food-for-education project in Gogrial
attracted 143 pupils in its first week. In partnership with CARE, WFP is
aiming to feed around 7 tons to 300 students per month. Just under 800
kg of mixed food was distributed during the past week.

(ac)  After receiving 59 tons of food by airdrop, WFP and CP CARE began
general food distribution to registered IDPs and returnees in Gogrial. A
total of 2,580 people received a full ration for July, totalling 48 tons
of mixed food.

(ad)  A further 775 tons of assorted food commodities were distributed
under general distribution to 56,950 vulnerable residents, returnees and
IDPs elsewhere in Bahr El Ghazal state.

(ae)  Mabia returnees travelling through Zangabara road for the last two
months heading towards Bili, which is situated 5-km southeast of Deim
Zubair, were reported to be within 24 miles to their final destination.
An IOM officer accompanying the group reported that they are expected to
arrive in Bili by end July, if their movement is not obstructed by heavy
rains.

(af)  Plans are underway for an assessment team with representatives
from WFP, UNICEF, OCHA, International Rescue Committee (IRC) and local
authorities to travel to Diem Zubair on 19 July. The mission aims to
investigate reports of looting on WFP stores in Diem Zubair where WFP
had pre-positioned 115 tons of food in May to assist returning IDPs.
In Red Sea State, following rapid assessments in response to increased
tension in the region, WFP CP Oxfam continued its programme of
accelerated dispatch and distribution of food in the Tokar locality as
planned. The 14,853 beneficiaries targeted under food-for-recovery in
Osir Zone received a total of 410 tons during the reporting week.

(ag)  The level of the River Gash continued to fluctuate and raise
concern during the past week. The water rose to surround Wagar, Hadalia,
Metataib and Toglay at the start of the week although it subsided as the
week progressed. Meetings were held between Humanitarian Aid Commission
(HAC), UN agencies, NGOs and concerned parties from the health and water
sectors of the local government. The objective of the meetings was to
divide responsibility between the various parties in case of a flooding.

(ah)  WFP is planning to distribute 550 tons of mixed food to the 14,909
in the prioritised camps in Kassala during 17-18 July, representing food
for July and August. WFP is prioritising distribution to locations that
will become inaccessible in the event of flooding.

(ai)  WFP CP GOAL's supplementary feeding programme continued during the
week in and around Abyei town with seventeen new admissions. In total,
103 malnourished children and 28 pregnant and lactating mothers received
around 367kg of mixed food, primarily corn-soya blend

(aj)  The distribution of food to 8,505 vulnerable residents, IDPs and
returnees in Abyei was completed during the week by WFP CP SCUS,
representing a two-month distribution.

(ak)  Following recent flooding, and at the request of local
authorities, a multi-agency team including representatives from HAC,
WFP, Adventist Development, Relief Agency International (ADRA) and OCHA
carried out an assessment in El Minagis locality during 13 and 14 July.
Although no food aid intervention was recommended, the state of water
and sanitation in the area was highlighted as a cause for concern.

(al)  A total of 360 tons of mixed food was delivered to Tokar province
in the Red Sea State following a decision to recommence dispatches,
which had been delayed following insecurity in the region.

(am)  Dispatches continued against July's allocation of 2,155 tons to
Bentiu, Unity, during the week with which WFP had planned to feed over
150,000 beneficiaries over various modalities. Deliveries reached 330
tons of mixed food before insecurity caused food destined for the region
to be diverted. This, along with regular dispatches out of El Obeid to
El Meiram, El Nahud and Abyei, brought the total dispatches to Western
Kordofan to 421 tons during the week.

(an)  As anticipated, poor road conditions brought on by heavy rains in
the period prevented access to further locations in Southern Kordofan
and Bahr El Ghazal by land.

(ao)  A total of 3 tons of oil was airlifted to Juba during the week
with the remainder of the 491 tons allocation for July to follow during
the month. WFP plans to deliver Juba's August and September allocation
by barge from Kosti, expected to arrive mid-August. A total of 1,055
tons was airdropped to various locations in the south of Sudan. A lack
of Jet-A1 fuel continues to hamper all of WFP air operations in Sudan.

(ap)  As of 19 July, EMOP 10048.3, valued at USD 302 million, had
received USD 170 million after receiving a USD 6 million donation during
the week. This represents approximately 56 percent of the total
operational requirement.

(aq)  In addition, WFP is seeking funds to augment barge capacity under
the Special Operation (SO) 10412, emergency repairs and upgrading of
rail and river transport infrastructure in support of WFP food aid
operations in Sudan. The SO, valued at USD 23 million, has not received
contributions to date.


(10) Tanzania

(a)  A total of 3,043 refugees have voluntarily repatriated to Burundi
in June.

(b)  WFP's refugee operation (PRRO) in Tanzania continues to face
serious pipeline problems. In the current distribution cycle (4 - 31
July), refugees have to cope with 310g maize grain (or 265g maize meal),
80g pulses, 10g corn-soya blend (CSB) and 10g oil. The current reduced
rations provide just 1,348 Kcal, which is 64 percent of the standard
2,100 Kcal level recommended by the 2004 refugee Joint Assessment
Mission in Tanzania. Ration levels of between 1,252 - 1,437 Kcal are
forecast until August 2005.

(c)  WFP and its partners in Tanzania plan to undertake a nutritional
survey of refugees in August. The survey will provide more data on the
nutritional status of refugees following almost one year of reduced food
rations.

(d)  WFP food distribution continues to reach 397,475 refugees. Between
14 and 20 July, WFP distributed 1,143 tons of food commodities. During
the past week, WFP has discontinued general assistance to host community
beneficiaries until the pipeline situation improves. However, WFP
continued to reach the most vulnerable refugees and host community
beneficiaries through hospital in feeding, supplementary and therapeutic
feeding programmes.

(e)  A donation of USD 607,170 has been assigned for local purchase of
980 tons beans. The PRRO currently faces a shortfall of 18,618 tons up
to the end of January 2006. Pipeline breaks for maize are anticipated
from October. Unless new resources are received soon, the nutritional
status of nearly 400,000 refugees in western Tanzania will be
jeopardized.


(11) Uganda

(a)  The security situation in northern Uganda remains fluid, with
increased Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebel movement in Kitgum and
Pader districts.  The rebels continue to commit atrocities against the
population, abducting children, looting, killing civilians and staging
ambushes along major roads.

(b)  Karimojong warriors clashed with the Uganda People's Defence Forces
(UPDF) on 13 and 14 July in Nakapiripirit district. The military engaged
the warriors who were attempting to recover their herds of cattle.  A
number of warriors and soldiers were killed and others injured.

(c)  WFP, together with district authorities and NGO partners, completed
revalidation of all internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Gulu, Kitgum,
Pader and Lira districts. The exercise, that commenced in May, is
intended to validate existing IDP registers and establish the IDP
population in the four districts.  The final reports are expected before
end July.

(d)  UNHCR, together with WFP and the Government of Uganda (Ministry of
Disaster Management and Refugees - Office of the Prime Minister) is
conducting validation of refugees in Moyo.  A similar exercise will
commence in Adjumani district in mid-August.

(e)  UNHCR, together with WFP and the Ministry of Disaster Management
and Refugees - Office of the Prime Minister) is conducting a
repatriation survey in both Adjumani and Moyo refugee settlements in
preparation for the anticipated voluntary repatriation of Sudanese
refugees. The exercise is meant to guide UNHCR and the Government of
Uganda on the number of refugees willing to return home in the event
that the repatriation exercise starts.

(f)  WFP food distribution continues to reach 1.4 million displaced
persons, 192,000 refugees and other vulnerable persons. During the past
week, WFP distributed over 2,235 tons of relief food assistance to
180,950 persons including IDPs sheltering in camps in Gulu, Kitgum,
Pader and Lira districts, refugees, children in nutrition centres and
other vulnerable persons.

(g)  WFP faces a shortfall of 58,108 tons of food commodities with a
funding gap of USD 29 million, required to maintain the food pipeline
necessary to continue providing relief assistance to IDPs and refugees
through December. Unless new contributions are confirmed urgently, the
nutritional status of 1.4 million IDPs in northern Uganda, mostly women
and children, will be jeopardized.



(D) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia (3) Mali (4) Niger

(1) Cote d'Ivoire

(a)  Portuguese diplomat Mr. Monteiro has been appointed by the UN
Secretary-General as a High Representative for the Presidential
elections in Cote d'Ivoire. He will assist the preparations for October
elections with the work of the Independent Electoral Commission and the
Constitutional Council.

(b)  From 14 to 20 July, almost 345 tons of food were distributed to
nearly 28,000 people.  This included distributions of 15 day rations to
1,365 displaced persons from Duekoue, who remain sheltered in the Law
Court of Man.  If the security situation in Duekoue continues to
improve, it is hoped that these displaced persons will return home.
WFP's general ration distributions will then discontinue.

(c)  As part of the enhancement of nutrition activities, baby scales and
measuring boards were delivered to WFP cooperating partners involved
with the implementation of nutrition interventions.


(2) Liberia

(a)  During the previous week, some 2,500 returnees from Guinea, Cote
d'Ivoire, and Sierra Leone, arrived in Liberia. WFP distributed 83 tons
of assorted food commodities to the resettled returnees. In addition,
about 1,200 IDPs were resettled to their various counties of origin.
Prior to the resettlement, they received a total of 41 tons of assorted
relief food commodities in the IDP camps, as their first tranche
resettlement food ration.  Approximately 200 tons of food were also
distributed to 6,000 IDP and returnees as a second tranche food ration
(completing the four-months resettlement food package) in Montserrado,
Bong, Bomi, Capemount, Gbarpolu, Grand Gedeh and Lofa counties.

(b)  From 11 to 17 July, more than 280,000 vulnerable beneficiaries
received 1,800 tons of WFP provided food in Liberia. This included the
distribution of 800 tons of commodities for more than 200,000 children
who are participating in WFP's emergency school feeding programme (SFP),
which has proven to be important in supporting efforts to rehabilitate
the educational system.  During the week under review, five institutions
in Nimba county were served under the Institutional Feeding programme
while five other institutions were served under the SFP/Mother Child
Healthcare programme. In total, 460 beneficiaries were served. In
addition, three institutions were assessed in view of their possible
inclusion in WFP's institutional feeding programme in Nimba county.


(3) Mali

(a)  Rapid nutritional surveys undertaken by international NGOs
(OXFAM-UK and Action Contre la Faim) in April 2005 in the North of the
Mali (Gao and Kidal), showed an increase of general malnutrition amongst
children that ranges between 32 and 50 percent and acute malnutrition
rates in the same areas of between 3-6 percent. The situation risks
deteriorating further as the lean season which started two months ago
continues.

(b)  In Mali, approximately 2.2 million people (20 percent of the
population ) are likely to suffer from severe food insecurity if ongoing
WFP operations have to be interrupted before the end of the lean season,
due to lack of support.  At the moment, WFP's operation in the country
is critically underfunded with only USD 823,000 received out of total
requirements amounting to USD 7.4 million. WFP's operation, approved in
February 2005, aims at supporting some 450,000 vulnerable people
affected by the drought and locust invasion in 2004.

(c)  Because of these funding shortfalls, WFP has only been able to
reach 86,500 beneficiaries in need of food aid through food- for-assets
activities, in the most affected areas (Kayes, Koulikoro, Tombouctou,
Mopti, Kidal, Gao).


(4) Niger

(a)  In response to repeated appeals to the international community to
help stave off the deepening hunger crisis in Niger where an estimated
3.6 million people are highly vulnerable and 2.5 million are in need of
food aid, a much-needed airlift of food commodities from REUNIR, a
French aid agency, arrived on 21 July in Maradi, one of the hardest hit
areas of the country.

(b)  The airlift consisted of 16 tons of oil, sugar and plumpy'nut (a
highly nutritious paste for young children), sent aboard an Antonov 12
aircraft from Marseille, France. A further airlift on a Transall
aircraft will take place over the weekend, with 40 tons of millet and 28
tons of oil delivered from Ndjamena in neighbouring Chad, to Maradi.

(c)  These food supplies will help to replenish dwindling food stocks in
Niger, where WFP is providing emergency food aid to 1.2 million of the
most needy people. This month, WFP almost tripled the number of
beneficiaries due to rising malnutrition rates, especially among
children. The woes of the annual "hunger season" have increased
exponentially due both to poor rains and the devastation to crops and
grazing by the worst locust invasion in 15 years.



(E) Southern Africa: (1) Angola (2) Lesotho (3) Malawi (4) Namibia (5)
Swaziland (6) Zambia (7) Zimbabwe

(1) Angola

(a)  WFP has increased support to the primary education sector in
Angola. On 21 July, a school-feeding programme in the province of Moxico
was inaugurated and is currently providing meals to approximately 30,000
children.  In addition, similar programmes are underway in the provinces
of Huambo, Benguela, Bie and Kwanza-Sul. The primary education sector
was seriously affected during Angola's 27-year civil war, and WFP plans
to assist 200,000 school children by the end of 2005.

(b)  Despite ongoing appeals, WFP's Protracted Relief and Recovery
Operation (PRRO) 10054.2, Support to Return and Resettlement, remains
critically under funded.  Urgent contributions are required to avoid
commodity reductions foreseen from the end of September.  The operation
currently requires USD 13 million, or 19,500 tons of food.  Ration
reductions have already been imposed; however WFP will be forced to
decrease beneficiary assistance even further without immediate new
contributions in the coming months.


(2) Lesotho

(a)  During 13 to 19 July, WFP and collaborating partners distributed
food to approximately 9,600 people participating in mother and child
health care, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and home-based care projects, in
addition to school-feeding programmes for orphans and other vulnerable
children.

(b)  Former US President Bill Clinton visited Lesotho during his
six-nation African tour aimed at increasing support for HIV-positive
children.  During his visit, Mr Clinton dedicated a new paediatric
HIV/AIDS clinic at Queen Elizabeth II hospital.  Government ministries
and other key stakeholders have successfully enrolled several thousand
people in the antiretroviral treatment project with the assistance of
the Clinton Foundation and in collaboration with WFP.


(3) Malawi

(a)  While there is generally enough maize to meet local demand in some
districts, supplies are not consistent throughout the country. Maize
prices in local markets and through the Agricultural Development and
Marketing Corporation vary, depending on supplies.  According to the
Ministry of Agriculture, approximately 25 percent of households in
certain districts have insufficient food stocks or income to meet
minimum needs, and the situation continues to deteriorate.


(4) Namibia

(a)  The repatriation of Angolan refugees continues; however, food
distributions are hampered due to the lack of government
transportation..

(b)  Beyond September, Namibia will be integrated into the regional PRRO
10310 Assistance to Populations in Southern Africa Vulnerable to Food
Insecurity and the Impact of AIDS.  Assistance will be specifically
targeted to the northern regions of Namibia, where many orphans and
vulnerable children are most food insecure.


(5) Swaziland

(a)  The Government of Swaziland is currently preparing a Job Creation
Summit, which is aimed at establishing 50,000 job opportunities within
the next 12 months, through foreign investment and local
entrepreneurship. Seventy percent of the targeted jobs are earmarked for
rural communities and are aimed at reducing poverty.

(b)  Between 12 and 18 July, WFP distributed food to about 7,300
beneficiaries with the assistance of collaborating partners.


(6) Zambia

(a)  National Vulnerability Assessment Committee findings indicate that
up to 1.2 million people will need food assistance this year.  In parts
of rural southern and western Zambia, household food stocks are at
critical levels and in some districts household assets are being sold in
order to buy food. The situation is equally challenging for the urban
poor, many of whom are living on less than USD1 per day.  Maize prices
are increasing dramatically, unemployment is rising and the population
continues to be affected by the devastating impact of the HIV/AIDS
pandemic.

(b)  WFP is working in the worst affected areas of the country through
food-for-work projects, school-feeding activities, and nutritional
programmes for vulnerable groups including those on antiretroviral
therapy.

(c)  UNHCR's voluntary repatriation of Angolan refugees is ongoing,
however at a slower pace than anticipated.  From the beginning of 2005,
roughly 5,600 refugees have returned by airlift and road convoys against
UNHCR's original plan of 34,500 people.


(7) Zimbabwe

(a)  A key assumption made by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment
Committee in determining numbers of people in need of assistance was
that the Government would make good its stated intention to import 1.2
million tons of maize for distribution before the next harvest.  WFP is
closely monitoring commercial imports into Zimbabwe.  There is evidence
that over the past two months almost 200,000 tons have been imported,
which if sustained until March 2006, would approach the government's
target.  WFP is continuing with its preparations to assist around four
million highly food insecure people in Zimbabwe in the critical early
months of 2006 before the next harvest.

(b)  WFP is participating in a UN Country Team assessment of urban
dwellers affected by the government's clean up operations.  The
assessment, which is being conducted in cooperation with Government
Social Welfare officers, NGOs and faith-based organizations, began on 16
July and will cover five urban areas. It seeks to review access to food,
shelter, water, health care and education among those in transit camps
and those residing in the vicinity of their demolished homes, in order
to clarify humanitarian needs and guide the ongoing response effort.

(c)  The latest transit centre to host urban affected was opened in
Bulawayo, and as of 15 July has hosted some 200 people from 68
households. An estimated 3,000 households in Bulawayo lost their homes
during the clean up operations. Many of those who have been staying in
churches are expected to relocate to the transit camp, until longer-term
plans are put into action. In addition to food support for the urban
affected, WFP has provided a rubb-hall for the camp.

(d)  Continued reports from the field indicate limited availability of
maize in the districts of Masvingo, Matabeleland and Manicaland.
People are increasingly turning to the open market to purchase maize,
where prices have exceeded ZW$3,500/kg (USD 0.28) in some areas.
Prices of sorghum and millet in Bulawayo also increased during the week,
due to rising transport costs incurred by traders when bringing the
commodities to town from rural areas.

(e)  Several districts of Masvingo have reported outbreaks of anthrax
and blackleg, affecting cattle, along with Newcastle disease, which
affects chickens. The worst hit districts are Gutu, Bikita, Chiredzi,
Zaka, and Mwenezi for cattle, and Chivi for chickens.

(f)  Long fuel queues continue in Harare and Bulawayo, which has led to
an increase in bus fares for urban commuters and long queues at
terminals. In Bulawayo, the price of fuel on the parallel market, which
has become an important source for the scare commodity, is being sold at
ZW$ 40,000 (US$3.23) per litre. According to official government
statements, as of 1 September, fuel will be sold to motorists at
designated service stations through payment in foreign currency in an
attempt to end a six-year fuel shortage that has worsened in recent
months. WFP continues to access fuel for staff and operations through a
private contract with Caltex.

(g)  Apart from fuel, electricity, essential medical drugs, and spare
parts for industry, other key commodities are also in critical short
supply in Zimbabwe due to an insufficient cash to pay foreign suppliers.
The current rate of inflation stands at 164 percent and is amongst the
highest rates in the world.

(h)  WFP's home based care and orphan and vulnerable children programme
has expanded to Buhera south in Manicaland, adding an additional 50,000
beneficiaries.  The programme is implemented by a community-based
organization (CBO) Rujeko, with support through Africare. A visit by WFP
to the new programme revealed that Africare has started pre-positioning
food at final distribution points, but the CBO was still to receive
hands on training on food distribution. Moreover, the CBO was unable to
begin community mobilization given limited transport. WFP and Africare
subsequently agreed that training will proceed immediately and that
Africare will support Rujeko's transport needs. A similar programme in
Buhera north with Africare and the CBO Dananai is proceeding smoothly.



(F) Asia: (1) Bangladesh (2) Indonesia (3) Korea (DPR) (4) Maldives (5)
Sri Lanka

(1) Bangladesh

(a)  Bangladesh is in the peak of the flooding season. Warnings of fresh
flooding or imminent flooding are being received with ever increasing
frequency. Data from adjacent Indian districts are also being received
through the cooperation of the WFP Country Office in Delhi.

(b)  Currently, a total of four districts are facing flooding in the
northern region of Bangladesh. The overall flood situation continues to
worsen with reports of hundreds of thousands of people being marooned
for a short period. Reports suggest that standing crops, including "aus
and aman" paddy, various field crops and vegetables on about 5,000
hectares of land have been adversely affected. The overall situation
remains fairly normal and within the capacity of the Government and
other local relief agencies.

(c)  Since a third of the country is normally flooded each year, WFP
must carefully analyze reports from flood prone areas to distinguish
between normal flooding and extreme conditions that might require
outside intervention. In the meantime, WFP is preparing for the worst,
by meeting regularly with key agencies and partners, updating
assessments procedures, identifying qualified staff and organizing
office facilities. A Flood Situation Report is now being disseminated by
the WFP in Bangladesh on a weekly basis.

(d)  Under Emergency Operation (EMOP) 10380, Assistance to Flood
Affected People in Bangladesh, daily over 600,000 primary school
students continue to receive high energy biscuits. Under the same
operation, various micro-level livelihood activities are ongoing in four
districts, under a food-for-work/food-for-asset (FFW/FFA) modality. In
addition, as a means of supporting rural livelihoods, around 37,000
households received rice (each household =30 kg rice) during the past
week. Vegetable oil was also distributed last week: around 12,300
households received 1 litre of oil each.


(2) Indonesia

(a)  Bad weather has posed numerous challenges to Calang operations
during the past week. Discharging of the landing craft has been delayed
and movement of heavy trucks was restricted in some areas due to
unstable bridges and waterlogged terrain. In some areas with inadequate
road structures, distribution activities were postponed. One critical
route from Calang to the IDP settlement of Kreung Sabee appears to be
unstable.

(b)  Distributions in two additional sub-districts in Aceh Jaya - Panga
and Setia Bakti - have been completed, bringing the total number of
beneficiaries to some 28,400 out of 53,300 registered in the district.
Distributions in the remaining two sub-districts of Jaya and Teunom are
planned to be completed by the end of this week.

(c)  Distribution in Gunung Sitoli in the island of Nias, for 4,950
beneficiaries in 27 villages, was completed on 15 July. Food
distribution will begin in other 5 districts this week: Lahewa,
Mandrehe, Bawolato, Idano Gawo and Teluk Dalam.

(d)  To date, Save the Children (SC) has distributed a total of over 995
tons of food to 66,000 IDPs in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Utara, and Bireuen. SC
is planning to assist approximately 107,300 beneficiaries this month in
those areas. It is also planning to carry out food distribution to its
125 beneficiaries in Binjai, Medan, on 20 July in cooperation with local
NGO Yayasan Karang. In Medan, some 11,000 IDPs will be supported by WFP
through SC.

(e)  The July planned beneficiary number for General Food Distribution
(GFD) stands at 732,000 in 18 districts in Aceh and North Sumatra. In
Nias, the target of GFD includes 1,7357 households (some 8,700 persons)
in the 7 sub-districts of Gunning Sitoli, Lahewa, Mandrehe, Sirombu,
Bawolatu, Idano Gawo and Teluk Dalam.

(f)  The planned beneficiary number for Supplementary Feeding in July is
286,000 over 9 districts in Aceh. Schools are now opened as of 18 July.

(g)  A case of canned fish, being sold by beneficiaries in Blang Lancang
village, Bireuen, was investigated through meetings with local
authorities including the Bupati and local police. WFP informed the
village that general food assistance will be discontinued in case of
recurrence.

(h)  WFP plans to implement a joint cash and food-for-work project with
Oxfam on the island of Nias, starting with a small one month pilot
project in Lahewa for 500 work days.


(3) Korea (DPR)

(a)  WFP has been informed that it will regain access to Kowon County in
South Hamgyong Province from 25 July. The county had been declared
inaccessible to WFP in January 2005 and subsequently had all food aid
distributions halted in accordance with WFP's "no access-no food"
policy. WFP will send a team to the area next week to assess how the
absence of WFP food has affected the food security situation of the
population.With restored access to Kowon, WFP's overall access in DPRK
comes to 160 out of 203 counties/districts, covering 87 percent of the
population.

(b)  Following the recent arrival of wheat, all 19 WFP supported Local
Food Production factories were operational from 16 to 22 July.
Production for the second week of July was over 1,280 tons of food, or
90 percent of the emergency operation's weekly requirement.

(c)  WFP conducted a fact-finding trip to Pukchang and Tokchong counties
in South Pyongan Province to assess the need for additional food
assistance following the floods of 30 June. Local authorities confirmed
damage estimates previously given to the IFRC and acknowledged that
there had also been some damage caused to paddy and maize fields. Both
counties have been able to meet the immediate food needs of the
population and were assisting the homeless people by housing them with
relatives, in public buildings or in temporary shelters. For the
recovery phase however, there is a shortage of both food and building
materials and WFP is currently looking into the possibility of assisting
the counties through food-for-work (FFW) projects.

(d)  Funding shortfalls continue to cause severe cuts in cereal
distributions to 3.6 million WFP beneficiaries. Affected by these
measures are elderly people, primary school pupils, the poorest urban
households and several FFW projects. Moreover, children in
nurseries/kindergartens and pregnant/nursing women have now been
deprived of WFP oil for up to three months and of pulses for up to two
months.


(4) Maldives

(a)  The President of Maldives has changed and members of parliament
have been reshuffled. This change has been welcomed by most political
groups..

(b)  Currently, some 25,000 beneficiaries are receiving food under WFP's
Vulnerable Group Feeding Programme for July. The programme targets IDPs,
host communities and persons with disrupted livelihoods.

(c)  Sugar and Flour were distributed to all beneficiaries for June and
July. Reports from the beneficiaries indicate that they feel that they
have enough rice, oil and pulses on the islands from the last food
distribution. In addition to this they indicated that they would not
have sufficient storage facilities in their houses. The rice ration for
June and July will be given retrospectively when the beneficiaries have
enough storage space in their houses. Rice, sugar and flour is borrowed
from the State Trading Organisation.


(5) Sri Lanka

(a)  European cease-fire monitors met with government officials on 18
July to try to save Sri Lanka's truce from collapse, after Tamil Tiger
rebels warned of a possible return to war.

(b)  Insecurity in Batticaloa and Ampara is continuing. Due to continued
tension, security has been tightened and Sri Lankan Army (SLA) uniformed
forces have heavily deployed in Trincomalee. Hartals (closure of shops
and offices) are continuing to take place in Ampara, Trincomalee, and
Batticaloa. Suspected rebels shot and wounded a police officer in
Trincomalee in the latest of ten bombing and shooting attacks since 12
July. Due to the lack of security and hartals, the planned use of the
WFP/TNT trucks were cancelled on the 11 and 12 of July in Trincomalee

(c)  Two attacks of refugee camps housing tsunami survivors were
reported in the east and northeast of the country. Seven soldiers and
two children were reportedly injured in the attacks.

(d)  The second round of General Food Distribution (slated to end on 31
August) started in all districts except in Trincomalee, due to
insecurity and a delay in issuance of food coupons.

(e)  Planning for Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) is in progress. WFP
staff participated in meetings with the Government counterpart on
selection criteria for eligibility for VGF in Batticaloa and Jaffna.
Following a meeting between Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) and WFP on 10
July in Negombo, project proposals for the Food for Work in 2005 (44
under EMOP and 47 under PRRO) and expansion of food for education and
mother and child nutrition programmes in Jaffna were approved.

(f)  In Puttalam, on 19 July, WFP attended a meeting with all relevant
divisional representatives regarding the expansion of the Protracted
Relief and Recovery Operation's (PRRO) school feeding programme. It was
agreed to include three divisions in Puttalam district, comprising
almost 9,000 children, who will be provided with mid-morning meals.



(G) Latin America and Caribbean: (1) Regional: Hurricanes in the
Caribbean (2) Bolivia (3) Colombia (4) Cuba (5) Guatemala (6) Honduras
(7) Nicaragua

(1) Regional: Hurricanes in the Caribbean

(a)  Following the passage of Hurricane Emily in the Eastern and
Northwest Caribbean, detailed assessments are now being undertaken in
the affected countries.

(b)  In Grenada, the Ministry of Finance estimated the total damage of
Hurricane Emily to be EC$300.5m, i.e. approximately 2 per cent of the
current value of GDP. This figure represents essentially direct damage.

(c)  As a result of the direct damage, several needs have been
identified as priority for regional and international support, such as
tarpaulins, building materials, seedlings, propagation boxes, green
houses/nets, fertilizers, irrigation equipment/machinery, raw materials,
drugs, reagents and bottled water.

(d)  OXFAM has completed its initial assessment in Grenada, which
highlighted the following findings:  damage to housing and general
infrastructure appears more widespread on the island of Carriacou than
on Grenada; at least 245 houses (representing approximately 15-20% of
the housing stock) in Carriacou are in need of urgent repair or
rebuilding and the poorest islanders on Carriacou, living in the more
basic housing, have suffered particularly badly with extensive damage to
their property, including damage or destruction of their latrines and
complete destruction of their garden plots.

(e)  In response to the effects of Hurricane Emily in Grenada, the
International Federation of the Red Cross Pan-American Disaster Response
Unit (PADRU) in Panama dispatched the first airlift of relief supplies
to the island on 16 July.

(f)  Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management,
based on initial assessments, reported that a total of approximately 65
communities were affected by flooding and landslides in 8 parishes. The
worst affected parishes are St. Elizabeth and Manchester. Police
confirmed five persons dead in Myersville, St. Elizabeth. The deaths
have been attributed to flash flooding.  A total of 177 persons have
been reported to be in 5 shelters across the island.

(g)  Intensive efforts have been ongoing to restore problems with the
water distribution system and power failures, caused by heavy wind and
rain.

(h)  Hurricane Dennis left losses of 1.4 billions dollars in Cuba (more
information can be found under the 'Cuba' section of this report.

(i)  For the past 3 weeks, WFP has been monitoring the development and
impact of the two hurricanes (Dennis and Emily) in the Caribbean
region.. Efforts included the provision of an experimental early impact
forecast (to estimate the number of potential victims). In addition, as
part of preparedness actions, WFP in Ecuador made arrangements to be
able to provide high-energy biscuits and other emergency food, in case
of an official request for emergency food aid. WFP has also been on
stand-by to potentially participate as part of an UNDAC team and was
ready to perform Emergency Food Security Assessments if asked by any
country.


(2) Bolivia

(a)  Since Saturday 16 July, a road blockade has in place on the main
highway to the Titikaka Lake, some 80 km from La Paz. The community of
Huatajata holds the blockade, demanding its appointment as the capital
of the Omasuyos Province. So far, the road blockade has not turned
violent..

(b)  Due to the recent change of Prefects, the distributions under WFP's
emergency operation have been delayed. Nevertheless, during this week,
115 tons of food aid were distributed to the Municipalities of Camiri,
Cuevo and Boyuibe, located in El Chaco region. The food will support
1,510 families in 39 communities.


(3) Colombia

(a)  New displacements have been reported in the Province of Narino,
where an undetermined number of people (mainly members of indigenous
communities) have been forced to flee due to the clashes between the
Colombian army and illegal armed groups. Local authorities have said
that approximately 10 percent of all members of the Awa indigenous
community, located in nearby areas of the municipality of Ricaurte, have
fled and some 100 people of the same indigenous community have crossed
the border between Colombia and Ecuador, looking for asylum. WFP is
planning to open a Sub-Office in the Province of Narino as part of its
Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (PRRO).

(b)  More displacements were also reported in the Province of Sucre,
where at least 47 families (some 250 people) were forced to flee due to
the clashes between the Colombian army and illegal armed group in rural
areas of Cucal and Campanario, in nearby areas of the municipality of
San Onofre.

(c)  On 13 July, the Government of the Province of Antioquia launched a
special programme, aimed to provide food security and improve nutrition
in children between 6 months and 6 years old. The total cost of this
initiative is approximately USD 6.5 million.

(d)  Fierce clashes between the Colombian government and members of
illegal armed groups have been reported in the Province of Antioquia.
Clashes took place in rural areas of El Dragal, Las Margaritas, Mesones,
Buenos Aires, El Cafe and Alto Bonito. All these regions are located in
areas of the Municipality of Argelia. The army has reported that the
rebels are using land mines on main roads and have also issued threats
to the civilian population. This region was the scene of massive
displacements of people some weeks ago. Although hundreds of families
have returned to their places of origin, some 129 families are still
temporarily settled in the Municipality of Argelia. The ICRC has
provided humanitarian assistance to these people.

(e)  Some 15 members of an illegal armed group were killed last 14 July
by the Colombian army in rural areas of La Lagunza, Province of Valle
del Cauca, southwest Colombia. Besides those killings, the army also
captured a rebel suspected of participating in the 1999 kidnapping of
over 150 people in La Maria Church in Cali and who were then held
hostage for almost a year.  WFP Colombia is planning to open a
Sub-Office in this province as part of its PRRO and will do it as soon
as the funds required are confirmed.

(f)  Illegal rebels detonated a car bomb near a military convoy in rural
areas of the Provinces of Toribio and Cauca, killing four soldiers. A
police officer also died in a separate attack.  Another two soldiers
were wounded in the explosion. This area was the scene of intense
clashes in April 2005 between a major Colombian illegal armed group and
government forces.

(g)  In the context of PRRO 10366, Assistance to People Displaced by
Violence, WFP distributed 43 tons of food last week in four provinces,
reaching 7,390 beneficiaries, particularly through activities related to
school and preschool feeding, nursing and expectant mothers, nutritional
recovery and food-for-crisis.


(4) Cuba

(a)  Two weeks have passed since Hurricane Dennis struck Cuba on 8 July
and the country continues to reestablish interrupted basic services,
such as water, electricity, and gas; helping those affected by the storm
and restoring agricultural activities.

(b)  According to figures from the Civil Defence, there are
approximately 19,000 persons evacuated from the initial 1.5 million.
More than 120,000 houses have been totally or partially destroyed. The
total cost of losses is approximately 1.4 billion dollars.  However, the
assessment has not finished yet.  Houses, roads, crops, agricultural
infrastructure, communications, electrical and water systems have been
the most affected by the hurricane.  Urban agriculture has also suffered
a lot of damage and poultry farming was also affected.  Rain has been
stronger during the last days, favouring the filling of dams in the
territory, but still not at their full capacity.  Mudslides, on the
other hand, have caused flooding and extensive damage.

(c)  The government is offering cooked food to the evacuated people but
is running out of food stocks.

(d)  The UN system has continued its coordination, information links and
exchanges with the Civil Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Cooperation
(MINVEC) together with UNCT, NGO's and donor representatives.


(5) Guatemala

(a)  The former militias (ex-PAC) have re-initiated protest actions
against the Government in their attempt to obtain cash compensation
instead of in-kind compensation for the services rendered to the
military forces during the years of the internal conflict. In the
south-eastern Province of Chiquimula, about 1,000 ex-PAC participated in
a demonstration and blockade of the main highways, threatening to
continue actions. Police broke up road blocks and arrested 25
protesters. Five journalists covering the incident were chased and hit.
The UN Designated Official suspended all duty travel to Chiquimula
during the week. President Berger will meet with ex-PAC groups on the
coming days.

(b)  After the mudslide in Concepcion Las Lomas in the outskirts of
Guatemala City on 13 July, the National Coordinating Committee for
Disaster Reduction (CONRED) reported the death of two women and four
children. Other populations living in high risk areas are being
evacuated to shelters.  The Government has announced a housing
initiative in support of the most affected families. CONRED is
monitoring closely the situation of ten settlements in suburbs.

(c)  During the weekend, heavy rains associated with Hurricane Emily in
Yucatan, Mexico resulted in overflowing of rivers, damage to bridges and
landslides. In the southern Province of Escuintla, rivers Coyolate and
Achiguate flooded communities of Nueva Concepcion, where a hundred of
families were evacuated, some by boat, since the water level had reached
one metre.

(d)  Under the context of regional PRRO 10212, a total of over 115 tons
of maize, beans, corn-soya blend and vegetable oil were distributed to
community-based centres in the Provinces of Chiquimula, Jutiapa, Jalapa,
Santa Rosa, Baja Verapaz and Quiche for the nutritional recovery of
children under five years old and pregnant and nursing women suffering
of acute malnutrition. This food distribution will benefit a total of
about 1,390 families (6,960 beneficiaries).


(6) Honduras

(a)  WFP, in collaboration with solidarity institutions and friendly
entrepreneurs, is contributing to the organization of the
TV-Radio-Marathon which will be named this year "Catrachilandia, Hunger
Never More".

(b)  WFP assisted 981,500 children through the school feeding
programme.. The funds to be collected under the Marathon will be used to
cover part of the 300,000 remaining children throughout the country.

(c)  WFP delivered a total of 46 tons of food reaching 1,175
beneficiaries in 20 poor communities of the Municipality of Santa Elena,
Department of La Paz.  These localities are known as the conflict areas
("bolsones") of Nahuaterique, located on the border with El Salvador.
The inhabitants are extremely poor. Malnutrition among a majority of
children under five years old is in the range of 25 to 57 percent (in
weight/age), which is significantly higher than the national average of
16 percent.  The assistance was given for a period of 90 days through
PRRO 10212.0. The counterpart, the Ministry of Health, through their
station located in Palo Blanco, will carry out other tasks to complement
the food distribution, such as, conversations on nutrition and hygiene,
de-worming, vaccinations, maternal controls, anthropometric measures,
among others.  With these efforts, it is expected that malnutrition
rates of the populations will decrease.


(7) Nicaragua

(a)  According to press reports, an infestation of rats and worms has
destroyed the harvest in at least 18 indigenous villages in the Northern
Atlantic Municipality.  Furthermore, heavy rains have destroyed some of
the harvest and delayed sowing in the Central-Northern part of
Nicaragua. WFP is monitoring the situation.

(b)  Approximately 10,365 pregnant and nursing women; 11,160 children
under two years old; 1,790 vulnerable rural families and 62,065
schoolchildren in the Central and Northern Atlantic Region (RAAN)
continue to benefit from food distributions under PRRO 10212.0. Heavy
rains, especially in the RAAN, have damaged several roads, making access
to some areas even more difficult.

(c)  If no commodities are announced in the upcoming months or those
that are announced arrived late, PRRO will face serious pipeline breaks
as of the current month. Beneficiary numbers will have to be reduced if
the situation prevails.


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