WFP Emergency Report
Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme
Report No. 25 / 2006 - Date 23 June 2006


This report includes:

(A) Highlights
(B) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Djibouti (3) Ethiopia
    (4) Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda
(C) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia (3) Niger
(D) Southern Africa: (1) Angola (2) Lesotho (3) Malawi (4) Mozambique
    (5) Namibia (6) Zambia (7) Zimbabwe
(E) Asia: (1) Indonesia (2) Nepal (3) Philippines (4) Timor Leste
(F) Latin America and Caribbean: (1) Bolivia (2) Cuba (3) Ecuador
    (4) Guatemala (5) Honduras (6) Nicaragua


(A) Highlights

(a)  Between 1 and 19 June, WFP dispatched a total of 14,693 tons of
food from logistical hubs to the Darfur region in Sudan.

(b)  The WFP refugee operation in Tanzania continues to distribute
reduced food rations in order to extend resources.

(c)  Since mid-May, over 5,000 returnees from Burundi have arrived in
Rwanda.

(d)  In Kenya, the June distribution is targeting a total of 3.6 million
beneficiaries.

(e)  The second phase of the voluntary repatriation of Sudanese refugees
in Uganda commenced on 13 June 2006.

(f)  Although many southern African countries are expecting harvests
that are above the five-year averages, maize availability in the region
for the 2006/07 marketing year is projected at just under 20 million
tons, well below last year's level of 23 million tons.  Based upon
preliminary cereal balance sheets, in addition to South Africa, maize
surpluses are only expected in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia.  Other
countries will continue to face shortfalls of varying magnitudes.



(B) East & Central Africa: (1) Burundi (2) Djibouti (3) Ethiopia (4)
Kenya (5) Rwanda (6) Somalia (7) Sudan (8) Tanzania (9) Uganda

(1) Burundi

(a)  The government and the Front for National Liberation (FNL) movement
signed a pre-accord document on 17 June highlighting their shared
resolve to reach a consensus on the ceasefire and peace agreement within
two weeks. Reports from both delegations indicate consent on many issues
and discussions on the army reform remain the principal bone of
contention.

(b)  Data collected for the Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission
(CFSAM) has been compiled for analysis and the draft report for the
agricultural season 2006 B is being finalised.  Preliminary findings
confirm the current crop production as slightly higher than the same
season in 2005 (which was very poor). In several areas, the good beans
production will be overly consumed due to other food commodities being
either in short supply or nonexistent. Despite the small improvement in
production, people living in different zones will nonetheless need food
assistance for their daily subsistence.  The final results of the CFSAM
expected at the end of the month will determine the magnitude of the
requirements for the second semester.

(c)  On 16 -17 June, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
Antonio Guterres, and the European Union Commissioner for Development
and Humanitarian Aid, Louis Michel, carried out a two-day visit with a
pledge to help the country reintegrate Internally Displaced People and
repatriated Burundian refugees. The pledge was made during the meeting
with senior government officials following their visit to the Congolese
refugee's camp.

(d)  Last week, security in the capital was marked by the explosion of
nearly fifteen bombs in Musaga zone, where one person was killed and
over ten civilians injured.

(e)  WFP distributed 1,197 tons of relief food to 158,893
beneficiaries.. The shortage of pulses persists and some distributions
were conducted without the commodity. No problems were reported during
food distributions.


(2) Djibouti

(a)  In a fight against the drought, WFP, Ministry of Hydraulics and
UNICEF signed an agreement for the construction of 40 wells in the
northern districts of Tadjoura and Obok.  Each district will have 20
wells. The 40 wells will serve drinking water for 2,500 families.  The
duration of the project is 7 months, from June to December 2006 and its
total cost is estimated at USD 179,994. WFP contribution for this
project is estimated at USD 69,938 and includes the provision of
construction materials, well digging under Food-for-Work activities and
follow-up work by field monitors.


(3) Ethiopia

(a)  In southern Oromiya region, recent unrest and clashes between the
Guji and Borena clans have lead to displacements of population groups. A
government assessment team has just returned from the field, and the
official report is expected to be released shortly. So far, one month
food ration has been allocated for parts of the Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) caseload, while NGOs in the areas of concern have
utilized some of its regular food resources in response to the
situation. Reports from WFP field monitors in Somali region also confirm
new IDP caseloads in border areas with Oromiya region as a result of the
recent clashes. These IDPs have been given immediate food assistance.
Emergency assessments will identify further needs.

(b)  A rapid assessment conducted by WFP in some districts in East
Harerghe zone, Oromiya region, validated rising malnutrition rates
amongst children and pregnant and lactating women reported last week. In
14 out of 17 districts, the number of malnourished children and women
increased, in some cases more than 400 percent compared to the previous
screening round. An additional 12,000 children and women are in need of
targeted supplementary food assistance. The rapid assessment attributed
part of the increase to better screening coverage, but the major
contributing factor is the deterioration on the food security situation
due to a decrease in food production. This is a result of shorter rains
than expected last year and subsequent reduction in the harvest of
sorghum. High population pressure, poor hygiene and poor feeding
practices aggravate the situation. The targeted supplementary food
consignment for East Harerghe of 990 tons of blended food and vegetable
oil is expected to be delivered to the distribution sites by the end of
next week.

(c)  Relief food distributions are ongoing in food insecure regions of
the country. The sixth round of food allocations are being transported
to Afar, Amhara and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region
(SNNPR), where most of the food has now been dispatched to district
level. In Oromiya region, the fifth round of food allocation is still
under dispatch. In Somali region, food transport and deliveries continue
to be hampered in five of the zones of the region: Fik, Warder,
Degehabur, Gode and Korahe. This is mainly due to the current difficult
security situation in this part of the region, where movements of
private vehicles are restricted. Private transporters are also reluctant
to deliver food to those areas due to the prevailing insecurity.
However, WFP field monitors confirm that food deliveries improved in
Jijiga, Shinile, Liben and Afder zones of Somali region during last
week.

(d)  The mid-year multi-agency emergency needs' assessment, aimed at
identifying July-December relief beneficiary numbers, will start with
the deployment of 17 teams on 24 June and will last from 2 to 3 weeks.
It is expected that relief food needs will increase as a result of the
assessment and the inclusion of 1.1 million chronically food insecure
people in the Somali region, previously planned to be assisted under the
Productive Safety Net Programme. Provisional estimates from WFP indicate
a shortfall of 100,000 tons for the second half of the year for relief
operations as a result of this adjustment. The exact relief food needs
for the second half of the year will be confirmed following the mid-year
assessment.


(4) Kenya

(a)  Preparations for the long-rains assessments continue. Lists of
participants and the budget are being finalized. Training will take
place during the first week of July and data collection will commence by
mid-July.

(b)  The latest food security update reports indicate environmental
conditions have improved across drought-affected pastoral and marginal
agricultural areas. However, pastoral recovery will be difficult. The
abnormally high rates of livestock mortality suggest that in the absence
of a combination of emergency and mid to long term multi-sectoral
interventions, the viability of the pastoral livelihood will be in
jeopardy. For many households, herd sizes are too small to support
household food security. In addition the rise in the number of
pastoralists that have become destitute after losing their livestock is
adding to the proportion of chronically food insecure pastoralists.

(c)  The June distribution is targeting 3,098,000 people under the
general food distribution and 535,984 children under expanded school
feeding, for a total of 3.6 million beneficiaries for the June
distribution cycle. The final figures for the May distribution cycle are
not complete since some districts are yet to provide their inputs on the
beneficiaries reached and amount of food distributed. The June
distribution has started or is about to start in all EMOP districts.

(d)  WFP received donations totalling USD 127 million (56 percent of the
requirement). In addition Euro 5.5 million is awaiting confirmation.

(e)  There is enough cereals in-country or arriving to cover
requirements until the end of July; other commodities (pulses and
vegetable oil) arrived in the country in April/May and will not cover
the June distribution.

(f)  WFP hosted a high-level delegation from the Government of Saudi
Arabia visiting selected EMOP sites.


(5) Rwanda

(a)  Food for Peace/USAID mission led by Mrs. Denise Gordon visited
Nyamata, Mayange and Mareba nutrition centres in Bugesera on Friday 16
June 2006. The mission noted the high numbers of children/women who
continue to attend nutrition centres despite families having started to
harvest Season B crops. Reasons provided by beneficiaries included low
harvest of beans and maize, no harvest of root crops, no harvests for
people who had emigrated to others areas and individual rations received
at the nutrition centre is shared with other family members. The mission
recommended exploring the possibility of providing family rations to
those regularly attending the nutrition centres located in food insecure
areas during the lean period (March-May and September-November).

(b)  WFP in collaboration with the Rwandan Government and UNHCR,
received the Saudi Arabia mission led by the WFP Special Ambassador, Mr.
Abdulaziz Arrukban. The mission handed over food commodities procured by
the Saudi donation to the refugees in Gihembe camp. A courtesy visit was
paid to the Ministry of the Local Government where the State Minister
received the mission.

(c)  Some 53 new born babies were registered in Kiziba camp. There were
neither new asylum seekers nor repatriation during the reporting
period.. The number of Congolese refugees in Rwanda went up to 41,295
while the number of Burundian refugees remained stable at 2,300.

(d)  In Gihembe camp, food distributions started on 19 June 2006 and
were completed by 23 June.  In Nyabiheke camp, food delivery is underway
and distributions started on 23 June. In Kiziba camp, 284 tons of mixed
food commodities were distributed as a monthly package to 17,708
refugees from 12 to16 June. In Kigeme camp, 41 tons of mixed food
commodities were distributed to 2,262 refugees on 16 June. Food
distribution did not take place at Nkamira transit centre during this
reporting period.

(e)  Some 130 returnees from Congo were received last week at Nkamira
and Nyagatare transit camps. A three-month repatriation package
consisting of over 7 tons mixed food commodities was distributed before
their departure to their places of origin.

(f)  A total of 800 of the 19,000 Rwandan asylum seekers in Burundi
returned last week. Of these, 405 and 352 were from Mugombwa and Kibingo
districts respectively, while the rest were from adjoining districts.
This brings the total to 5,106 returnees.

(g)  There is a continuous flow of Rwandan returnees expelled from
Tanzania. This week, some 37 new arrivals were registered in Kiyanzi
Transit Camp. The situation is drawing increasing attention of political
institutions and civil societies. Last week, a group of Rwandese women
members of parliament, representatives of Amani Members of Parliament
(Great Lakes Region), Conseil Consultatif et d'Appui Institutionnel aux
Organisations de Base (CCOAIB), etc., visited and offered some basic
non-food items, including blankets, clothes, shoes, soap, etc. The 14
tons of WFP food aid is being distributed on the basis of a one time
one-month ration and is managed by Kirehe district staff with technical
support from Rwanda Red Cross.


(6) Somalia

(a)  The Islamic Courts Union is consolidating its grip on greater
Mogadishu and Jowhar and planning to open up for the first time in more
than ten years the port and the international airport of Mogadishu. A UN
security mission is planned for Jowhar and Mogadishu to be followed by a
mission of the UN Country Team. UNICEF is continuing their activities in
Jowhar with national staff only, after evacuation of all international
staff last week. Beletwein and other parts of Hiran region established
their own Islamic Courts and joined peacefully the Islamic Courts
Union..

(b)  The Sudanese Government planned a mediation meeting in Khartoum on
22 June to bring the Transitional Federal Government and the Islamic
Courts Union together.  During the meeting a ceasefire was agreed upon
and further talks will be held. Meanwhile, the interim Somali parliament
approved deployment of foreign troops into Somalia. Sudan and Uganda
have been requested to send troops.

(c)  The changes in Mogadishu and beyond had only minor influence on the
discharge in the port of El Maan and the continuing lifting of relief
food from WFP contractors' warehouses in Mogadishu North to other
regions in South Somalia. Three trucks moving WFP food were held for
three days at a checkpoint at Burhakaba on the main road between
Mogadishu and Baidoa. Convoys for Buale and Jilib districts in Middle
Juba region were delayed due to poor road conditions. Transporters
expect the roads to dry out to a more passable level within the next ten
days. They also reported shortage of trucks ex Mogadishu and Merka for
convoys to Lower and Middle Juba.

(d)  WFP plans not to distribute relief food in southern Somalia after
15 July during the harvest period with the exception of health and
nutritional safety net projects (i.e. supplementary feeding, Mother and
Child Health and Nutrition (MCH), Tuberculosis (TB), etc.), emergency
school feeding and possibly
Food-for-Training/Food-for-Assets/Food-for-Work activities. In certain
areas, however, continued distributions may be needed, especially in
areas populated by pastoralists.

(e)  The average monthly food requirement for the Somalia operations has
been adjusted downward to 14,000 tons from June to December 2006, due to
projected favourable Gu rains, and the total country food requirements
for the year 2006 have been provisionally reduced by some 25 percent
from 180,000 tons to 140,000 tons. Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU)-Gu
2006 assessment starts in June 2006. WFP will be represented in the
field activities starting on June 22, 2006.

(f)  The new PRRO 10191.1 was presented to the Executive Board on 16
June 2006 and was approved.

(g)  The expansion of Wajid compound facilities has progressed and is
almost completed. Wajid is the centre of the emergency response
operations in the south and the biggest WFP sub office in Somalia.


(7) Sudan

(a)  During the reporting period (5-18 June), the general security
situation remained tense. Banditry incidents in addition to militia and
SLA (Sudan Liberation Army) clashes remained a major concern in the
Kutum, Kabakbiya Rural, and Tawila Rural areas, thereby negatively
affecting humanitarian operations. The Birmaza area also remained 'No
Go' for the humanitarian community.  Demonstrations and tensions in IDP
camps in El Fasher in the wake of the Darfur Peace Agreement continued
unabated particularly in Abou Shouk. Following a WFP and UNDSS security
assessment, the road linking Kabkabiya and Saraf Umra has been declared
'Go'. An increase in banditry incidents affecting the humanitarian
community had in the past weeks rendered the Kabkabiya - Saraf Umra road
'No Go'.

(b)  The level of violence and unrest in urban IDP camps in Geneina,
west Darfur is increasingly becoming a main cause for concern.  An
attack on the UNHCR office and guesthouse in Habila by unknown gunmen
prompted the suspension of the Technical Assistance Mission visit to the
area. Carjacking meanwhile remains a growing threat for humanitarian
actors in West Darfur. A security assessment mission to Masteri, the
first WFP mission in the area in more than six months and since the two
major attacks on the African Union in late May, highlighted the
continued unpredictability of the security situation. Increased unrest
and continued military confrontation between the Chadian army and rebels
both in eastern Chad and along the restive Sudan-Chad border continued
to affect the security situation in West Darfur. Accordingly, cross
border population movements remain a concern for humanitarian actors in
the area.

(c)  During the reporting period, the security situation in South Darfur
remained generally calm. There were no major incidents of violence
reported in IDP camps where heightening tensions had previously been
affecting humanitarian activities. There were also no reports of armed
clashes between the military and the SLA. However, the suspected
presence of armed elements in IDP camps is heightening tensions and
affecting humanitarian activities.  Movement of supplies remains
restricted to certain locations. Of particular concern is the area of
Gereida, which hosts over 100,000 IDPs.  Meanwhile, the sustainability
of the Darfur Peace Agreement continues to be challenged by increased
reports of polarisation and rift within the SLA factions.

(d)  A joint assessment, comprised of representatives from WFP, FAO,
OCHA, UNICEF and UNMIS and escorted by UNMIS (Kenyan Military
Contingent), was conducted on 13 June from Wullu (Lakes State) and Mvolo
(West Equatoria). The security situation has been reported as unstable
since May 2006 due to inter-tribal conflict.  The one-day assessment was
unable to confirm reports by local officials of 50,000 displaced people.

(e)  New cases of Cholera have brought the total to 105 reported cases
in Warwar in Northern Bahr El Ghazal.  The total death toll so far
stands at seven.  Meanwhile, suspected Cholera cases were reported in
Bentiu, Rubkona, Leer and Nhialdiu in Unity State.  Following heavy
shooting and the looting of approximately 4 tons of food by an
unidentified group, WFP airdrops to Wuncuei were suspended.  WFP and WVI
teams on the ground were relocated to Marial Lou and three suspects
arrested.  The Commissioner gave assurances that the area is safe.  In
Malualkon, a WFP rub-hall was broken into and four cartons of oil
looted.  Arrests were made and the matter is under investigation by
local authorities.

(f)  On 11 June, an armed fight broke out between two Dinka clans in the
area between Gorgrial East and Gorgrial West.  Fighting spread on 17
June to Lunyaker area, with nine people reported to have been killed and
six injured.  World Vision, VSF (Veterinaires Sans Frontieres) and other
NGOs in Lunyaker closed their offices, while women and children from one
of the clans were seen moving eastward.

(g)  On 17 June, four bags of sugar and an unconfirmed quantity of CSB
bags were taken from a rub- hall in Alek (Warrap State).

(h)  Following an incident on 11 June between Rumbek and Wau when a
driver was fired upon by men in SPLA uniform, WFP has raised the
question of the continual harassment of WFP-contracted trucks with
authorities in West Bahr Al Ghazal State.

(i)  Access remains restricted to parts of the State, specifically Mvolo
and the areas bordering Lakes State, due to inter-clan fighting.  Armed
escorts are required for all road movements.

(j)  A construction worker on a WFP/GTZ site at Lleu was shot and killed
by two gunmen demanding transport.  The incident is under investigation.

(k)  General security remains stable in WFP Kadugli/Kauda operation
areas in South Kordofan. However, there are still pockets of insecurity
within the State, prompting the continuation of the debate over
elevating the security level from phase II to III.  No decision on this
has yet been taken, although operational agencies working in South
Kordofan do not support raising the security phase.  Following a
security incident on 2 June between Kadugli town and Tillo which was
reported, a curfew has been imposed on all UN and agencies' staff
between the hours of 1900 and 0700. This restriction covers Kadugli
Town, Kauda, Julud, Dilling and Talodi pending the results of an
investigation by UN and National police.  WHO has confirmed the presence
of Cholera in South Kordofan.  Precautionary measures are being taken at
this stage, including the dissemination of information on protection and
symptoms among UN agencies, NGOs, the Ministry of Health and the local
population.

(l)  Although Cholera-like symptoms have been reported in the White
Nile, there has been no confirmation yet of the presence of the disease.

(m)  WFP's Vulnerability Analysis and Mapping (VAM) food needs
assessment conducted in locations targeted by the Sudanese Popular
Committee for Relief and Rehabilitation, revealed a need for seed
protection in six locations with approximately 42,000 beneficiaries.
The Area Office will deliver a half ration in the third week of June and
will continue supporting these identified beneficiaries until the
harvest in October 2006. WFP's Cooperating Partner, the Danish Refugee
Council, plans to distribute seeds in three villages in Zallengie rural
where food aid was phased out in November 2005. Upon confirmation of the
Danish Refugee Council distribution, WFP will provide half rations to
the three villages from July to September to protect seeds and fill the
food gap during the hunger season. Meanwhile, Chadian refugees and
Darfur returnees continue to trickle into Um Dokhon. As of June, MSF and
OXFAM reported a cumulative number of approximately 10,000 people.
Joghana has been declared a 'Go' area and a significant number of IDPs
have started returning from Gereida. Although a formal headcount has not
been carried out, out of a total of 14,500 people estimated to have
previously occupied the area, at least 9,000 have returned. An
assessment will be conducted in early July and food stocks have been
pre-positioned.

(n)  Action Contre La Faim (ACF) has released its report on their
nutritional survey conducted in Atar, Khorfulus County (Jonglei State).
The findings indicate very high malnutrition rates with a Global Acute
Malnutrition (GAM) of 27 percent, significantly above the emergency
threshold.  WFP is fielding an intervention team to the area to
undertake a rapid assessment of the food security situation.

(o)  Despite the SOFA agreement between the government and the UN, two
incidents of access denial to WFP staff were recorded during the
reporting period at Shalaloub and Shamboub check points (Gadaref State)
on the Eritrean border.

(p)  The WFP Executive Director paid a one-day visit to Kassala on 5
June where he met with the State Governor (Wali), the State Ministers
for Education, Health and Social Affairs, Kassala/Showak WFP staff and
heads of NGOs and UN agencies.

(q)  Talks began on 13 June between the Government of Sudan and the
rebel Eastern Front (EF) in Asmara, Eritrea, following two days of
discussions between President Umar El-Bashir and Eritrean President,
Isayas Afewerki in Khartoum.  The EF is an alliance between two rebel
movements, the Beja Congress and the Rashaida Free Lions, and demands a
greater degree of autonomy, accusing the Sudanese government of
marginalising remote regions of the country.  Talks are expected to
resume on 17 July.

(r)  Massive military movement was observed due to the SPLA's (Sudan
Peoples' Liberation Army) withdrawal from Hamashkoreib area.  As a
result of the ensuing potential for insecurity, the planned joint
humanitarian assessment to the area was postponed.  The redeployment was
greeted with enthusiasm by the UN.

(s)  As of 9 June, food distributions were resumed in Dibab, Abyei
following an agreement reached between local administrative authorities
and a team consisting of representatives from SRRC/HAC (Sudan Relief and
Rehabilitation Commission / Humanitarian Assistance Committee), Save the
Children US, OCHA and WFP.

(t)  Pre-seasonal rains have begun in South Darfur and parts of West
Darfur. The northern areas are forecast to start experiencing heavy
seasonal rains by the end of June. By the end of July, the rains are
forecast to cover the entire region. Accordingly, access will be
restricted throughout the Darfur region during the coming months. WFP
has pre-positioned over 50,000 tons in Darfur, some of which is in
remote areas that will become inaccessible. This will ensure that food
deliveries to Cooperating Partners and distribution centres will not be
significantly affected by deteriorating road conditions.

(u)  Between 1 and 19 June, WFP dispatched a total of 14,693 tons of
food from logistical hubs to the Darfur region representing 69 percent
of the planned dispatches for the month. Throughout the region, WFP
continued to hold off dispatches to some locations owing to insecurity.
However, in West Darfur, the food requirement for a three-month period
was pre-positioned at several final distribution points that will become
inaccessible during the rainy season.

(v)  WFP dispatched 717 tons of food by road to South Sudan including
538 tons from El Obeid (North Kordofan), 75 tons from Lokichoggio
(Kenya) and 75 tons from Koboko and Tororo (Uganda).  Airdrops were
resumed in Wuncuei (Bahr El Ghazal) after recent insecurity in the area.
Roads in South Sudan are becoming increasingly inaccessible following
heavy rains, affecting the delivery of food allocations.  Food that
cannot be delivered to its destination is diverted to avoid spoilage.

(w)  A total of 510 tons of food was dispatched from Kassala warehouses
to the Sudanese Red Crescent as June's General Food Distribution.  Of
this total, 429 tons were released to Fatu, Adarman, Amara, Dabelaweit,
Hadalia and Odi camps targeting 42,055 IDPs, 41 tons to Kassala hospital
patients as family rations, and 40 tons to students in 36 primary
schools in rural Kassala.  Some 329 tons of mixed food was released to
31,840 refugees in Kilo 26, Shagarab I, II and III and Fau 5 camps for
distribution. Activities were monitored by Kassala Sub-Office staff.

(x)  Save the Children distributed 184 tons of assorted food commodities
in Eastern South Kordofan State, targeting 10,565 beneficiaries.  CARE
distributed a total of 164 tons of various food commodities to 6,453
beneficiaries in Julud and Nyimang areas of the Western part of the
State. Meanwhile, access to operational areas continues to be difficult
due to seasonal rains.

(y)  WFP's Cooperating Partner, German Agro Action (GAA), resumed
operations in the Kutum area, North Darfur. Food distributions are also
ongoing in Fata Borno and Kassab camps. However, General Food
Distributions remain suspended in most SLA controlled areas due to the
volatile nature of the security situation in those locations. High
prevalence of diarrhoea at the beginning of the rainy season and poor
sanitation in camps and areas with high IDP concentration has led to an
increase in admissions to both therapeutic and supplementary feeding
centres. In El Fasher, the Field Office sent a mission to the Um Kedada
area to verify potential beneficiaries and establish distribution
centres, in view of a possible resumption of cereal distribution after a
temporary halt following the last harvest.

(z)  The Under-Secretary-General for Peace Keeping Operations, the
African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security and other members of
the Consultative Team visited Geneina along with the Technical
Assistance Mission.  A meeting was held to discuss the suggested
peacekeeping mission in Darfur with the Wali of West Darfur. Meetings
were also held with local leaders, women community representatives, the
Deputy Sultan of the Masalit Tribe and the UN and NGOs. About 1,300
returnees in the Morni area have been verified and are scheduled to be
included in food distributions. WFP donated office equipment and a
vehicle to the Sudan Ministry of Health in support of the nutrition
surveillance system in West Darfur. WFP's contribution will facilitate
project operations aimed at monitoring, collecting and analysing data
from nutrition sentinel sites. Meanwhile, WFP's Cooperating Partner
Concern initiated a nutrition programme for an undetermined number of
Chadian refugees in Um Shalaya camp.

(aa)  WHO issued a cholera outbreak alert following the confirmation of
two cases in Nyala and another confirmation of one death by ICRC in
Gereida.. Sensitisation campaigns targeting various humanitarian actors
and the local population in affected areas are ongoing. Meanwhile, heavy
rains are slowing down the arrival of Chadian refugees and Darfur
returnees into Um Dukhon as well as slowing population returns to the
South. The WFP and the Sudanese Popular Committee for Relief and
Rehabilitation needs assessment in the Bulbul Dalal Angra and
surrounding villages last month recommended general food distribution of
half rations to protect seeds during the growing season.  The WFP Area
Office will include these locations in the June distributions.

(ab)  WFP assisted 60 IDP women in East Bank IDP camp in Western Bahr Al
Ghazal State through their cooperating partner, Enfants du Monde Droits
de l'Homme.  The women received training on improved agricultural
practices.

(ac)  A survey was carried out by MSF in Tonj North, Tonj East and Tonj
South Counties of Western Bahr El Ghazal from 23 February to 6 March
2006, to assess the nutritional status of infants and children between
the ages of 6 months and 5 years, measles coverage, crude and under-5
mortality rates and general food security in the area.  Results now
available indicate that the Global Acute Malnutrition rate in these
areas stands above the emergency threshold at 17.9 percent.  The food
situation is deemed critical due to poor harvest as a result of erratic
rains and flooding in the North, further complicated by inter-clan
fighting. Populations are surviving on sap from the trees, fruit and
leaves.

(ad)  A joint team of representatives from WFP, Sudanese Red Crescent
and World Vision visited Nasir (Upper Nile) to conduct food distribution
in five locations targeting 12,127 vulnerable residents and 3,500
returnees.

(ae)  WFP and Sudanese Red Crescent jointly verified and registered 107
returnees who had arrived from South Darfur via Khartoum to Wau Town in
Western Bahr El Ghazal.  WFP plans to distribute approximately 6 tons of
food rations to the returnees to meet their needs for the next three
months.  The movement of returnees has significantly decreased as
compared to May due to the onset of the rainy season.  WFP registered
250 returnees arriving from Khartoum and Port Sudan en route to Juba,
River-Side camp.. Exercises conducted in two counties of Unity State
registered 55,758 vulnerable residents in Rubkona and 15,682 in Leer.
Registration in Mankien and Ruweng Counties is ongoing.

(af)  Food was airdropped to locations in Mapear (Lakes State) made
inaccessible by road due to rains.  The distribution targeted 13,750
beneficiaries with 234 tons of food for the months of June and July
2006.

(ag)  A project implemented by Save the Children UK in Warrab received
13 tons of food in support of 1,215 school children in Akon.
Meanwhile, in

Upper Nile 32 tons of food was delivered to cooperating partners
targeting 3,850 beneficiaries.

(ah)  Two missions took place during the reporting period.  The first
was carried out in Wad Banda, El Nuhud, Abu Zabad and Abu Harass and had
three main objectives - to assess the rain gauge stations and identify
focal persons at those stations to enable flow of information, to assess
the status of IDPs in El Nuhud, and thirdly to visit the bug collection
programme in Wad Banda.  Conclusions from the mission highlight that the
watermelon bug collection activity is not going as smoothly as planned
due to the failure of the department of plant protection, a WFP partner,
to obtain funds from state government to cover food transport to the
project site.  Ministry for Agriculture supervisors were also unable to
monitor activities due to lack of transport.  These issues were raised
by the Sub-Office to the Minister concerned who cited budget restraints,
although promises were made to resolve the problems through the
allocation of resources.  The second mission took place in Bara, Um
Kiriedim, Mezroub, Umsayalla, Jiraijkh, Tayba and Um Gerfa with the aim
of verifying food commodities dispatched for the school feeding project.
It was observed that all the locations visited have received food
allocated, with the exception of Tayba.

(ai)  The lack of drinking water is still of major concern to
communities in El Obeid Town and other areas in the State.  WFP's
Food-for-Work programme continues specifically to work in collaboration
with cooperating partners to try and reduce this problem.  Outbreaks of
Cholera and Meningitis have led to a delay in the opening of schools in
the area, which were due to open on 7 June.

(aj)  A monitoring visit to Rabek and Kosti hospitals was conducted
focusing on food deliveries to patients and caregivers. Spontaneous
Tracking and Monitoring of returnees by ADRA (Adventist Development and
Relief Agency International) continues in Kosti.  1,282 persons were
registered travelling to Bahr El Gazal, Upper Nile, S.Kordofan and
Equatoria.

(ak)  A delegation from ECHO and Fellowship for African Relief (FAR)
visited WFP Sub-Office in Kosti during the reporting period.  The
meeting focused on issues affecting returnees.

(al)  ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) registered 1,609
returnees at Kosti River Port this week en route to Equatoria and Upper
Nile States. However, as of 18 June, all returnees had been provided
with onward river transport by barge to Juba in Bahr El Jabel State and
Malakal in Upper Nile State, South Sudan.

(am)  A monitoring visit conducted in Kenana, Rabek and Kosti confirms
that schools previously closed due to fears of Cholera in the areas have
now re-opened.

(an)  The Sub-Office monitoring team and Sudanese Red Crescent focal
point monitored schools under the Emergency School Feeding Programme and
discussed the role and contributions of the Parents and Teachers
Association on food management in Kassala.  The team also visited Um
Gargour to monitor food distribution.

(ao)  June General Food Distribution of 53 tons of mixed food took place
in Odi to 5,276 war and drought-affected beneficiaries.  The last
distribution received by Odi was in November 2005.

(ap)  WFP held a meeting with UNHCR and COR (Commissioner of Refugees)
in Showak to discuss the final report of the Empty Containers Committee.
It was agreed that the Committee would be involved in the selling of the
containers and in the expenditure of proceeds although exact terms of
reference are to be drafted in the coming week.

(aq)  WFP and the Ministry of Health conducted a joint monitoring visit
to two supplementary feeding centres in Daiem Arab and Aitagadum, Red
Sea in Central Administrative Unit.  Findings highlighted the smooth and
efficient running of growth monitoring, home visits and nutrition
education activities.  In coordination with the Officer In Charge for
the Supplementary Feeding Programme in Port Sudan, WFP Sub-Office
conducted monitoring visits to two feeding centres in Ingaz and Ingaz
Tiko run by Action Contre La Faim (ACF).  The Ministry of Health
nutrition survey team completed its data collection exercise in Halaieb
Locality and continued on to Sinkat Locality on 15 June.  Oxfam GB
started its data collection under the same survey in Rural Port Sudan
Locality.  The exercise is expected to finish around 7 July.  Due to
continued denied access to project sites, WFP is still unable to
participate in the survey.

(ar)  On 17 June, the Head of Port Sudan Sub-Office chaired a Food Aid
coordination meeting attended by WFP, Sudanese Red Crescent (SRC),
ACORD, UNDP, Forestry National Cooperation, Ministry of Education,
International Rescue Committee (IRC), and the Planning Department of the
Ministry of Finance.  The meeting discussed and reviewed the
implications of suspension of food dispatches for the Food For Recovery,
Food For Work and Food For Training programmes in Red Sea State due to
denied WFP access, as a result of non-adherance to the SOFA agreement
between the UN and the government. The sharing of information between
agencies was seen as key to all operations.

(as)  The Head of Sub-Office, the Head of Programme and a representative
from CARE International visited Tangal and Kurchi villages during the
reporting period to investigate a claim of General Food Distribution
being refused in Tangal, South Kordofan. Although the claim was refuted
by community leaders, they did express concern over tension during
recent distributions in Lado, Saraf Jamous and Imbal apparently as the
result of double registration of beneficiaries.  The team concluded that
procedures during registration by CARE should be more closely
coordinated with local authorities so as to avoid future problems, and
also that more attention needs to be paid to food conditions during
storage.  As a result of the discussions, CARE resumed distribution to
the 20,000 beneficiaries already registered.

(at)  About 354 Darfurian IDPs have settled in Kauda having fled Darfur
following intense insecurity.  The IDPs claim to have left as early as
March to reach their final destination of Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya,
although their first stop was South Kordofan as a result of reports of
the availability of humanitarian services and prevailing peace in the
Kadugli and Kauda areas.  Almost a third of the IDPs are under the age
of 15.  WFP and its cooperating partner, Save the Children US, took part
in a multi-agency assessment mission to ascertain the immediate
requirements of the Darfurian settlers in Kauda way station.  Findings
highlighted their need in all sectors, including food, shelter, health
care, water and sanitation.  WFP and Save the Children provided
immediate 15-day emergency food rations, whilst Concern International is
to provide emergency shelter along with tools and seeds in conjunction
with FAO.  Land allocation to the IDPs was promised by Rashad
Commissioner for their accommodation and farming.

(au)  Food distributions were not carried out during the reporting
period to some areas following the failure of the transporter (Between
Two Stars) to provide trucks to deliver the remaining food quantities of
4 tons to Famadodo and 7 tons of food for pre-positioning to Bal Mango,
Shello and Balder.  The transporter cited inaccessibility of villages
due to rains.. WFP Sub-Office is seeking to change transporters to
complete deliveries before rains intensify.

(av)  A food security assessment was carried out by WFP VAM following
concerns that the Abyei rolling assessment and the South Kordofan Food
Security and Nutrition Study had failed to adequately address the
priority food security situation of vulnerable populations.  The
assessment aimed to ascertain the vulnerability of communities in five
locations in the targeted area - Agangtok, Akour, Al Aaza, Meikenees and
Nyanchour. Interviews were conducted with household representatives,
government livestock specialists and livestock traders.  Results from
the interim report indicate that in terms of vulnerability, returnee
households appear to be generally more insecure than resident households
and have less dietary diversity.  This concurs with the results of the
previous rolling assessment.  Recent returnees tend to be highly
dependent on activities such as gathering grass or wood to sell.  The
village of Akour, composed almost entirely of very recent returnees,
received special mention as a village in dire need of support.  Pasture
conditions were considered to be good overall, while water access had
improved relative to previous years due to new hafirs (hand-dug ponds)
and water yards.  Animals were observed as being in good condition with
herd sizes increasing.  Expanding livestock movement towards Bahr El
Ghazal was identified as a possible return to previous patterns due to
improved security.

(aw)  Save the Children US delivered a total of 47 tons of mixed food to
5,985 beneficiaries in Dibab, while GOAL distributed a total of 104kg of
food for 14 days to 31 children.

(ax)  IOM (International Organisation for Migration) reported the
tracking of 210 returnees from Khartoum, of which 102 were female and
108 male.

(ay)  Worsening road conditions due to rains have hampered deliveries in
some areas although WFP was able to dispatch the remaining quantity of
mixed food commodities at 50 percent ration to Geissan locality, Blue
Nile completing the required quantity allocated for Khor Geigi for May,
June and July.  The area had previously been cut off by water flow from
the Ethiopian Highlands.

(az)  Four Rapid Needs Assessments were conducted during the reporting
period by WFP Sub-Office.  The results highlighted three villages in
need of food assistance, Nyanchour, Mekeinees and Alazza, with a
combined estimated population of 28,000.  Normal flight operations to
Abyei have been resumed following last week's temporary suspension due
to heavy rains.

(ba)  As of 11 June, the Emergency Operation 10503.0 has received
contributions totalling US$372 million, 50 percent of the US$746 million
requirement. Despite generous support from donors that has allowed WFP
to partially restore rations cuts that were implemented in Darfur,
Central and Eastern regions of Sudan in May, WFP remains very much
concerned about the overall resourcing outlook. At the current
resourcing level, the emergency operation will run out of cereals and
CSB towards the end of October and an estimated US$80 million is
immediately required to cover this deficit. Furthermore, WFP has to
raise a minimum of US$100 million funds in the next few months to ensure
sufficient carryover stocks into January and February of 2007. Failure
to secure these resources will force WFP to stretch exisiting stocks
beyond December 2006, which could mean another reduction in the rations
at the end of the year.

(bb)  Humanitarian Air Service (WFP-HAS) Special Operation 10181.3
requirements were US$27 million of which so far $11 million has been
resourced from the EC and CHF.  With monthly operating costs of over
US$2 million, WFP-HAS has been able to sustain operations using the
funding so far received as well as the nominal fees being charged to
participating agencies. However, additional donor support is vital in
order for WFP-HAS to continue to provide services to the humanitarian
community in Darfur and throughout Sudan. In the absence of further
contributions, WFP will be forced as early as July to reduce aircraft
within the fleet considerably (including helicopters used in the most
remote and insecure areas) or initiate a full cost recovery mechanism,
which will in turn severely restrict movement of humanitarian staff and
create an acute lack of transport options for agencies and donors alike.

(bc)  Phase III of WFP's Emergency Road Repair and Mine Clearance
Special Operation 10368.0in South Sudan is currently experiencing a
funding shortfall of US$66.5 million.  Faced with dwindling resources,
WFP has been forced to demobilise de-mining teams.  All works East of
the Nile have ceased and contracts cannot be renewed unless immediate
funding is secured.


(8) Tanzania

(a)  The WFP refugee operation (PRRO) continued to distribute reduced
rations in order to extend resources. Refugees were provided with a
reduced ration of 1,588 kcal, which is 76 percent of the approved ration
level of 2,100 kcal. This ration level will continue until the
distribution cycle of 3 July 2006 after which new ration modification
will be effected to extend resources. Ration modification for the
distribution cycles of 17 and 31 July, 14 and 28 August, and 25
September 2006 were shared with UNHCR and refugees in all camp
locations. Following rice donations received, maize will be replaced by
rice from 17 July to 14 August distribution cycle (3 cycles) at
250grams/person/day. From 14 August, oil will be reduced to 50 percent
of the full ration, salt will be unavailable. From 28 August
distribution cycle, maize will be distributed at 100 percent. In
general, Kcal provided to refugees will reduce from 1,588 kcal to 1,531
kcal for the 17 and 31 July cycles; then reduce further to 1,442 kcal
for the cycle of 14 August; then increased to 1,910 kcal for the
distribution cycle of 28 August. This ration level will continue until
the distribution cycle of 25 September. It is expected that WFP will
continue to distribute reduced rations until additional resources are
available.

(b)  The World Refugee Day was commemorated on 20 June 2006 in refugee
camps in Tanzania. The day also marked the formal launch of the
promotion of the voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees which was
officially done in Mtabila camp, Kasulu district.  The government
represented by Honourable Minister for Home Affairs, John Chiligati,
appreciated the international efforts in facilitating the peace process
in Burundi, progressing to the signing of a ceasefire agreement by Front
for National Liberation (FNL) on 17 June 2006 to allow the negotiation
and finally signing of the peace accord. The government appealed to
refugees to increase the repatriation trend in order to participate in
the rebuilding of their country, as Burundi is relatively calm and
encouraged Burundian refugees to return home. The UNHCR statement
emphasized that UNHCR and the Governments of Tanzania and Burundi are
confident most Burundian refugees can now return in safety and with
dignity. The statement however emphasized that while the refugees are
being encouraged to go home, the decision to repatriate remains free and
voluntary.

(c)  The refugees raised a number of concerns including existence of
displaced camps in Burundi, land issues, amalgamation of the army and
assurance that FNL will fully concur with the peace agreement. In the
statement by the Government of Burundi, refugees were assured that their
government is making all efforts to maintain peace at home and most
parts of the country are currently secure. They urged refugees to
repatriate.

(d)  General distribution covers 351,845 registered refugees. During the
past week, WFP distributed 1,243 tons of food through general
distribution, supplementary and therapeutic feeding in refugee camps in
western Tanzania. Around 8,573 food insecure and otherwise vulnerable
Tanzanians in the host communities surrounding the camps were also
supported with WFP host community activities, including access to
camp-based health care facilities, school feeding, home-based care,
food-for-training and vulnerable feeding.

(e)  A shortfall of 43,514 tons (USD 28 million) exists up to the end of
June 2007.


(9) Uganda

(a)  WFP management met with Mr. Musa Ecweru, the new Minister of State
for Disaster Preparedness on 14 June to brief him on WFP operations in
Uganda and seek continued support from the Office of the Prime Minister
for internally displaced persons (IDPs) operations.

(b)  The second phase of the voluntary repatriation of Sudanese refugees
commenced on 13 June with the first convoy of 92 refugees repatriated
from settlements in Arua district to Yei, southern Sudan; the second
convoy, with 219 refugees was repatriated on 20 June. A delegation from
Uganda, which comprised government and refugee representatives,
Cooperating Partners, UNHCR and WFP staff headed by the Resident
District Commissioners of Arua and Koboko, escorted the convoy to the
Sudan border where the hand over ceremony was held. WFP continues to
closely coordinate with colleagues in WFP Sudan to ensure food needs are
met en route and at the points of return.

(c)  WFP conducted a rapid review of the food security situation in 6
representative internally displaced person's camps in Gulu district from
6 to 14 June.

(d)  WFP is currently distributing non-food items received from
Association of Volunteers in International Service (AVIS) to 22,500
pupils in primary schools in Kitgum district. The items include plates,
cups, saucepans and cooking pots.

(e)  WFP food distribution continues to reach 1.45 million displaced
persons, 165,000 refugees and other vulnerable persons. During the past
week, WFP distributed 3,867 tons of food assistance to 408,730 persons
including IDPs sheltering in camps in Gulu, Pader, Kitgum and Lira
districts, refugees, children in nutrition centres and other vulnerable
persons.

(f)  WFP's pipeline shortfall through December 2006 is 53,300 tons (USD
28 million).  Grain prices in Uganda remain high, limiting the scope for
local purchase of cereals until the next harvest in late July 2006.
Regional demand for cereals also remains high due to the dry spell that
affected neighbouring countries. Rainfall has been well distributed
during the current growing season and the next harvest appears
encouraging. WFP relief distributions continue without oil and half
rations of CSB, due to temporary pipeline shortfalls.



(C) West Africa: (1) Cote d'Ivoire (2) Liberia (3) Niger

(1) Cote d'Ivoire

(a)  During the reporting period (8-21 June), the security situation
remained fairly calm overall the country, except in Abidjan. On 10 June
the district of Adjame was completely surrounded by the FANCI who
responded to the GPP militia claiming for the right to be part of the
DDR process.  The clash resulted in one militia killed by the FANCI.
Incidents have been also reported in Man region. Further to rumours
according to which the Commandant of the Zone (Comzone) of Man would be
reassigned to Boundiali, his supporters held a spontaneous demonstration
to request his stay on. Several humanitarian staff has still been
victims of robberies with housebreakings. Insecurity is increasing in
the town of Bouake too, with many cases of robberies at home. Criminal
activities through unofficial roadblocks are going on in the buffer zone
along the road Bouake-Brobo.

(b)  Security training has been held in Bouake for the UN regional
security coordinators and their deputies at UNOCI office to strengthen
their capacities in collecting security information.

(c)  The UN peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) has postponed
until 16 June the start of militia disarmament due on 8 June so as to
allow the operation to be carried out more efficiently. Militia leaders
said that they need more time to raise awareness among their factions.
However militia in the west refused to disarm and asked for more
security guarantee, fearing that their disarmament would leave civilians
in the region vulnerable to attacks. The 5th round of negotiations
between the national armed forces (FANCI) and the Forces Nouvelles ones
(FAFN) were held on 15 and 16 June with no significant results.The
routine meeting of the International Working Group was held on Friday 23
June.

(d)  As the centre hosting the refugees in Tabou will be closed by the
UNHCR at the end of June, the refugees who don't want to be repatriated
in Liberia will be relocated in the surroundings villages. A caseload of
215 persons against 2,337 has been relocated to date. Local population
is reportedly reluctant to host Liberian refugees in their villages.

(e)  Schools resumed in Korhogo after an approximate one-month strike by
teachers due to the non payment of installation grants.

(f)  A joint mission have been conducted by WFP, UNDP and the National
agency for Rural development (ANADER) to 4 villages in the
Sous-Prefecture of Blolequin to assess the feasibility of a fish farming
and rice cultivation project submitted by the local Mutual MUDESSA.

(g)  A joint WFP/DNC/UNDP mission visited the regions of Bouake, Korhogo
and Bouna. The different talks with women associations showed their
commitment to the School Feeding sustainability programme.

(h)  During the period of May, WFP delivered a total of 2,169 tons food
to 239,711 beneficiaries.

(i)  Food distribution to the planned 6,790 displaced of the 2 CATD
camps in Guiglo has been completed.

(j)  Food distributions to school canteens resumed in Korhogo with the
end of teachers' strike that hampered courses during about one month.
The WFP sub-office of Guiglo started the last School Feeding
distribution for the school year 2005-2006 in Daloa and Bonoufla. The 10
planned cooking demonstrations' sessions in the different Inspections of
the education 2 months ago have been completed within the Man region.

(k)  Support to the FAO agriculture programme with seed protection
rations is going on. Seed protection distributions started mid May 2006
the zone of Zou and Sipilou are continuing so that in the 18 Montagnes
region, 6,694 households out of 8,212 households are being assisted with
food. Seeds (rain-fed and swamped rice, maize) have been already
delivered by FAO. In the Savanes region, 5,500 households will be
assisted through ARK co-partner. Seeds protection rations are given in
combination of seeds and tools to prevent the consumption of seeds and
to help vulnerable farmers during the agricultural season.

(l)  The WFP Guiglo sub-office held a working meeting with Anader Guiglo
and Anader Duekoue to prepare food distributions through the joint
agriculture project with FAO and the lean season activities. Anader have
been explained how to report and how to plan food loading. The lean
season interventions target households experiencing short-term security
during the May-September lean season. The WFP Korhogo sub-office plans
to assist 1,000 households under the lean season programme.

(m)  Under WFP Food-for-training, WFP Man sub-office held a working
meeting with Save the Children UK. They went through the request of
increasing the current number of beneficiaries from 800 to 1,800
households. They also explored other types of collaboration related to
education where the WFP food assistance could be requested to support a
programme aiming at setting bridges between non formal and formal
education.

(n)  Nutrition activities implemented at the General regional hospital
of Seguela have been monitored by the WFP Guiglo sub-office as well as
the HIV/Aids activities in Daloa. If compared with the previous month, a
stabilization of admitted cases in the nutritional centre of Guiglo is
reported by the co-operating partner MSF France. Some 60 cases of
outpatient treatment and 28 hospitalisations are reported.

(o)  Distribution reports from the nutritional centre of Seguela have
been collected and the related data captured in the commodity tracking
system (COMPAS). School Feeding monitoring missions have been conducted
in 6 schools of the zone of Toulepleu by Guiglo sub-office. The
management of school canteens and stocks premises as well as the update
of the daily registers have been monitored. Working sessions have been
held in the WFP Man sub-office with the 2 keys partners Care and Caritas
DAPH and the partners under their supervision. The different partnership
aspects and their general concerns have been discussed in other to find
remedial solutions if needed.

(p)  As of 14 June 2006, the regional PRRO operation (Cote d'Ivoire,
Burkina, Ghana, Mali) has received a total of 38.4 million US dollars
against the operational needs of 50.1 million US dollars (23.2%
shortfall or 11.6 million US dollars against operational requirements).
However, with the elections due on the end of October 2006 approaching,
additional funding is required to avoid pipeline breaks. A budget
revision is under preparation to cover the extension of the current
operation from January 2007 to June 2007.


(2) Liberia

(a)  During the reporting period (12-18 June), the security situation in
Liberia remained generally calm. Humanitarian programs went on smoothly
without any interruption as a result of security concern. However,
criminal activities continued with several cases of homicide, murder,
robberies, thefts of property, rape and several attempted burglaries
recorded. Some UN staff members were targeted.

(b)  The situations in the country's rubber plantations did not change,
with security concerns over planned hand-over from illegal occupants to
lawful owners. Criminals continue to illegally exploit rubber, minerals
and other resources particularly in remote areas.

(c)  Burglaries and robberies are expected to continue especially during
heavy rains in the early morning hours. UNMIL over the period continued
to support and boost the capacity of the Government and National Police
to maintain law and order.

(d)  WFP and Cooperating Partners distributed a total of 984 tons of
food to 144,891 beneficiaries during the reporting period.

(e)  Up to 279 returnees who arrived from Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire
during the reporting period received first tranche resettlement package
totaling to 10 tons of assorted food commodities at the various transit
centers before departing to their preferred areas of return.

(f)  Distribution of the second tranche package continued, with a total
of 282 tons of food distributed to over 5,924 de-registered IDPs and
1,955 returnees located in the various Counties. Over 60percent of the
beneficiaries who received second tranche rations during the reporting
period turned up in Lofa Country.

(g)  WFP estimates that only 40,673 (13 percent) of the de-registered
IDPs (321,634) are remaining to receive their second tranche rations.
The Country Office plans to complete distribution of the food second
tranche rations to de-registered IDPs by end of July 2006.

(h)  Under the Emergency School Feeding (ESF), a total of 614 tons of
food was delivered to schools to provide daily hot meals to some 132,429
school children, including 21 tons to be distributed as take home
rations to 833 girls. The monthly take home ration is provided to girls
in upper primary as an incentive for their parents to keep them in
schools.

(i)  Under the Food Support for Local Initiatives (FSLI), a total of 15
tons of assorted food commodities was distributed to 442 people involved
skills training (56 people) and agricultural activities (386 people) in
Bong Country.

(j)  The Project Approval Committee in Monrovia approved 77 new FSLI
proposals received from various sub offices.  The projects will benefit
8,659 beneficiaries; with a total food commitment of 787 tons.
Forty-five per cent of the beneficiaries are women.

(k)  During this reporting period, WFP distributed a total of 63 tons of
food to 3,862 beneficiaries in various institutions under the Nutrition
programme including beneficiaries in institutional and supplementary
feeding, MCH as well as people living with HIV/AIDS.

(l)  The Regional Humanitarian Air Operations received a generous
contribution of US $ 562,852. More donor contributions are needed to
avert the outstanding shortfalls of USD $ 940,000. The Regional Air
operations facilitate movement of humanitarian personnel in Liberia,
Sierra Leone, Guinea and Cote d'Ivoire.

(m)  WFP Liberia operation continues to experience food shortfall of
12,466 tons valued at US$ 9.4 Million over the next six months, July to
December 2006. Additional pledges and resources are needed to avert
shortfalls of 10,803 tons of cereals, 624 tons of pulses, 642 tons of
CSB, 167 tons of vegetable oil, and 177 tons of salt and 53 tons of
Sugar. The pipeline breaks will start in August with Pulses. Severe
shortfalls are expected in the last quarter (October - December)
affecting all commodities.

(n)  The WFP is experiencing logistical constraints of delivering food
aid to Harper, Maryland Country due to bad road conditions and lack of
containers to load enough food on the UNMIL vessel that goes to Harper
on a bi-weekly basis. Currently, WFP sub office is experiencing
shortfalls of food commodities to continue the June distribution. The
WFP is exploring other alternatives of delivering food to Harper.

(o)  A total of 1,369 tons of assorted food commodities was dispatched
from WFP Freeport warehouses to the various sub offices in continuation
of June food distributions.

(p)  Discharging of the 6400 tons of food from Maersk Constellation
Vessel which started on June 11 was completed on June 17.

(q)  As of June 16, the in-country stock position at WFP was 7,689

(r)  Data analysis and report-writing of the comprehensive food security
and nutrition survey (CFSNS) is ongoing. Preliminary results will be
presented to all stakeholders during the third week of June. The
country-wide survey was conducted with the support of four Government
Ministries, Liberia Institute of Statistics, UNICEF, WHO, FAO, UNMIL,
UNDP, CRS, World Vision, Africare and LINNK.

(s)  The camp closure assessment report was presented to the IDP
Consultative Forum on June 16 and subsequently endorsed. The
Inter-Agency assessment mission led by UNHCR visited all the 35 former
IDP camps in April / May to establish if there are any IDPs still
residing in the closed camps. The report indicated that there are about
28,000 people still living in the former IDP camps. Out of which, some
12, 000 persons claimed they didn't receive resettlement package because
their names were either deleted from the WFP logs or not included in the
registers. Other issues of concern mentioned in the report faced in the
camps included theft, domestic violence and lack of basic facilities
such as WATSAN facilities. The ICF recommended that 15,000 persons need
to be given resettled package including food (four months rations).
However, WFP still needs to hold more discussions on the verification
process and resources availability of this additional caseload.

(t)  WFP attended the second meeting of all partners involved in the
"Early Recovery Cluster " led by UNDP.  During the meeting,
sub-committees and TORs were established, to work on inventories of
vital infrastructures and identify gaps for intervention. The sub-group
responsible for roads/ bridges is preparing an inventory of roads /
bridges that were rehabilitated and those that are yet to be worked on.
Some funds have been allocated from UNDP, USAID, DFID, EU and others for
the rehabilitation of roads and bridges for mainly primary roads. FSLI
projects supported by WFP are to focus on secondary and tertiary access
roads.

(u)  WFP is participating in the nation-wide School Census Project 2006,
planned to commence on June 23. The Ministry of Education (MOE) is
leading this initiative in collaboration with UNESCO, UNICEF, HIC and
other partners involved in the Education Sector. The results of the
census are expected to provide details of the number of students and
schools (primary and secondary) as well as the conditions of the school
structures in the country. The Education Management Information System
(EMIS) Unit at MOE will also be set up under this project. UNICEF
donated US$ 30,000 to this Census exercise. The MOE is seeking for
additional funds of US$ 40,000 that is still needed for the census. WFP
pledged to contribute US $ 15,000 to cover mainly logistics and
stationary costs.

(v)  In Saclepea, humanitarian agencies operating Nimba Country
conducted a two-day needs assessment in Yarwinmensonoh District to
establish the humanitarian situation the area. This district has not
received much humanitarian intervention since the end of the Liberian
Civil War.

Participants included UNMIL (RRR), UNICEF, WFP, TEARFUND, MOH, LRRRC,
CIDA and ADRA. Preliminary findings of the Taskforce assessment
suggested that this district needs intervention from all sectors
including Food security, Agriculture, Watsan, Education, Health,
Infrastructure and women empowerment programs.

(w)  During the reporting period, WFP was among other aid agencies
invited to a one day planning meeting organized by UNHCR in Saclepea.
Nimba County. The purpose of the meeting was to update the Guinea
Contingency Plan based on the current situation in Guinea. The meeting
also agreed to plan assessment missions to key entry points between
Liberia and Guinea; to follow-up on-going activities at the various
entry points; and update the plan accordingly. Represented at the
meeting were LRRRC, UNMIL, UNMIL CIVIL Affairs, UNHCR, NRC and WFP.

(x)  WFP Liberia submitted a grant request for some 28,745 tons of food
valued at US $ 23 Million for the school feeding programme under the
McGovern-Dole International Food-for-Education and Child Nutrition
Program Fiscal Year 2007. The required funds in the project proposal is
planned to feed 600,000 beneficiaries under the School Feeding programme
in the academic year 2007 /2008. The proposal is already posted at the
WFP's SPA (System for Project Approval) for review and comments.


(3) Niger

(a)  The food security is still characterized by the persistence of
pockets of food insecurity localised mainly in the agro-pastoral zones.
In these vulnerable areas, the situation is linked to the exhaustion of
households' cereal stocks and the inability to purchase the food
available on the market. The current conditions push some households to
adopt survival strategies which include reduction in number of meals
consumed, sale of reproductive livestock, increased migration and sale
of productive assets.

(b)  In terms of nutrition, the increase in admissions to supplementary
and therapeutic feeding centres observed since March is expected to
continue to rise throughout the lean season. The analysis of WFP
Partners Reports data shows that 75 percent of the children admitted to
nutritional centres leave the facility cured and that the average length
of stay is 45 days.

(c)  WFP and UNICEF, together with NGO partners, are about to start the
blanket supplementary feeding operation in the most remote areas of
Tahoua, Zinder and Maradi regions where the rates of malnutrition are
the highest according to the results of the CDC/UNICEF survey. The
operation targets 234,000 children under 3 years old and will complement
the large ongoing supplementary feeding currently being implemented
(120,000 children treated to date).

(d)  Since the beginning of the year, through the different operations
(EMOP, PRRO and CP) more than 695,000 beneficiaries have received food
aid through nutritional centres, rural development activities have been
benefiting more than 300,000 beneficiaries, some 57,000 children have
been receiving food rations through school feeding activity and take
home rations distributed to mothers of girls enrolled in schools
benefited to an additional 54,000 beneficiaries. Overall, since the
beginning of the year, WFP distributed some 15,300 tons of food
commodities to more than 1.1 million beneficiaries.

(e)  Data collection and input of WFP, SAP, INS, SIMA FEWS-NET and FAO
joint food security assessment has been finalised. The objective of the
different missions that covered the most vulnerable zones of the country
was to evaluate and characterize vulnerability to food insecurity of
households. The technical committee in charge of the analysis of the
results had its first meeting on 8 June. The preliminary results are
expected for today.

(f)  Contributions totalling 20.92 million US dollars have been
received, representing 56 percent of the PRRO requirements and
approximately 29,574 tons. The current shortfall is 16.4 million US
dollars or 44 percent of the PRRO.

(g)  The CC/SAP second annual meeting was held this week in Maradi. An
estimated 100 participants including donors, representatives of
diplomatic missions and international organisations were present. The
objective of the meeting was to re-evaluate households' food security
situation following the final assessment of the 2005-2006 campaign. The
outcomes of the meeting should be shared soon.



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

(1) Angola

(a)  WFP continues to face a pipeline shortfall. As a result, only half
rations of cereals and pulses are being distributed to some groups of
beneficiaries, mostly former refugees and Internally Displaced that have
recently resettled.  Growth in the School Feeding programme has also
been restricted to approximately one-third of the 2006 plan.  At least
10,000 tons of food, or USD7.7 million, is urgently needed to allow
planned food distributions to continue through December 2006.

(b)  International Refugee Day, celebrated on Tuesday 20 June, was
marked by the beginning of the voluntary repatriation of Angolan
refugees currently living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
More than 50,000 Angolans are expected to be repatriated from the DRC by
December 2006. Despite ration cuts, caused by a lack of resources, WFP
continues to support the repatriation process. In June, more than 47,000
returnees will receive food assistance from WFP.

(c)  Following WFP's appeals for support to transport food to
inaccessible locations in Moxico and Uige provinces, Angolan authorities
are supporting the airlift of commodities to the affected
municipalities. The food, sufficient for one month, will be distributed
to returning Angolan refugees.  Due to the deteriorating conditions of
the roads, truck drivers have refused to travel to these locations,
leaving airlift the only option. It is estimated that at least USD2.5
million will be needed for this airlift operation.


(2) Lesotho

(a)  From 7 to June 2006, WFP and Cooperating Partners provided food to
just over 53,000 people.  Beneficiaries were participants in HIV/AIDS,
tuberculosis, mother and childcare, orphans and other vulnerable
children programmes, Vulnerable Group Feeding and Food-for-Work and
Food-for-Assets projects.

(b)  Preliminary findings from the recent FAO/WFP Crop Assessment
Mission indicate that although the Southern Lowlands and the Senqu River
Valley are experiencing a decline in crop production, the mountain zone
has also been affected due to early frost. While there may be a slight
increase in harvests compared to last year, crop production has not been
significant for many households.

(c)  The preliminary findings of the Vulnerability Assessment Committee
indicate there is an increase in the price of maize meal compared to
last year, making food accessibility difficult for many poor households.
Food purchases seem to be the significant source of staple food,
especially in low crop producing areas.


(3) Malawi

(a)  With the exception of isolated pockets of vulnerability, the food
security situation has improved throughout the country with most
households relying on their own harvest.  ADMARC continues to purchase
maize from local farmers at the government's recommended price; however
market sales have not yet begun at designated sites.


(4) Mozambique

(a)  In May, WFP and Cooperating Partners distributed food to
approximately 295,500 beneficiaries under the regional PRRO.

(b)  Current reports from the field indicate the food security situation
in the country is improving.  Agricultural production has been
favourable, with some provinces reaching their highest level in five
years.  Prospects for a second agricultural season are also optimistic.
Findings from the national Vulnerability Assessment Committee mission
are being finalized and expected towards the end of June.


(5) Namibia

(a)  Since 7 June, WFP distributed food to just over 14,700
beneficiaries under the regional PRRO.  General food distributions under
the EMOP also reached roughly 6,000 refugees and asylum seekers at Osire
refugee camp.. Due to a shortfall of vegetable oil, WFP has been forced
to reduce refugee rations.


(6) Zambia

(a)  A rapid Vulnerability Assessment Committee report, which examined
the effect of varied rainfall intensities on crop production,
livelihoods, health and nutrition, water and sanitation, markets,
infrastructure and livestock production, confirm this year's
agricultural production should meet national food needs.  However, it
has also been noted that the excessive sale of produce is taking place
in many households, with money earned going to pay debts and immediate
expenses such as school fees and medical expenses.  Household stocks in
many areas are predicted to run out later in the year.


(7) Zimbabwe

(a)  Maize grain supply, and price, on the open market has remained
relatively stable in most parts of the country. Areas reporting
unavailability of grain include Marondera, Mount Darwin, Chinhoyi and
Murehwa (North-Eastern Zimbabwe), where it is speculated that
unavailability is due to farmers withholding grain in anticipation of
improved selling prices. According to Government regulations, the Grain
Marketing Board (GMB) remains the exclusive purchaser of maize, yet some
farmers are reluctant to sell their grain to the GMB at its offering
price of ZWD31 million per ton. (NB: The current UN exchange rate is
USD1 = ZWD200,000 while rates on the parallel market reportedly exceed
ZWD400,000 = USD1.)

(b)  According to WFP monitoring reports, farm workers in commercial
farming areas remain food insecure due to lack of access to land and
dependence on seasonal employment with monthly salaries ranging between
ZWD1.3 million and ZWD1.5 million.  Food insecurity is also high amongst
the elderly, orphans, and chronically ill who harvested nothing or very
little and are unable to participate in limited employment
opportunities.

(c)  In June 2006, WFP plans to provide 1 million beneficiaries with
approximately 7,000 tons of food through targeted activities, including
School Feeding, support for orphans and home based care for the
chronically ill, and urban feeding programmes.



(E) Asia: (1) Indonesia (2) Nepal (3) Philippines (4) Timor Leste

(1) Indonesia

(a)  The data on overall damage and losses following the 6.2 magnitude
earthquake that struck central Java on 27 May are changing every day.
According to the latest figures, 5,744 people are dead and more than
311,000 houses are either completely destroyed or heavily damaged.

(b)  Within hours of the earthquake, WFP had mobilized food aid
shipments to the area and ensured a team was on the ground to address
the urgent needs of people in Yogyakarta.  As of 22 June, WFP has
distributed 964 tons of fortified biscuits and noodles.  WFP is
currently targeting about 115,000 beneficiaries through its cooperating
partners for the distribution of monthly supplementary food rations.
WFP requires USD 5.58 million to cover urgent food needs of 120,000
people over the next six months (June - November 2006), progressively
phasing down assistance over this period.

(c)  A meeting with six Cooperating Partners was organized on 21 June
and the WFP monitoring findings were shared. So far, WFP Food Aid
Monitors have visited 60 percent of the villages for post distribution
monitoring.  A food assistance matrix has been developed and is being
updated on a regular basis and shared during the Food and Nutrition
Cluster meeting in order to ensure optimum coverage and to avoid
duplication.

(d)  The Yogyakarta operation as well as WFP Indonesia regular
operations requires immediate funding to continue assisting poor and
vulnerable communities with food assistance at the planned level.  If no
fresh donations are made, there will be a pipeline break in September in
Central and Eastern Indonesia operations, including Yogyakarta. The
Protracted Relief and Recovery Operation (10069.1- Assistance to
Recovery and Nutritional Rehabilitation) which targets 2.1 million poor,
hungry and vulnerable people in Indonesia through 2007 (including 1.2
million tsunami-survivors in Aceh and Nias) remains under-funded and
only 35 percent of 2006 requirements have been received till date.


(2) Nepal

(a)  As a response to the need of food assistance in ten western
districts severely affected by this winter's drought, WFP has launched a
new EMOP (10523.0 - Food assistance to drought affected populations of
mid-west and far-west Nepal).  The new operation will provide emergency
food assistance to 225,000 beneficiaries through an accelerated
Food-for-Work programme.. Families in drought-hit areas will receive
two-month rations of rice and fortified wheat flour as they participate
in quick-impact community projects.  The three-month emergency operation
is intended to tide families over to the next harvest, and will cover
nine districts in the mid-west area of Nepal, along with Bajura district
in the far west.  Because many of the drought-affected communities are
some of Nepal's most isolated, WFP will launch an appeal to support
airlift into the most hard-to-reach areas.

(b)  The new EMOP is only 28 percent resourced, despite high level of
needs in the targeted areas.  Resources to cover the shortfall are
urgently needed before the August monsoon rains.  Despite sizeable donor
contributions mobilised locally, WFP Nepal is still experiencing serious
resourcing constraints to cover the second half of 2006.  It is likely
that WFP Nepal will not be in a position to provide complete food basket
to the beneficiaries and/or that consequent pipeline break will bring
the implementation of the activities to a standstill.  For the PRRO
(10058.4 - Food Assistance to Bhutanese Refugees in Nepal), resources
committed so far are sufficient to support the food pipeline up to
August 2006 except for vegetable oil and fortified blended food.  In
order to avoid a pipeline break, USD 3.26 million is required to
resource an additional 9,026 tons of food commodities for the rest of
the operation.


(3) Philippines

(a)  WFP is re-establishing a presence in the Philippines with an
emergency operation that will feed 2.1 million people in Mindanao in
support of the peace process.  The operation will be carried out in two
phases: Phase 1 consists of setting up offices, conducting some key
assessments to fine-tune targeting, to establish a logistics network,
and to partner with non-governmental organisations. Phase 2 commences
July and will involve distribution of food commodities to targeted
populations and monitoring and training activities for partners.

(b)  A stakeholder meeting with national and provincial government
representatives and cooperating partners was held on 14 June 2006 with a
view to rationalize implementation modalities.  A further one-and-half
day workshop was held 19-20 June to orient cooperating partners and
newly recruited Food Aid Monitors in the programme and implementation
requirements for the EMOP start-up, including social mobilization,
finalization in the selection process of participating schools, health
clinics, and community projects.

(c)  Upcoming agreements to be finalized and/or signed include the
tripartite Field Level Agreements between WFP, government partner,
Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the four
Cooperating Partners who will operate in the five targeted provinces.
Memorandum of Understandings are being finalized with UNICEF and UN Act
for Peace, and it is intended that agreements with FAO, World Bank and
other partners will be explored in the coming weeks.


(4) Timor Leste

(a)  On 29 April, following civil unrest and population displacement in
Timor Leste, WFP started to provide emergency food assistance to
internally displaced people (IDPs), sheltering in Dili. Food was also
provided to hospitals in Dili. High-energy fortified foods have been
distributed from the existing in-country stocks of the Protracted Relief
and Recovery Operation (PRRO) "Investing in People's Future" as a
complement to Government relief rations of rice.

(b)  Following a preliminary rapid assessment in Dili, the UN Country
Team launched a Flash Appeal totaling US$18.9 million on 12 June. Within
the appeal, initial food requirements were estimated at 6,574 tons
(US$5.25 million) for 100,000 beneficiaries (65,000 IDPs and affected
non-IDPs within Dili; and 35,000 outside of Dili).

(c)  Food distributions in Dili are on-going without any problems and
WFP is currently providing fortified blended food, oil and sugar to
60,000 displaced people living in sites in and around Dili.  As of June
20, WFP had delivered a total of 236 tons of food to 82,546
beneficiaries.

(d)  Based on the findings of WFP Emergency Food Security Assessment
(June 9-14) of 250 randomly selected households in IDP sites and
communities in Dili, WFP will also begin distributions of supplementary
rations to 15,000 children under five and pregnant and lactating women
in Dili sucos (communities) to encourage people to use the Health
Centers.  Rations will consist of Corn Soya Blend, sugar and oil. From
July to November a total of 800 tons will be distributed for this
purpose.  Initial results of the assessment, which was carried out with
WFP partners CARE International, Concern Worldwide and the Ministry of
Statistics, shows that the unrest has had an immediate impact on the
food security situation in Dili and that food stocks are almost
depleted.  Most markets in Dili remain closed and with the transport
network from the capital to the districts still down, very little
produce reaches the city and prices of available foods are increasing.

(e)  Based on Government prioritization of immediate food needs, WFP
will this week also start general food distributions to the districts of
Ermera (23 tons for 4,303 IDPs) and Manatutu (37 tons for 2,559 IDPs).
Food distributions to Baucau district will follow the distributions to
Ermera and Manatutu.  WFP cooperates with the Government, World Vision
and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for food
distributions in the districts.

(f)  Since the Flash Appeal was launched, the Government has released
new figures of IDPs which remain roughly the same for Dili at 67,000 but
have increased drastically to 78,000 in the districts outside of Dili.
Few IDPs outside of Dili are residing in camps/sites, most of them are
scattered in the 12 districts, living with relatives.  The numbers are
changing constantly and it will be a major challenge for WFP and the
humanitarian community to reach the IDPs in the districts and to
estimate their needs correctly.

(g)  The Government and OCHA are planning a Rapid Inter-Agency
Assessment Mission starting by the end of this week to properly assess
the humanitarian needs in the districts, including food security,
education, water/sanitation and protection.  WFP/FAO has provided the
questionnaire on food security and a WFP food security officer will join
the assessment team.  All 12 districts outside of Dili will be covered.
As a result of this assessment, WFP will be able to determine food needs
outside of Dili and if necessary will revise its appeal.  To prepare for
a possible increased need in the districts, WFP is in the process of
deploying additional staff and temporary storage units to support the
operation.



(F) Latin America and Caribbean: (1) Bolivia (2) Cuba (3) Ecuador (4)
Guatemala (5) Honduras (6) Nicaragua

(1) Bolivia

(a)  Following President Morales' "Second Land Reform" decrees, peasants
and indigenous families took several private farms and land extensions,
both in the highlands and lowlands of the country.

(b)  The second distribution of food took place within EMOP 10517.0.
Some 971 families in the municipalities of Okinawa, Pailon, Cuatro
Canadas and Los Troncos received 56 tons of food aid for a 30 day
period.

(c)  During the reporting period (16-22 June), distributions will be
completed, benefiting some 1,580 families in the municipalities of El
Puente and San Julian. Meanwhile, land conflicts did not interfere with
EMOP distributions.

(d)  So far, 47 percent of the total needs of the EMOP have been
covered. Pipeline break is expected to start in September 2006.


(2) Cuba

(a)  Only typical rains of the season were reported last week in the
eastern provinces. High temperature and humidity are reported.

(b)  Distribution under EMOP 10423.0 is ongoing.

(c)  EMOP 10423.0 is resourced at 20 percent. The operation also
received IRA US$1.2 million.  US$2,953,800 is urgently needed to meet
outstanding requirements.


(3) Ecuador

(a)  Some 450 families living on the shores of Rio Coca are on alert due
last week's heavy rains that hit the eastern part of the country. An
increase on the water level threatens the communities living near the
river.

(b)  The Geophysical Institute informs that Tungurahua volcanic
explosions are diminishing. The Government aid supported the communities
affected by volcanic ashes.

(c)  Under the ECU EMOP 10381.0 - "Food assistance for the refugee
population affected by the armed conflict in Colombia" some 16 tons of
food were delivered to partner agencies' warehouses to be distributed to
beneficiaries in Ibarra, Tulcan and Cuenca.

(d)  Under the ECU EMOP 10524.0 "Food Assistance to Flood Affected
Families in Los Rios province, Ecuador". The first distribution took
place in Los Rios province. A total of 27 tons of food was distributed
to some 2,000 beneficiaries in Baba, Vinces and Mocache.

(e)  WFP assisted local authorities and local Emergency Committee -
whose members are: Civil Defense coordinator, the Governor, the Mayor,
the Directors of the Ministries of Agriculture and Social Welfare, Red
Cross, the church, and other institutions at local level - in preparing
the distribution list and in the actual distribution. The distribution
will continue until the beginning of August. A monitoring and evaluation
plan has been elaborated and is already being implemented.

(f)  A visit to the project sites was undertaken by the ECHO
representative on June 14th. In addition to the ECHO assistance, 1,374
families in the canton of Babahoyo are being assisted with food from the
food contingency agreement among WFP, National Civil Defense, and
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock.


(4) Guatemala

(a)  The National Meteorological Institute registered swells in the
Pacific Ocean affecting the coast of Guatemala. The swells are caused
strong tropical storm and an earth movement, both advancing to the
American continent coming from New Zealand. The National Coordinator for
Disasters' Reduction (CONRED) reported some damages caused by the swells
in the coasts of Guatemala. In Chiquimulilla in the department of Santa
Rosa, families fled their communities as the high waves damaged houses
and contaminated wells. Some of these families are now sheltered in
neighboring communities. Community members are worried that if the
nearby river overflows, it can directly affect more than 86 families in
the surrounding areas.

(b)  Some 55 families affected will receive WFP 5-day food rations from
CONRED, and will later be included in the EMOP 10497, as they are in the
surrounding areas affected by Stan. WFP continues monitoring all high
risk areas prone to natural disasters. The communities affected by
hurricane Stan last year, now suffer the consequences of this year's
rainy season..

(c)  The UN-DMT technical team defined the following clusters to be
activated in case of an emergency: Shelter, Early Recovery, Health,
Telecommunications, Logistics, Food, Nutrition and Food Security,
Protection, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Individual tasks, geographic
areas of intervention, specific timing for interventions, intervention
strategies and standard procedures for implementations are being
discussed.

(d)  Last week's EMOP 10457 food distributions reached 10,059 families
in four departments with 974 tons of food commodities.

(e)  WFP Guatemala has arranged for two food monitors to be positioned
in the departments of Chiquimula (Far East) and Huehuetenango (Far
West). These two food monitors will be coordinating activities with
local authorities as and monitoring the food security situations. It
will also give more presence to WFP on the field, optimize monitoring
resources and enable WFP to respond effectively and immediately to
emergencies. Soon after hurricane Stan struck Guatemala, two field
offices were opened in Solola (Eastern Highlands) and San Marcos
(Western Highlands).

(f)  A total of 832 tons of food was dispatched for the EMOP
distributions in Escuintla, Quetzaltenando San Marcos, Santa Rosa and
Totonicapan departments.

(g)  The EMOP's Communication Information Center analyzed the results
from the FFW workshop in order to follow up on some issues: continue and
improve the monitoring cards, increase joint monitoring activities with
participating NGOs, improve transport services to remote communities,
and prepare all documentation required for the FFW implementation.

(h)  WFP met with USAID, Secretariat of Food and Nutritional Security
(SESAN), International NGOs and Mesoamerican Food Security Early Warning
(MFEWS) to create a universal emergency assessment tool in order to
rapidly assess the situation during an emergency. This tool will be
proposed to the National Coordinator for Disaster Coordination (CONRED)
to be shared with all institutions working in an emergency.

(i)  WFP requirements were estimated at 24,273 tons at a total value of
$14.1 million USD. However, the EMOP continues with a shortfall of 35
percent. Even with a stricter targeting it is expected that some
shortfalls might be faced starting in July 2006.


(5) Honduras

(a)  Hide tides (7-9 feet) in the Pacific Coast flooded some 130 houses
in three communities of Cedenos (Cedenos Center, Los Delgaditos y el
Eden). Some 650 people were affected, and families have been evacuated.
The Permanent Contingencies Commission (COPECO), declared a Yellow Alert
in communities between Punta Raton and Punta Condega.

(b)  COPECO, CODEM (Municipality Emergency Committee), and WFP food aid
monitors continue to carry out assessments of damages and improve the
quality of assistance to affected population.

(c)  Based on the damage assessments results, 9 tons of food aid was
delivered to 1,120 beneficiaries in the most affected areas in
coordination with the members of the National System of Administration
of Risks, COPECO (Permanent Commission of Contingencies), CODEMs
(Departmental contingency committees), and NGOs: Mennonites Social
Commission and Movement for Peace Democracy and Freedom (MPDL).


(6) Nicaragua

(a)  On the 20th of June a South Pacific storm set waves crashing into
Central America thousands of kilometers across the ocean, destroying 17
homes in the community of Jiquilillo (Department of Chinandega).
Government units like the Civil Defense and MIFAMILIA of the National
System for Disaster Prevention, Mitigation and Response (SINAPRED)
evacuated and attended 188 persons for three days. There were no
reported casualties. WFP is closely monitoring the situation together
with SINAPRED.

(b)  During the reporting period (15-22 June), several riots by
University students discontented by increase in transport fares,
continued to affect the peace and order in the capital.

(c)  Due to the poor harvest experienced in the last months, the
nutritional and health situation of the population living near Coco
River (Wiwili and Waspam) still remains precarious. The second
implementation of Food-for-Education (FFE) activity in one of the two
areas started in the municipality of Waspam on the 21 June. In the
region of Wiwili (Department of Jinotega) it is expected to start next
week, if the security situation in the area allows the distribution of
commodities of the FFE activity.

(d)  Under the PRRO 10212.0 "Targeted Food Assistance for Persons
Affected by Shocks and the Recovery of Livelihoods". Some 2,149 pregnant
and lactating women and 3,012 children under two years old continue to
benefit from the food distributions under PRRO 10212.0. This significant
decline of beneficiaries is due to the labor strike in the medical
sectors which ended only a few weeks ago. At the moment WFP has
positioned food for 55,162 school children in the Northern Autonomous
Atlantic Region (RAAN), which will benefit under the Food-for-Education
programme.

(e)  The PRRO continues to expereince a pipeline break due to lack of
commodities.  The PRRO 10212.0 is expected to experience shortfalls for
the next six months, beginning in September 2006 consisting of 1,242
tons of maize, 485 tons of CSB and 213 tons of vegetable oil.


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


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