Keep Us Strong WikiLeaks logo

Currently released so far... 97115 / 251,287

Articles

Browse latest releases

Browse by creation date

Browse by origin

A B C D F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Browse by tag

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
ETRD EAGR ETTC EAID ECON EFIN ECIN EINV ELAB EAIR ENRG EPET EWWT ECPS EIND EMIN ELTN EC ETMIN EUC EZ ET ELECTIONS ENVR EU EUN EG EINT ER ECONOMICS ES EMS ENIV EEB EN ECE ECOSOC EK ENVIRONMENT EFIS EI EWT ENGRD ECPSN EXIM EIAD ERIN ECPC EDEV ENGY ECTRD EPA ESTH ECCT EINVECON ENGR ERTD EUR EAP EWWC ELTD EL EXIMOPIC EXTERNAL ETRDEC ESCAP ECO EGAD ELNT ECONOMIC ENV ETRN EIAR EUMEM ENRGPARMOTRASENVKGHGPGOVECONTSPLEAID EREL ECOM ECONETRDEAGRJA ETCC ETRG ECONOMY EMED ETR ENERG EITC EFINOECD EURM EENG ERA EXPORT ENRD ECONEINVETRDEFINELABETRDKTDBPGOVOPIC EGEN EBRD EVIN ETRAD ECOWAS EFTA ECONETRDBESPAR EGOVSY EPIN EID ECONENRG EDRC ESENV ETT EB ENER ELTNSNAR ECHEVARRIA ETRC EPIT EDUC ESA EFI ENRGY ESCI EE EAIDXMXAXBXFFR EETC ECIP EIAID EIVN EBEXP ESTN EING EGOV ETRA EPETEIND ELAN ETRDGK EAIDRW ETRDEINVECINPGOVCS EPEC ENVI ELN EAG EPCS EPRT EPTED ETRB EUM EAIDS EFIC EFINECONEAIDUNGAGM EAIDAR ESF EIDN ELAM EDU EV EAIDAF ECN EDA EXBS EINTECPS ENRGTRGYETRDBEXPBTIOSZ EPREL EAC EINVEFIN ETA EAGER EINDIR ECA ECLAC ELAP EITI EUCOM ECONEFINETRDPGOVEAGRPTERKTFNKCRMEAID EARG ELDIN EINVKSCA ENNP EFINECONCS EFINTS ECCP ETC EAIRASECCASCID EINN ETRP EAIDNI EFQ ECOQKPKO EGPHUM EBUD ECONEINVEFINPGOVIZ ENERGY ELB EINDETRD EMI ECONEFIN EIB EURN ETRDEINVTINTCS EIN EFIM ETIO ELAINE EMN EATO EWTR EIPR EINVETC ETTD ETDR EIQ ECONCS EPPD ENRGIZ EISL ESPINOSA ELEC EAIG ESLCO EUREM ENTG ERD EINVECONSENVCSJA EEPET EUNCH ECINECONCS ETRO ETRDECONWTOCS ECUN EFND EPECO EAIRECONRP ERGR ETRDPGOV ECPN ENRGMO EPWR EET EAIS EAGRE EDUARDO EAGRRP EAIDPHUMPRELUG EICN ECONQH EVN EGHG ELBR EINF EAIDHO EENV ETEX ERNG ED
KMDR KPAO KPKO KJUS KCRM KGHG KFRD KWMN KDEM KTFN KHIV KGIC KIDE KSCA KNNP KHUM KIPR KSUM KISL KIRF KCOR KRCM KPAL KWBG KN KS KOMC KSEP KFLU KPWR KTIA KSEO KMPI KHLS KICC KSTH KMCA KVPR KPRM KE KU KZ KFLO KSAF KTIP KTEX KBCT KOCI KOLY KOR KAWC KACT KUNR KTDB KSTC KLIG KSKN KNN KCFE KCIP KGHA KHDP KPOW KUNC KDRL KV KPREL KCRS KPOL KRVC KRIM KGIT KWIR KT KIRC KOMO KRFD KUWAIT KG KFIN KSCI KTFIN KFTN KGOV KPRV KSAC KGIV KCRIM KPIR KSOC KBIO KW KGLB KMWN KPO KFSC KSEAO KSTCPL KSI KPRP KREC KFPC KUNH KCSA KMRS KNDP KR KICCPUR KPPAO KCSY KTBT KCIS KNEP KFRDCVISCMGTCASCKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KNNB KGCC KINR KPOP KMFO KENV KNAR KVIR KDRG KDMR KFCE KNAO KDEN KGCN KICA KIMMITT KMCC KLFU KMSG KSEC KUM KCUL KMNP KSMT KCOM KOMCSG KSPR KPMI KRAD KIND KCRP KAUST KWAWC KTER KCHG KRDP KPAS KITA KTSC KPAOPREL KWGB KIRP KJUST KMIG KLAB KTFR KSEI KSTT KAPO KSTS KLSO KWNN KPOA KHSA KNPP KPAONZ KBTS KWWW KY KJRE KPAOKMDRKE KCRCM KSCS KWMNCI KESO KWUN KPLS KIIP KEDEM KPAOY KRIF KGICKS KREF KTRD KFRDSOCIRO KTAO KJU KWMNPHUMPRELKPAOZW KEN KO KNEI KEMR KKIV KEAI KWAC KRCIM KWCI KFIU KWIC KCORR KOMS KNNO KPAI KBWG KTTB KTBD KTIALG KILS KFEM KTDM KESS KNUC KPA KOMCCO KCEM KRCS KWBGSY KNPPIS KNNPMNUC KWN KERG KLTN KALM KCCP KSUMPHUM KREL KGH KLIP KTLA KAWK KWMM KVRP KVRC KAID KSLG KDEMK KX KIF KNPR KCFC KFTFN KTFM KPDD KCERS KMOC KDEMAF KMEPI KEMS KDRM KEPREL KBTR KEDU KNP KIRL KNNR KMPT KISLPINR KTPN KA KJUSTH KPIN KDEV KTDD KAKA KFRP KWNM KTSD KINL KJUSKUNR KWWMN KECF KWBC KPRO KVBL KOM KFRDKIRFCVISCMGTKOCIASECPHUMSMIGEG KEDM KFLD KLPM KRGY KNNF KICR KIFR KM KWMNCS KAWS KLAP KPAK KDDG KCGC KID KNSD KMPF KPFO KDP KCMR KRMS KNPT KNNNP KTIAPARM KDTB KNUP KPGOV KNAP KNNC KUK KSRE KREISLER KIVP KQ KTIAEUN KPALAOIS KRM KISLAO KWM KFLOA
PHUM PINR PTER PGOV PREL PREF PL PM PHSA PE PARM PINS PK PUNE PO PALESTINIAN PU PBTS PROP PTBS POL POLI PA PGOVZI POLMIL POLITICAL PARTIES POLM PD POLITICS POLICY PAS PMIL PINT PNAT PV PKO PPOL PERSONS PING PBIO PH PETR PARMS PRES PCON PETERS PRELBR PT PLAB PP PAK PDEM PKPA PSOCI PF PLO PTERM PJUS PSOE PELOSI PROPERTY PGOVPREL PARP PRL PNIR PHUMKPAL PG PREZ PGIC PBOV PAO PKK PROV PHSAK PHUMPREL PROTECTION PGOVBL PSI PRELPK PGOVENRG PUM PRELKPKO PATTY PSOC PRIVATIZATION PRELSP PGOVEAIDUKNOSWGMHUCANLLHFRSPITNZ PMIG PREC PAIGH PROG PSHA PARK PETER POG PHUS PPREL PS PTERPREL PRELPGOV POV PKPO PGOVECON POUS PGOVPRELPHUMPREFSMIGELABEAIDKCRMKWMN PWBG PMAR PREM PAR PNR PRELPGOVEAIDECONEINVBEXPSCULOIIPBTIO PARMIR PGOVGM PHUH PARTM PN PRE PTE PY POLUN PPEL PDOV PGOVSOCI PIRF PGOVPM PBST PRELEVU PGOR PBTSRU PRM PRELKPAOIZ PGVO PERL PGOC PAGR PMIN PHUMR PVIP PPD PGV PRAM PINL PKPAL PTERE PGOF PINO PHAS PODC PRHUM PHUMA PREO PPA PEPFAR PGO PRGOV PAC PRESL PORG PKFK PEPR PRELP PREFA PNG PGOVPHUMKPAO PRELECON PINOCHET PFOR PGOVLO PHUMBA PRELC PREK PHUME PHJM POLINT PGOVPZ PGOVKCRM PGOVE PHALANAGE PARTY PECON PEACE PROCESS PLN PRELSW PAHO PEDRO PRELA PASS PPAO PGPV PNUM PCUL PGGV PSA PGOVSMIGKCRMKWMNPHUMCVISKFRDCA PGIV PRFE POGOV PEL PBT PAMQ PINF PSEPC POSTS PHUMPGOV PVOV PHSAPREL PROLIFERATION PENA PRELTBIOBA PIN PRELL PGOVPTER PHAM PHYTRP PTEL PTERPGOV PHARM PROTESTS PRELAF PKBL PRELKPAO PKNP PARMP PHUML PFOV PERM PUOS PRELGOV PHUMPTER PARAGRAPH PERURENA PBTSEWWT PCI PETROL PINSO PINSCE PQL PEREZ PBS

Browse by classification

Community resources

courage is contagious

Viewing cable 05COLOMBO704, MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT FUND EFFECTIVE MECHANISM FOR

If you are new to these pages, please read an introduction on the structure of a cable as well as how to discuss them with others. See also the FAQs

Understanding cables
Every cable message consists of three parts:
  • The top box shows each cables unique reference number, when and by whom it originally was sent, and what its initial classification was.
  • The middle box contains the header information that is associated with the cable. It includes information about the receiver(s) as well as a general subject.
  • The bottom box presents the body of the cable. The opening can contain a more specific subject, references to other cables (browse by origin to find them) or additional comment. This is followed by the main contents of the cable: a summary, a collection of specific topics and a comment section.
To understand the justification used for the classification of each cable, please use this WikiSource article as reference.

Discussing cables
If you find meaningful or important information in a cable, please link directly to its unique reference number. Linking to a specific paragraph in the body of a cable is also possible by copying the appropriate link (to be found at theparagraph symbol). Please mark messages for social networking services like Twitter with the hash tags #cablegate and a hash containing the reference ID e.g. #05COLOMBO704.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05COLOMBO704 2005-04-12 08:22 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Colombo
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 000704 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR SA, SA/INS 
NSC FOR DORMANDY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ECON PREL MV
SUBJECT: MALDIVES: GOVERNMENT FUND EFFECTIVE MECHANISM FOR 
USG TSUNAMI RELIEF ASSISTANCE 
 
REF: COLOMBO 677 
 
1.  Summary:  During Ambassador Lunstead's April 7 meetings 
with Maldivian officials, several details regarding tsunami 
assistance funding in Maldives emerged.  The government's 
National Fund and the UNDP are the two major funding 
mechanisms available for USG aid.  The National Fund appears 
well organized, with financial officials emphasizing their 
willingness to work with individual donors on specific 
conditionalities and monitoring requirements.  The UNDP also 
has well-developed rehabilitation plans and is working in 
conjunction with the government and the National Fund to 
ensure programs are fully funded and implemented.  After our 
discussions with the government, the National Fund looks to 
be an effective vehicle for USG assistance.  End Summary. 
 
-------------------------- 
Limited assistance options 
-------------------------- 
 
2.  In separate meetings with Government of Republic of 
Maldives (GORM) and UNDP officials, the following points 
regarding funding options for Maldives became clear: 
 
-- USG assistance can be directed to the GORM's National Fund 
(formerly Trust Fund), with earmarks and other conditions; 
-- USG assistance can be provided to UNDP/Maldives; 
-- Other UN agencies, e.g. UNICEF, and international Red 
Cross organizations and the International Federation of the 
Red Cross are oversubscribed; and 
-- No other international NGOs have long-term programs in 
Maldives. 
 
-------------------------------------- 
Assistance through the government fund 
-------------------------------------- 
 
3.  During his meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister 
Mohamed Jaleel underscored the flexibility and accountability 
aspects of the government's National Fund.  For example, 
Jaleel said, GORM officials worked with Japanese government 
officials to establish specific conditions and earmarks for a 
Japanese donation to GORM's fund.  He noted that the 
oversight board for the National Fund was not considered a 
"trustee," because board members would be in a supervisory 
position only, not authorized to make decisions on where or 
how the money is spent.  (Note:  The ADB is contributing its 
assistance through the GORM's National Fund, but it is not 
clear whether there will be earmarks or conditions on the 
donation.) 
 
4.  Although the GORM is only now finalizing a Public Finance 
Responsibility bill, Jaleel emphasized that the Fund was 
already operating under the guidelines the bill would 
recommend.  He also said that operating principles for the 
National Fund were in accord with UN standards for best 
practices and that the Fund would have both internal and 
external auditors. 
 
5.  Explaining that the government was also concerned with 
the equitable use of relief funds, Riluwan Shareef, Executive 
Director at the Finance Ministry, said that his colleagues 
regularly analyze matrices that illustrate relief financing 
and programs, by sector, to identify any gaps in aid 
distribution.  Shareef added he would engage with UNDP to 
increase government capacity for managing the relief work. 
 
----------------------- 
Assistance through UNDP 
----------------------- 
 
6.  Ambassador met with Patrice Coeur-Bizot, UNDP Resident 
Representative.  Coeur-Bizot said that separate from other UN 
agencies, which are oversubscribed for tsunami assistance, 
UNDP is pursuing five tsunami redevelopment programs, which 
are not yet fully funded.  As a stand-alone program, one is 
designed to provide coordination and support to enable 
Maldivian agencies to strengthen capacity in managing 
assistance funds and government redevelopment programs.  A 
second program is to help the GORM in the area of disaster 
risk management, including the development of an internal 
warning system. 
 
7.  The remaining three programs -- shelter, livelihood, and 
infrastructure -- have been combined under the "Adopt an 
Island" initiative.  The program is being marketed to both 
public and private sectors, with two funding modalities: 
through UNDP or directly as an earmark to the GORM's National 
Fund.  UNDP is working with two implementing methods, one in 
which UNDP subcontracts the work, the second in which the 
GORM identifies sites for a specific project.  UNDP officials 
are welcoming both cash and in-kind contributions for the 
Adopt an Island initiative.  For example, with one recent 
"adoption," the local Banyan Tree resort offered its workers 
and laborers to rebuild homes on a nearby inhabited island 
and UNDP provided the materials and regular monitoring of the 
site.  Ninety-five percent of the homes on the residential 
island have been rebuilt.  In a separate "adoption," the 
government of Turkey provided assistance to the National 
Fund, earmarked for a rebuilding project identified in 
conjunction with the GORM and UNDP. 
 
8.  Ambassador asked Coeur-Bizot if he was concerned about 
possible involuntary relocation, given the GORM's plan to 
relocate many residents to "safe islands."  Coeur-Bizot said 
that he was alert to the issue and was bringing in a 
relocation officer to deal specifically with that issue. 
 
9.  Coeur-Bizot said that a team of auditors from 
Deloitte-Touche was coming the following week to review the 
UN's operations and financial handling.  By default, this 
would also involve some review of GORM financial management, 
he added. 
 
------- 
Comment 
------- 
 
10.  After continuous and extensive discussions with the 
government, the National Fund looks to be an effective 
vehicle for additional USG assistance.  Government officials 
understand the high visibility of the Fund and the high 
importance of guaranteeing that the aid is managed in a 
transparent and accountable manner.  They are willing to work 
with donors like the U.S. to meet any particular needs they 
may have.  The government feels confident in its ability to 
make the fund successful in financing equitable 
redevelopment.  After discussions with government officials, 
from President Gayoom to the Finance Minister, the Embassy is 
also confident that USG supplemental tsunami reconstruction 
assistance can be directed to the Maldivian Government's 
National Fund.  End Comment. 
 
LUNSTEAD