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Viewing cable 06BOGOTA2804, The Soft Side of Plan Colombia - Special Social

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06BOGOTA2804 2006-03-29 11:37 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Bogota
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291137Z Mar 06
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 BOGOTA 002804 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PASS TO USTR 
USDOC FOR USITC/LMSCHLITT 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIN SNAR CO
SUBJECT:  The Soft Side of Plan Colombia - Special Social 
          Programs of the Uribe Administration 
 
REF: A) BOGOTA 01148; B) BOGOTA 01383 
 
1.  SUMMARY.  Since the advent of Plan Colombia in 1999, the 
GOC has spent over USD one billion on special social and 
economic development programs to fight narcotrafficking, 
poverty and violence, and the Uribe administration has 
committed USD 470 million to these programs in the 2006 
budget.  A total of 4 million Colombians, roughly 10 percent 
of the total population, are now beneficiaries of these 
programs in 800 of the country's 1,098 municipalities. 
Through these efforts nearly every indicator of social 
development at the national level has shown marked 
improvement.  In June 2005, President Uribe created a single 
organization called Accion Social to better coordinate these 
efforts.  Accion Social is leading the GOC's effort to 
expand social programs to those communities most affected by 
the country's internal conflict.  END SUMMARY. 
 
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A NEW ORGANIZATION 
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2.  In July 2005, Presidential decree 2467 combined three 
social development agencies into one - the Presidential 
Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation, 
commonly known as Accion Social.  The decree joined the 
antinarcotic and anti-poverty social programs of Plan 
Colombia's Investment Fund for Peace (FIP) with the programs 
of the Network of Social Solidarity (RSS) and the Colombian 
Agency for International Cooperation (ACCI).  According to 
Diego Andres Molano, Director of Presidential Programs for 
Accion Social, the reorganization helped the Presidency 
better address the overlapping issues of the narcotics 
trade, poverty, and violence that affect the most vulnerable 
segments of Colombian society.  In addition, he continued, 
the new organization offers more efficient management of the 
rapidly growing programs the agency oversees. 
 
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SUCCESS OF ANTINARCOTICS AND ANTI-POVERTY MEASURES 
--------------------------------------------- ------ 
 
3.  Accion Social has continued the antinarcotics social 
programs of Plan Colombia's Investment Fund for Peace.    In 
2005, mobile eradication groups manually eradicated over 
30,000 hectares of illicit crops, primarily coca.  (In 2006 
they have destroyed roughly 4,000 hectares of coca and 50 
hectares of opium poppy.)  Alternative development projects, 
in conjunction with USAID, have helped 170,000 families in 
coca and poppy zones in 25 departments move away from 
illegal cultivation and toward licit crops such as cacao, 
fruit, and organic coffee.  In addition, programs such as 
"Familias Guardabosques" offer subsidies of up to USD 1,600 
per year to over 30,000 families who have moved from growing 
illicit crops to acting as stewards of the local 
environment. 
 
4.  Accion Social also continues the anti-poverty measures 
included in Plan Colombia through programs such as Families 
in Action, which offers nutritional and educational 
supplements to families with children under age 18.  The GOC 
spent USD 142 million on the program in 2005.  With recent 
expansions in coverage and new programs for displaced 
families, it is expected to reach nearly 1 million children 
in 700 municipalities by the end of 2006.  More than USD 400 
million has also been made available for infrastructure 
projects, primarily for roads and bridges, but also for 
electrification, sanitation and recreation facilities, and 
community development projects. 
 
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ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF CONFLICT 
--------------------------------- 
 
5.  Accion Social manages the programs for victims of 
violence previously run by the Network of Social Solidarity. 
Colombians who have lost property or loved ones to terrorist 
acts can receive reimbursement, and families can obtain 
reimbursement of up to 40 times the minimum monthly salary 
if a family member is killed as a result of terrorism.  When 
the Uribe administration took office, nearly USD 90 million 
worth of claims had not been paid to eligible families. 
Most claims have now been paid, and the Presidency expects 
the remainder to be paid by the end of the President's first 
term. 
 
6.  Accion Social's National System for Integrated Attention 
to the Displaced Population (SNAIPD) has helped to account 
for, register, and assist the displaced population.  With 
formal registration, displaced persons can avail themselves 
of standard welfare programs.  Today, for example, nearly 
half of the displaced population has registered for health 
benefits through the social security system.  Through the 
coordination of Accion Social, poverty relief programs such 
as Families in Action have now expanded to address displaced 
persons.  Construction projects in 125 municipalities that 
had been attacked by illegal armed groups have been 
completed, including entire communities such as Bojaya in 
Choco.  As a result, while the number of new displaced 
persons peaked in 2002, it has fallen every year of the 
Uribe administration to only one third of the peak level in 
2005.  Although the GOC reports 82,000 displaced persons 
have returned to their homes through formal resettlement 
programs, and many others of their own accord, a recent 
USAID study showed that nearly 90 percent of the remaining 
displaced do not have even one of their most basic human 
needs met, showing just how far the GOC still needs to go. 
 
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OTHER PROGRAMS 
-------------- 
 
7.  The third component of Accion Social is the Colombian 
Agency for International Cooperation (ACCI).  To better 
align aid to domestic development priorities, the agency 
developed a Strategy for International Cooperation which 
they presented at a conference with aid donors in Cartagena 
in February of 2005.  The agency developed a unique multi- 
media tool on its web site, called the Map of International 
Cooperation, which allows donors to generate lists of 
ongoing projects by type for every department and 
municipality in the country.  USAID reports that they now 
hold monthly consultations with Accion Social in five key 
development areas, strengthening their coordination and 
communication with the GOC.  As a result, Colombia has 
maintained its high level of multilateral and bilateral 
development assistance in the USD 300 million range for the 
past 3 years, and looks to do the same in 2006. 
 
8.  In 2004, the Uribe Administration created the Integral 
Action Coordination Center (CCAI) to help guarantee State 
presence, governance, and legitimacy in nine recently 
recovered strategic zones covering 51 of Colombia's poorest 
municipalities.  Composed of 12 GOC agencies and ministries, 
CCAI has organized nearly 90 joint visits to the 
municipalities, offering a range of services from 
registration to simple surgical procedures to over 200,000 
residents.  In many of the communities, consultation with 
local leaders has resulted in infrastructure and alternative 
development programs.  According to Juan Pablo Franco, 
Assistant Coordinator for CCAI, Accion Social has taken the 
lead role in coordinating the efforts of the participant 
agencies.  The initiative encourages ministries to spend 
more of their budgets in these neglected zones, and they 
have already committed USD 45.1 million for 2006. 
 
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THE FRUIT OF SPECIAL SOCIAL PROGRAMS 
------------------------------------ 
 
9.  Luis Alfonso Hoyos, Senior Presidential Advisor for 
Accion Social, states that a total of 4 million Colombians 
in marginal circumstances and/or victims of violence have 
now benefited from over USD 1 billion in social spending 
under Plan Colombia.  Since 2002, the number of internally 
displaced persons has fallen more than 60 percent; 
matriculation in primary and secondary schools has risen 12 
percent; the percentage of the population availing 
themselves of subsidized health services has risen from 25 
percent to 35 percent; and the percentage of Colombians 
living in poverty has fallen from 58 percent to 53 percent. 
 
10.  COMMENT.  Much attention is paid to the Uribe 
Administration's increase in defense spending under Plan 
Colombia.  Less apparent has been the Administration's 
commitment to increase funding for social programs to 
complement the strategy of Democratic Security.  As shown 
above, with these efforts nearly every indicator of social 
development at the national level has shown marked 
improvement.  Centralizing program management into a single 
organization, Accion Social, appears to have improved 
management and coordination.  Moreover, through initiatives 
such as CCAI, the Presidency has empowered Accion Social to 
take the lead with the ministries in getting aid to those 
strategic areas which need it most.  END COMMENT. 
 
Wood