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Viewing cable 06RANGOON1615, WFP'S NEW PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BURMA'S NEEDIEST

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06RANGOON1615 2006-10-31 10:56 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Rangoon
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FM AMEMBASSY RANGOON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5352
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 1207
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 9978
RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA 4380
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1844
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 3581
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 7077
RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 0560
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 4692
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL CALCUTTA 0950
RUEHCN/AMCONSUL CHENGDU 0954
RUDKIA/AMCONSUL CHIANG MAI 0701
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 2908
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0566
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 RANGOON 001615 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EAP/MLS, I/O; PACOM FOR FPA, TREASURY FOR 
OASIA:AJEWELL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR EAID ECON PGOV BM
SUBJECT: WFP'S NEW PROGRAM FOCUSES ON BURMA'S NEEDIEST 
 
 
RANGOON 00001615  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1. (SBU) Summary: Under a new Country Director, the World 
Food Program (WFP) will continue to supply food to three of 
Burma's most vulnerable regions in Shan and Rakhine States, 
and Magwe Division.  WFP plans to consolidate these three 
programs and expand operations slightly to include selected 
villages that suffer from chronic food insecurity in Kachin 
and Chin States.  WFP will present this proposal for approval 
at the November Executive Board meeting.  Despite the overall 
repressive environment, WFP has been able to help some of 
Burma's neediest populations, both in border areas as well as 
in central Burma, and we recommend support for the program. 
End summary. 
 
2. (SBU) On 30 October, new Country Director Christopher Kaye 
briefed Charge on WFP's proposal, "Protracted Relief and 
Recovery Operations" for 2007 to 2009.  WFP plans to continue 
its existing programs, including Food For Work, Food For 
Training and Food for Education, in the three areas where it 
currently operates.  In the Dry Zone of Magwe Division, 
remote villages with no access to water suffer from food 
insecurity.  In opium crop substitution areas of Shan State, 
farmers experience difficulty in the transition to other food 
or cash crops.  In the Rohingya areas of Northern Rakhine 
State, government controls on movement and land use make 
access to food a year-round problem.  WFP proposes to move 
all three programs under one operational umbrella, and to 
expand into nearby villages in Chin and Kachin States to 
address food security vulnerabilities.  WFP also will expand 
its nutritional support to mothers and children. 
 
3. (SBU) The proposal states that WFP programs are 
implemented without government involvement.  WFP conducts its 
own assessments and then implements programs through two UN 
organizations, 13 international NGOs and two local NGOs.  The 
new plan includes delivery of 110,000 tons of food, worth $50 
million, over the next three years.  This represents an 
increase of about $4 million of food deliveries annually, 
compared with 2005, when WFP delivered $11 million in food. 
According to Kaye, and Deputy Director Hakkan Tongul, the GOB 
facilitates access to vulnerable populations and provides 
permission to move food supplies.  Authorities have not 
imposed any restrictions contained in the new NGO guidelines 
on WFP, said Tongul. 
 
Difficulties Resolved, For Now 
------------------------------ 
4. (SBU) WFP purchases most of its food supplies in country. 
When contracted suppliers experienced problems with 
transportation and delivery to the regions, WFP began to 
accept shipments in Rangoon or Mandalay, and then used WFP 
transportation for delivery to remote areas.  Remaining 
distribution difficulties eased when the regional commanders 
changed in Spring.  WFP was also able to resolve the problem 
of a 10% tax collected by the government on its purchase of 
food from domestic suppliers.  After WFP Director Morris 
protested this practice during his visit in August, the 
Minister of Commerce wrote a letter exempting these 
transactions from the normal 10% tax on foreign currency 
transactions. 
 
5. (SBU) Major donors to WFP's program in Burma include 
Australia, Japan, the EU, and Germany.  Smaller countries, 
such as Malaysia and Thailand recently have begun to 
contribute.  China donated 10,000 tons of food to the former 
poppy growing region, and the GOB requested training from WFP 
on distribution methods.  These donors respond to needs that 
are outlined in the proposal, including WFP estimates that 
one third of children in Burma are malnourished, one fifth 
are born underweight and 32% of children under 5 are 
 
RANGOON 00001615  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
underweight and stunted.  The report continues that, "high 
rates of chronic malnutrition indicate deteriorating food 
security resulting from insufficient nutritious food, poor 
access to health facilities, inadequate water and sanitation 
facilities, poor maternal and child care and limited 
livelihood opportunities." 
 
6. (SBU) Comment:  The proposal makes the case clearly -- 
government policies have led to deteriorating food security 
for numerous poor, vulnerable families.  We have seen their 
programs at work in Northern Rakhine State and the Wa region, 
and found WFP very effective.  We have no reason to believe 
WFP efforts in Magwe and potentially Chin and Kachin - all of 
which are considered among the poorest parts of Burma - are 
any less effective.  We recommend supporting WFP's proposal 
for 2007-09. End comment. 
VILLAROSA