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 07DHAKA1835, USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #3: The Impact

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. #07DHAKA1835.
Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07DHAKA1835 2007-11-24 15:48 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Dhaka
VZCZCXRO4458
OO RUEHCI
DE RUEHKA #1835/01 3281548
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 241548Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY DHAKA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5627
INFO RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU 9371
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL KOLKATA 1012
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 0300
RUEHGO/AMEMBASSY RANGOON 2603
RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 8173
RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 8261
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD 1899
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0399
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0580
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0030
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKDIA/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RHHMUNA/USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEKDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 DHAKA 001835 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR SES-O 
DEPT FOR SCA/PB, SCA/EX 
DCHA/OFDA FOR ROBERT THAYER 
AID/W FOR AA MARK WARD AND ANE ANNE DIX 
DCHA/FFP FOR MATTHEW NIMS AND PAUL NOVICK 
ROME FOR FODAG 
BANGKOK FOR RDM/A TOM DOLAN, ROB BARTON 
KATHMANDU FOR USAID OFDA BILL BERGER AND SUE MCINTYRE 
TREASURY FOR ELIZABETH WEISS AND SUSAN CHUN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID PREL ASEC CASC AMGT SOCI ECON PINR EAGR SENV
BG 
 
SUBJECT:  USAID/OFDA Cyclone Sidr Situation Report #3:  The Impact 
of Cyclone Sidr on Food Security and Emergency Food Needs 
 
 
1. Summary.  In response to Tropical Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, 
USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) to 
assess the humanitarian situation on the ground, provide 
recommendations on priority needs, and coordinate relief efforts 
with the U.S. Department of Defense, USAID/Bangladesh, and the U.S. 
Embassy in Dhaka.  In its initial assessment, the USAID/DART has 
identified food assistance as the top priority need for 
cyclone-affected populations.  The U.N. initial rapid assessment 
team reported that 2.2 million people will require food assistance 
due to the impact of the cyclone on local food security.  On 
November 24, an advisor from USAID's Office of Food for Peace 
(USAID/FFP joined the USAID/DART in Bangladesh to assess the 
emergency food situation and provide comprehensive recommendations. 
End Summary. 
 
--------------------------------------------- ---- 
HUMANITARIAN CONDITIONS IN CYCLONE-AFFECTED AREAS 
--------------------------------------------- ---- 
 
2. On November 15, 2007, Tropical Cyclone Sidr made landfall in 
southern Bangladesh with winds of 155 miles per hour.  Rainfall and 
flooding resulting from the storm damaged infrastructure andQ 
destroyed homes, particularly affecting the southern coastal 
districts of Barguna, Bagerhat, Patuakhali, and Pirojpur.  As of 
November 23, the Government of Bangladesh's (GOB) Disaster 
Management Bureau and the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) reported 
that the cyclone had killed 3,033 people, led to the disappearance 
of 1,828 others, and damaged nearly 1.2 million homes.  In addition, 
heavy rains from the storms destroyed nearly 1.7 million acres of 
agricultural lands, negatively impacting local food security and 
livelihoods.  Information on affected populations and more detailed 
analysis of humanitarian needs are unfolding, as GOB, U.N., 
non-governmental organization (NGO), and donor assessment missions 
are still ongoing. 
 
--------------------------------------------- 
EMERGENCY FOOD NEEDS FOR AFFECTED POPULATIONS 
--------------------------------------------- 
 
3. During its initial assessment of cyclone-affected areas in 
southern Bangladesh, the USAID/DART reports that emergency food aid 
is the highest priority for humanitarian assistance.  Likewise, the 
U.N. rapid assessment team also cited food as the most important 
area for immediate, life-saving relief.  According to the U.N. team, 
approximately 2.2 million people are in critical need of food aid 
due to destruction caused by Cyclone Sidr.  On November 24, an 
advisor from USAID/FFP joined the USAID/DART in Bangladesh to assess 
the emergency food situation, provide comprehensive recommendations, 
attend coordination meetings with U.N. agencies, NGOs, and the GOB's 
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management. 
 
4. According to WFP, strong winds and tidal surge resulting from the 
storm destroyed more than 1.6 million acres of croplald.  The main 
crop damaged is rice, which is currently under cultivation from 
November 2007 to January 2008.  Since many crops were ready for 
harvest, the impact of Cyclone Sidr was especially harmful on local 
food security.  On November 22, the U.N. rapidassessment team 
reported that 25 percent of ready-to-harvest crops in the 
storm-affected areas were destroyed. 
 
5. In the most affected areas, household reserves of food have been 
 
 
*********************** 
* Missing Section 002 * 
*********************** 
 
 
DHAKA 00001835  003 OF 003 
 
 
 
11. Through its public food distribution system, the GOB is 
providing rice to cyclone-affected populations.  As of November 23, 
the GOB had allocated 7,640 MT of rice and distributed 27,000 food 
bags.  However, the GOB has not released the exact amount of 
government food stockpiles available for distribution to affected 
populations. 
 
12. On November 23, USAID officials attended a coordination meeting 
between the GOB and international donors, which was held at the GOB 
Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.  At the meeting, GOB 
representatives stated that government food stocks are currently 
higher than they were last year at this time; however, recent 
flooding and the impact of Cyclone Sidr have devastated Bangladesh's 
agricultural cycles.  The GOB stated that although current food 
stocks are "good," they may be depleted by March or April 2008. 
Furthermore, the next season's rice crop is not expected until May 
2008.  The GOB may be hesitant to tap into government stockpiles due 
to concerns over food security in the long-run. 
 
13. India has announced a $22 million contribution in food 
assistance comprising 40,000 MT of rice, 10,000 MT of wheat, and 
1,000 MT of milk power.  Contingent on when these food commodities 
will arrive and whether they are allocated to cyclone-affected 
areas, this assistance could be significant in filling the food 
needs of victims of Cyclone Sidr. 
 
 
PASI