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Department of State Washington File: Fact Sheet: UN Agency Develops Operating Plan for Afghanistan
UNHCR [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees] remains concerned about the security of aid workers and the protection of IDPs in camps near the borders of Iran and Pakistan. The presence of armed fighters in the vicinity of IDP camps complicates the delivery of humanitarian assistance, and the assurance that aid does not fall into the hands of the Taliban or Northern Alliance. The conscription of young IDP men, who reside in the camps, also concerns UNHCR. ... The World Food Program (WFP) reports that it is continually increasing its cross-border deliveries of food aid into Afghanistan. At the beginning of the current crisis, WFP was transporting only 200 metric tons (MT) of food aid into Afghanistan per day. This figure is now up to 2,400 MT. The increase in the rate of transport is due to a new strategy of bypassing urban centers and moving the food directly to areas of need. In addition, the increase is due to the utilization of five transport corridors. WFP is hopeful that it will soon be operating at a capacity to meet the transport requirement of 52,000 MT per month. ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: U.N. Inspectors Present Mixed Picture of Iraqi Compliance
United Nations -- Chief U.N. weapons inspectors February 14 continued to present to the U.N. Security Council a mixed picture of Iraqi disarmament: no banned chemical, biological or nuclear weapons found, but continuing doubts about Iraqi's intentions to disarm, evidence of illegal long-range missiles being developed, and stockpiles of deadly chemical and biological weapons still unaccounted for. ... Documents found in the home of an Iraqi scientist related predominately to lasers, including the use of laser technology to enrich uranium, and appear to be the personal files of the scientist in whose home they were found, ElBaradei said. "Nothing contained in the documents alters the conclusions previously drawn by the IAEA concerning the extent of Iraq's laser enrichment program." ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(30-day plan to create picture of needs begins Nov. 12) (1460) ... 407 Text: Resolution Urges Protection of Women's Rights in Afghanistan ... 411 Text: Lawmaker Introduces Resolution on Commencement of Ramadan ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
508 U.N. Inspectors Present Mixed Picture of Iraqi Compliance ... 507 Text: Senator McCain Says Containment of Iraq Is Unsustainable ... 512 Senior Official Says "Breathtaking" Gains Made in Counterterrorism ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(Lugar, Biden expect clearer picture for U.S. presence by end of 2006) (490) ... 102 Text: U.S. Officials Will Visit Asia to Promote Anti-Piracy Initiative ... 109 Text: U.S. Continues to Lead in Foreign Aid Giving, Official Says ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
301 Transcript: Powell Draws Picture of Iraqi Deception, Links to al-Qaida ... 311 Text: Ex-Im Bank Offers Incentives to Buyers of U.S. Aircraft ... (Development one of three pillars of U.S. security, USAID head adds) (680) ... [Read More]
U.S. Department of State - Washington Hyper File
(Bush/Prime Minister Ahern's meeting, Bush/McCartney sisters meeting, role of Sinn Fein going forward, Secretary Rice travel to India, Rebiya Kadeer/release, China/human rights, rendition of terror suspects, Terri Schaivo case, oil/ANWR, Iran/nuclear proliferation, Mexico/immigration, trade agenda, Social Security/reform) (5920) ... (Secretary of state hails Pakistan's improved relations with neighbors) (2960) ... (Personal digital assistant software can help identify hazardous materials) (820) ... [Read More]
Washington HyperFile - East Asia Edition
Iraq Powell Draws Picture of Iraqi Deception, Links to al-Qaida ... Ex-Im Bank Offers Incentives to Buyers of U.S. Aircraft ... USITC Recommends Higher Duties on Imports of Hangers from China ... [Read More]
Department of State Washington File: Transcript: Powell Draws Picture of Iraqi Deception, Links to al-Qaida
From his terrorist network in Iraq, Zakawi can direct his network in the Middle East and beyond. We in the United States, all of us, the State Department and the Agency for International Development, we all lost a dear friend with the cold-blooded murder of Mr. Lawrence Foley in Amman, Jordan, last October. A despicable act was committed that day, the assassination of an individual whose sole mission was to assist the people of Jordan. The captured assassin says his cell received money and weapons from Zakawi for that murder. After the attack, an associate of the assassin left Jordan to go to Iraq to obtain weapons and explosives for further operations. Iraqi officials protest that they are not aware of the whereabouts of Zakawi or of any of his associates. Again, these protests are not credible. We know of Zakawi's activities in Baghdad. I described them earlier. ... [Read More]
Washington HyperFile - East Asia Edition
Human Rights Mixed Picture Emerges on Global Human Rights Practices ... Thursday, 17 March 2005U.S. Department of StatePublic HyperFile ... [Read More]
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