In that case, the rescue package covered about 60 per cent of short term foreign debt.

It was therefore anticipated that WFP would provide 73,530 metric tonnes of relief food aid to the Sudan in 1998.

On the structural level, the Mozambican Government, which was responsible for disaster management, had established the National Institute for Disaster Management which had the task of contingency planning and coordination of emergency response at the technical level and which had drawn up a contingency relief plan.

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Nevertheless, continued relief and livelihood assistance is required.

(c) PAMI, financial assistance.

The Community Support Services Scheme

Preparation of plans for the enlistment of volunteers and training courses to prepare them to help with rescue and relief operations, and action to collect contributions and assistance for the benefit of afflicted families

Such analyses have been used by WFP and other United Nations entities to plan and implement relief operations, as well as disaster reduction activities.

The final transition appeal, in 2004, addressed residual relief needs and was designed to complement the first year of planned activities of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework.

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31. In addition to the high level of relief activities implemented in 1997, WFP continued to provide development assistance to the region.

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In Darfur, UNDP has established legal aid centres in all three States while the UNDP International Rescue Committee rule of law awareness raising programme has reached over 5,000 legal and law enforcement professionals.

(i) Programmes such as Samurdhi, Janasaviya, Suvasaviya, the food stamp scheme, the public assistance scheme and other welfare schemes will be targeted to the needy (very poor, handicapped, etc.).

The UNDP International Rescue Committee rule of law awareness raising programme has now reached 7,000 legal and law enforcement officials.

One of the most significant relief assistance programmes for vulnerable groups in Afghanistan is WFP s subsidized bread sales project.

As regards the latter, it has been pointed out that some search and rescue regions extend beyond 2000 nautical miles and that a number of States share a common region.

St. Helena also receives assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

17. Contingency planning also plays an increasingly important role in the disaster preparedness capacity of WFP. Through the planning and continuous review process undertaken jointly with the other major United Nations and non governmental relief agencies, WFP seeks to identify in advance obstacles to and alternative methods of delivering relief assistance to people in need.

International relief organizations have suspended their plans to rebuild some of the damaged houses in Sjeverin and to assist people willing to return, in the absence of solid security guarantees.

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(b) Comprehensive Medical Assistance Plan (PAMI) for geriatric institutes.

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This scheme is jointly funded by the Government of the United Kingdom, UNDP and ACTIONAID.

SCHEME FOR INTERNATIONAL CRISIS RESPONSE TEAMS FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE

116. The World Food Programme is involved in mine action in the context of relief and recovery programmes.

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To train the participants in the organization and establishment of the COSPAS SARSAT network in each country and to assist them in the planning and design of the required local infrastructure for COSPAS SARSAT programmes, including the development of curricula for the training of local manpower.

Relief assistance provided by WFP to OAU member States exceeded 403 million in 1997, reaching more than 15 million victims of natural and man made disasters.

212. Work is nearly completed on the establishment of a global SAR plan.

As a consequence, WFP interventions are case specific, with assistance for relief, recovery and or development being provided at any one time in a given country.

The relief operation addressed immediate needs, but the aid community must urgently plan to meet the medium term emergency rehabilitation needs of affected villages.

The agricultural grant scheme was completed in June 1995 and was replaced by the rural development assistance scheme with emphasis on diversification and development related initiatives.

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The programme is based on a mesh of supportive psychological, social and employment structures.

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The Korean Government planned to continue such technical assistance efforts.

Review of technical assistance, advisory and training

They should also include this issue in their national disaster response plans.

Earthquake response exercises

Short term debt of the Indonesian private sector is estimated at some 80 billion,15 so that the rescue package covered approximately 48 per cent of private sector short term debt.

143. WFP reported that although no quantitative data are available, its emergency relief aid saved many lives and significant numbers of people were supported in returning to normal civilian life.

The African nations need multilateral assistance for the design and financing of such adjustment assistance schemes.

8. WFP plans to assist the integration of Chechen IDPs in Daghestan and Ingushetia.