WFP Warns On Aid
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New Vision (Kampala)
May 5, 2004
Posted to the web May 5, 2004
Cyprian Musoke
Kampala
THE World Food Programme (WFP) deputy country director, Edward Kallon, has warned the
Government of donor fatigue and aid depletion if the northern war does not come to an
end.
"As the security situation deteriorates, the humanitarian situation increases amid
diminishing coping abilities.
Our conviction is that although the provision of food is very important, national
security goes well beyond," he said.
Kallon (right) was addressing humanitarian agencies and MPs at the International
Conference Centre recently.
He urged the Government to speed up efforts of ending the war, so that people can
return to their farms instead of waiting for handouts.
"There are 1.6 million internally displaced people (IDPs). The situation has doubled
over the past two years. Although donors and well wishers have been very generous, the
ever increasing cost causes fatigue," he said.
He expressed disappointment over the meagre budget allocated for disaster preparedness
for the next financial year, saying it was inadequate to meet the demands of the IDPs.
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Kallon said WFP needs 12,000 tonnes of food to feed IDPs up to December.
"When people were sent into camps, they were rendered unable to access their farms,
creating higher dependence and vulnerability," he said.
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