ANNEX A
Letter from the Minister of State for
Social Planning, Government of Sudan, to the Resident Co-ordinator
of Relief and emergency Operations
The flights scheduled by the World Food Programme
for the month of February 1998.
1. There is no doubt that you are aware of the grim humanitarian
situation in the south and all the concerted efforts which
are needed to supply the war affected population with food and
relief at all locations.
2. Fourteen flights were approved for the proposed flights schedule
by the World Food Programme (WFP) for the months of February
1998. The designated dates of the flights were 1st, 3rd, 5th,
7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 22nd,
25th February 1998. Only two flights of the 1st and the 3rd were
undertaken and the rest of the approved flights were never
undertaken.
3. Twenty flights were approved for the proposed flights schedule
of the UNICEF for the month of February 1998. The approved
dates for the flights were as follows: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th,
8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th,
23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th February 1998. Of these only three
flights, the 8th, 17th and 18th February 1998 were undertaken.
The rest of the flights were never undertaken.
4. Referring to points two and three above, would you please kindly
explain why the bulk of flights approved were never undertaken
as previously agreed?
Hassan Osman Dhawi
State Minister of Social Planning, Government of Sudan
13 March 1998
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