Contribution to the WFP
Iceland's Contribution to the WFP - Overview.
10th July 2006: Donations to East Timor:
On July 10th 2006 the Goverment of Iceland decided to donate 7,5 million ISK to support the work of the world food Programme in East-Timor.
Spring 2006: Icelandic participation in the WFP Stand-by Agreement:
Iceland has seconded its first expert, Ilķas Karl Moustakas, to work within the framework of the Stand-by Agreement between the WFP and and the Icelandic Crisis Responce Unit. Mr Moustakas will be stationed in Liberia. Two Icelanders, Mr Eldar Įstžórsson and Mr Glśmur Baldvinsson went for a training course in the WFP Station in Bari, Italy. Mr Baldvinsson then went for a one-month long tour of duty in Tanzania.
20.12. 2005: Donations to Malawi:
The Government of Iceland decided in December 2005 to support WFP assisting vulnerable and food insecure in Malawi with IKR 6 million (approximately US$ 95.000).
11th October 2005: Donations to Pakistan:
On 11th October 2005 the government of Iceland decided to donate 75 thousand USD to the humanitarian and emergency relief efforts of the World Food Programme on the earthquake areas in Pakistan. The donation to the WFP is a part of a 300 thousand USD donation to the international relief effort, of which 150 thousand USD support the emergency assistance of the Icelandic Red Cross operations and 75 thousand USD are allocated to the UNICEF.
31st August 2005: Permanent Representative meets James T. Morris, Executive Director, WFP.
Mr. Gušni Bragason, new Permanent Representative of Iceland to UN Agencies in Rome met with James T. Morris, Executive Director of WFP. Mr Bragason informed Mr Morris on Icelandic policies regarding development issues and emergency assistance. He emphasized the will of Icelandic Authorities to support the work of the WFP and mentioned assistance to the tsunami victims and support of school projects for girls in Iraq. Also that Iceland had previously supported the work of the WFP in Haiti, Iraq and the Sudan. He also discussed support of the WFP through the Stand-by agreement between the WFP and the Icelandic Crisis Responce Unit.
