On 22 February two convoys departed for Srbica and Obilic carrying rations for over 4,000 displaced and war-affected persons for a one month period. Further convoys are planned for Kosovska Mitrovica and Lipljan during the coming week. February is the first month that WFP has been able to implement monthly distributions in Kosovo. Previously, distributions had been of an ad hoc nature due to the changing security situation and continual population movements. However, due to staff relocations by UN agencies and NGOs these plans will be delayed until the conclusion of the Rambouillet talks.
Food continues to be dispatched to Montenegro.
The February distribution to 32,162 IDPs in Montenegro is ongoing and due to be concluded by 26 February. Food aid contingency stocks are reasonably healthy. In Kosovo, WFP has 44 MT of high protein biscuits for distribution as immediate emergency rations to populations on the move. Basic dry rations are available for approximately 100,000 people in Kosovo. ICRC has prepared 98,000 relief parcels as contingency stocks in Montenegro.