In a bid to prepare for a new humanitarian
relief effort in Iraq, diplomats today began negotiating a Security Council
measure which would adapt the work of the United Nations in the country
to meet emerging needs.
"A group of experts is meeting
under the auspices of Germany as Chairman of the Security Council Sanctions
Committee to prepare a draft resolution whereby the Security Council would
allow the adjustment of the Oil-For Food Programme in order to continue
providing the emergency humanitarian aid to the Iraqi people during and
after the war, as suggested by Secretary-General Kofi Annan," UN spokesman
Nejib Friji told the press in Amman.
The Secretary-General is scheduled to meet top UN relief officials Wednesday in New York to discuss the coordination of all aid to the Iraqi people during and after the war.