These arrangements are fostered by relatively flexible rules and regulations that authorize, for instance, the country Directors to disburse up to US$ 200,000 from IRA to meet the urgent needs of a local emergency situation, or to divert food ships from one place to another, and are complemented by other measures like stand-by-arrangements with some countries for the provision of staff in specific technical areas, and contingency planning in coordination with other agencies where necessary (MOUs are signed with agencies like UNHCR, UNICEF, and the implementing NGOs, and specify the roles and responsibilities of WFP and the other actors involved with it in an operation).
Ce dispositif est facilité par des règles et règlements relativement souples, qui autorisent par exemple les directeurs par pays à prélever sur le CII jusqu'à 200 000 dollars É.-U. pour faire face aux besoins les plus pressants dans une situation d'urgence et à dérouter des navires ravitailleurs d'un port vers un autre.