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Operational Updates
• In February 2019, WFP assisted 486,350 people across DPR Korea, distributing 1,543 mt of fortified food. WFP’s nutritional support is focused on areas of the country where food and nutrition security are fragile, and reaches 60 counties across nine provinces every month.
• WFP’s Interim Country Strategic Plan (ICSP) for 2019-2021 was approved unanimously by WFP’s Executive Board on 27 February 2019. It lays out how WFP will meet humanitarian needs, address malnutrition, build resilience to disasters and respond to crises in DPR Korea, and requires US$161 million over three years. The ICSP shows how WFP will address malnutrition and improve the micronutrient status of women, children and Tuberculosis patients through the production of locally-produced fortified nutritious foods, which WFP delivers to households and through local institutions. WFP’s Disaster Risk Reduction programme is uniquely targeted to support households to improve their diet diversity through food assistance for assets while protecting against climate shocks through small-scale household and community projects. Finally, the ICSP is designed to allow for a rapid scale-up when necessary, to address new and evolving humanitarian needs, leveraging WFP’s extensive experience and presence in the country.
• WFP is working with the Government and FAO to carry out a survey of humanitarian needs in DPR Korea, in the wake of flooding and a heatwave last year.
• As part of WFP’s food assistance for assets and disaster risk reduction, eight projects were preselected for interventions, including activities such as tree planting and small-scale riverbank repair. A field visit with international field monitors will evaluate the feasibility of the projects.