Updates

This report covers the period 1 January 2009 to 30 June 2009. In brief This update covers all programmes supported by the International Federation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, with a...

This report covers the period 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2008. Please refer to programme updates 1 and 2 as well as the DPRK: Floods (MDRKP002), Final Report for additional information. In brief ...

Foreword WFP is deeply concerned that the scourge of hunger and malnutrition is on the increase across the developing world, with now over a billion hungry people on the planet. The global economic...

This report covers the period 1 January 2009 to 15 March 2009. In brief This programme update focuses mainly on the health and the disaster management programmes. The disaster management programme...

Suite au constat fait au cours de l'année 2008 par le Programme Alimentaire Mondial des Nations Unies (PAM), il y aurait au moins, à ce jour, 6.5 millions de nord-coréens ne mangeant pas à leur faim...

Period covered by this Final Report: 20 August 2007 to 15 May 2008 Appeal target (current): CHF 5,451,295 (USD 5,198,507 or EUR 3,340,430); Final Appeal coverage: 105 %; Appeal history: - This...

GLIDE n=B0 FL-2007-000126-PRK Period covered by this Final Report: 20 August 2007 to 15 May 2008 Appeal target (current): CHF 5,451,295 (USD 5,198,507 or EUR 3,340,430); Final Appeal coverage: 105 %; ...

By Francis Markus, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, in Pyongyang The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Red Cross is helping to replant trees in this once...

This report covers the period 01 July 2008 - 31 December 2008. In brief Programme purpose: The purpose of the International Federation programmes in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)...

Estonia is aiding needy citizens in North Korea with 500 000 kroons (32 000 EUR) through the World Food Programme (WFP). The project is being funded from the Foreign Ministry's budget for the...

Asia and the Pacific Problem Statement/Context: The Asia Pacific region has an emergency profile characterized by a combination of natural disasters, civil/political unrest with pockets of conflict...

Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tony Burke, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, today marked World Food Day by highlighting the need for the international community to...

HIGHLIGHTS - World cereal production in 2008 is forecast to increase 4.9 percent to a record 2 232 million tonnes, considerably up from earlier predictions after better than expected results from the...

The Government of Canada has responded to a World Food Programme appeal for emergency food aid by committing $2 million to provide much-needed food to individual North Koreans. Flooding in August...

Funding Trends and Their Impact on Operations Summary update of the 2008 Programme of Work and funding As of the end of September 2008, the World Food Programme still needs to raise nearly US$2...

Funding Trends and Their Impact on Operations Analysis of the 2008 Programme of Work WFP's requirements dramatically increased, when a US$300 million budget revision for 2008 for Ethiopia was...

Working To Prevent Flood Damage In July and August, Kaesong and its suburban farming villages had unexpected damage caused by floods and torrential rainstorms. The local party organized and sent...

In Pyongyang City, Long Delays Affect Food Distribution This past July, Pyongyang City distributed 10-day rations of long grain rice(???), polished wheat (??) and crushed maize(????;????) to...

This report covers the period 01/01/08 to 30/06/08. In brief Programme purpose: The purpose of the International Federation programmes in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is to...

Heavy rains have reportedly battered many parts of DPR Korea between August 1st and 3rd, including Kangwon province, which received 12.7 inches of rain. This came a week after similarly strong and...