SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster An emergency situation was declared by the DPRK Government on 2 August 2018 because of unusually hot weather. On the same day, DPRK RCS officially...
James Belgrave In May 2019, World Food Programme (WFP) teams visited nine of the DPRK’s provinces to assess the food security situation after the 2018 harvest was the worst in 10 years. This is an...
A United Nations food security assessment in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (also known as North Korea) has found that following the worst harvest in 10 years, due to dry spells, heatwaves...
The report finds worryingly low food consumption levels and limited dietary diversity, with young children and pregnant and breastfeeding women at most risk.
UN and partners sought $111 million in 2018 to help six million of the most vulnerable. This year, they are calling for $120 million to help 3.8 million people as needs have escalated.
OVERVIEW OF THE SITUATION Amid continuing geopolitical dynamics the situation for millions of people in the DPR Korea (DPRK) remains grim. The country’s most vulnerable people struggle with food...
BACKGROUND Strategic Objectives Reduce preventable mortality and morbidity through access to basic health services and psychosocial support as well as epidemic prevention, control and community...
Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: The major change to this emergency plan of action is an extraordinary extension of three months of the DREF timeline, until 9 May 2019...
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Overview Asia-Pacific remains the world's most disaster-prone region and, in 2018, natural disasters once again affected millions of people. During the year the region experienced a number of...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the disaster An emergency situation was declared by the DPRK Government on the 2 August 2018 because of unusually hot weather. On the same day, DPRK RCS...
Highlights • Below-average rains, coupled with high temperatures from mid-July until mid-August, a critical period for crops, affected 8 percent of the average area cultivated in the main season. The...
Highlights During the first half of 2018, the humanitarian situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea remained critical. According to the inter-agency 2018 DPRK Needs and Priorities...
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Millions of people are being put at risk as droughts across the world affect food production, and livestock this summer. Australia is experiencing its worst drought in living memory, with the Red...
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) DREF Operation n° MDRKP010
There has been no rainfall in DPRK since early July and temperatures are averaging 102.2 degrees F across the country. Any threat to food security will have a serious effect on an already vulnerable and stressed population.
Description of the disaster According to the DPRK state media, Korean Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun, an emergency response was declared on 2 August 2018 because of unusually hot weather. On...
This bulletin is being issued for information only and reflects the current situation and details available at this time. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Red Cross Society (DPRK RCS), with...
Citizens urged to wage all-out battle to preserve food stocks amid ‘unprecedented’ drought The North Korean government has called on its people to wage an “all-out battle” against a record heatwave...
