WFP EMERGENCY REPORT
Issued weekly by the United Nations World Food Programme
Report No. 14 of 1997 Date: 4 April 1997
This report includes: Democratic People's Republic of Korea
E. DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
1. Update
a) WFP emergency operation for DPR Korea (EMOP 5710.02) expanded in light of WFP Executive Director's visit to the country. Revised EMOP will provide assistance to 4,700,000 beneficiaries, and requires 203,626 metric tons of food. Overall WFP costs are USD 95.5 million. Supplementary rations to be provided to all children under the age of six through food distributions to nurseries and kindergartens. b) The Executive Director visits Tokyo and Seoul to encourage further multilateral and bilateral donor support to cover the urgent needs in DPR Korea.
E. DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
1. UPDATE
1.1 Under the recent WFP Emergency Operation for DPR Korea (EMOP 5710.02), food assistance of 100,000 metric tons at a total WFP cost of USD 41.6 million was foreseen. This has been revised in light of the WFP Executive Director's visit to DPRK from 15 to 18 March, when she had the opportunity to discuss the situation with Government officials and UN colleagues, and to assess the needs in the flood-affected areas. A revised and enlarged EMOP 5710.02, approved jointly by the Executive Director and the Director-General of FAO on 3 and 2 April respectively, will provide assistance to 4,700,000 beneficiaries with a total of 203,626 metric tons of food, at an overall WFP cost of USD 95.5 million. The food cost is USD 71.5 million. The increase mostly concerns support to children, and the operation will provide supplementary rations consisting of cereals, pulses and vegetable oil to all children under the age of six through food distributions to nurseries and kindergartens.
1.2 The staffing structure of the Country Office will be strengthened so as to ensure that the enlarged operation is properly monitored.
1.3 The Executive Director this week has been visiting Tokyo and Seoul to encourage further multilateral and bilateral donor support to cover the urgent needs in DPR Korea.