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Standard Project Report 2016
DPRK's political and economic isolation from the rest of the world also negatively affects its food security outlook.
During the first six months of 2016 when the protracted relief and recovery operation (PRRO) 200532 was active,
the country was under sanctions mandated by United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolutions 1718 (2006), 1874
(2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013) and 2270 (2016)*. On 30 November 2016, the UN Security Council passed
Resolution 2321, which strengthened sanctions on DPRK.
[1] According to the 2016 Global Hunger Index, published by the International Food Policy Research Institute.
Response of the Government and Strategic Coordination
WFP's position is unique in DPRK among humanitarian organizations. Through partnership with the Government
since 1995, WFP has built a network of local partners which facilitates rapid access during emergencies, as well as
monitoring access beyond that of any other agency in the country. WFP operates with the principle of “no access,
no assistance”, which is enshrined in the Letter of Understanding between the Government and WFP. Furthermore,
local food production remains a core dimension of WFP's work in DPRK. WFP has supported local food production
factories since 1998, contributing not only to food security but also to capacity development. WFP's work is aligned
with the Government's strategic priorities for nutrition, food security, agriculture, social development and the
environment.
WFP's activities in DPRK directly contribute to Sustainable Development Goal 2 - End hunger, achieve food security
and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. Through PRRO 200532, and continued under PRRO
200907, WFP strives to enhance nutrition security for children and pregnant and lactating women (PLW). In DPRK,
more than 70 percent of the population are food insecure. Many suffer from chronic malnutrition because they do
not consume sufficient essential proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals, and children and pregnant and lactating
women (PLW) are particularly vulnerable. WFP's provision of nutrient-dense, specialised foods helps fill the nutrition
gap for these beneficiary groups. PRRO 200532 adhered to the goals of the United Nations Strategic Framework for
2011-2015 (extended to 2016); while PRRO 200907 is in line with the new United Nations Strategic Framework for
2017-2021. Both operations support WFP's Strategic Objective 2 - Support or restore food security and nutrition and
establish or rebuild livelihoods in fragile settings and following emergencies.
Successful partnerships with other United Nations (UN) agencies and humanitarian stakeholders strengthen WFP's
work in DPRK. Together with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), WFP co-chairs the Food
Security and Agriculture Sector Working Group. WFP also co-chairs the Nutrition Working Group with the United
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Under PRRO 200907, WFP will continue to collaborate on nutrition work with
UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO), and work together on disaster risk reduction with FAO, the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), and
the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Notably, WFP and UNICEF's nutrition programmes complement each other under the overall umbrella of
Community Management of Acute Malnutrition. Under PRRO 200532, WFP implemented treatment for moderate
acute malnutrition at the institutional level, while UNICEF implemented treatment for severe acute malnutrition at
hospital level.
WFP also collaborates with UNICEF and UNDP to provide information and communications technology (ICT)
services and support to all resident UN agencies, since there is a limited number of United Nations ICT personnel
in-country. Under a business continuity plan signed by the heads of the UN agencies in DPRK, this collaboration
enables UN agencies to temporarily move in to the premises of other agencies should their internet connectivity be
disrupted.
Summary of WFP Operational Objectives
WFP concluded PRRO 200532 in June 2016. Upon signing a new Letter of Understanding with the Government of
DPRK, WFP resumed humanitarian assistance activities in July under the new PRRO 200907. There were no major
changes to WFP's focus on preventing undernutrition among women and children. In 2016, WFP received a USD
60,000 trust fund from a private donor, which is being used to strengthen the capacity of local food factories.
Relief Operation: PRRO 200532 (2013-2016), approved budget USD 195.8 million, focused on providing
nutrition assistance to children and pregnant and lactating women (PLW). WFP distributed fortified foods to these
vulnerable groups through school and pre-school meals, and other targeted support. The specialised foods were
produced in WFP-supported local factories. Though nutrition assistance was the primary focus of this operation,
WFP also carried out food for community development (FFCD).
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of (KP)
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Single Country PRRO - 200907