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North Korea Survey Confirms Deepening Hunger For Millions
Millions of people in DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) are experiencing hunger not seen in
almost a decade according to findings of a new UN assessment in DPRK.
"Millions of vulnerable North Koreans are at risk of slipping towards
precarious hunger levels," said Jean-Pierre de Margerie, United Nations
World Food Programme Country Director for DPRK at a press conference today
in Beijing. "The last time hunger was so deep and so widespread in parts of
the country was in the late 1990s."
Flooding in August 2007 and successive poor harvests, compounded by soaring
prices for staple foods, have led to the largest food gap since 2001 for
the country of 23 million. Signs of deteriorating food security have
prompted WFP to urgently expand food distributions to reach 6.4 million
people, from the current 1.2 million caseload.
According to a three-week Rapid Food Security Assessment (RFSA), conducted
jointly by WFP and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) in June,
food production in DPRK has sharply dropped alongside declining food
imports.
The RFSA covered 53 counties in eight provinces (Ryanggang, North Hamgyong,
South Hamgyong, Kangwon, North Hwanghae, South Hwanghae, South Phyongan,
Pyongyang).
Experts visited hundreds of households, child institutions and hospitals
across the country in the most comprehensive assessment on food and
nutrition conducted in DPRK since 2004.
Key findings indicate:
-- Food availability, accessibility and utilization have deteriorated
sharply since 2007.
-- Close to three quarters of the households have reduced their food
intake.
-- More malnourished and ill children are being admitted to hospitals
and institutions.
-- Diarrhoea caused by increased consumption of wild foods was one of
the leading causes of malnutrition amongst children under five.
The experts found that the majority of the families surveyed have cut out
protein from their diet, and are living on cereals and vegetables alone.
Food prices have soared -- rice now costs almost three times more than a
year ago, and maize has quadrupled. Heavy reliance on support from
relatives as a means of coping with food shortages is widespread in areas
such as North Hamgyong Province, one of the worst affected regions.
"We've found that many more people are now scavenging for wild foods which
provide little nourishment and are difficult to digest. Food assistance to
reach the hungry is urgently needed," said de Margerie.
To meet the growing needs, WFP is planning a new operation to target the
most vulnerable women, children and elderly people in eight of the
country's ten provinces, valued at approximately US$500 million. The two
remaining provinces, Chagang and North Phyongan, will be covered by a
parallel food aid operation run by US NGOs.
WFP food assistance is already on the way thanks to recent food aid
pledges, including up to 400,000 metric tons by the United States, which
started arriving in the country in June. But WFP is warning that more
donations are quickly needed.
"We're urging donors to step forward now to ensure we have enough food
available over the critical months ahead," said Tony Banbury, WFP's
Regional Director for Asia, adding that an additional US$20 million is
urgently needed to get through the next autumn harvest. "We have a massive
task ahead and we need the international community to help us meet those
challenges."
Newly improved operating conditions negotiated with the DPRK Government in
June mean that more than 50 WFP international aid workers will oversee and
monitor the delivery of food assistance to 131 counties (up from the
current 50) including the remote and traditionally food-insecure Northeast.
Donors to WFP's current programme in DPRK include the United States (US$60
million), Republic of Korea (US$20 million), Russian Federation (US$8
million), Switzerland (US$6.6 million), Germany (US$3.4 million), Australia
(US$4.2 million), UN CERF (US$2.3 million, for CERF see:
http://ochaonline.un.org), Multilateral funds (US$1.9 million), Cuba and
Italy (US$1.5 million each), Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg and
Norway (US$1 million each), Finland (US$737,000), Turkey (US$150,000),
Greece (US$ 45,000) and private donors (US$17,000).
WFP is the world's largest humanitarian agency and the UN's frontline
agency for hunger solutions. This year, WFP plans to feed around 90 million
people in 80 countries.
http://www.wfp.org
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