WFP says additional US$ 20 mil. needed to maintain current food assistance to N. Korea
- 5 years ago
WFP "올해 대북 식량지원에 2천만달러 더 필요"
The World Food Programme says an additional 20 million U.S. dollars are needed until November this year to maintain its current food support to North Korea.
In a report released Monday,... the WFP said it currently secured just under 30 million dollars worth of funding until May,... just over half the total requirement for this year.
It includes... not only the cost of food,... but also shipping and other expenditures.
The report added that the organization helped 611-thousand North Koreans last month, providing 16-hundred metric tons of fortified food,... and about a thousand metric tons of maize.
However, the aid group said heavy sanctions had unintended consequences of delaying transportation,... among other side effects.
The WFP had announced that over 10 million people in the North,... or about 40 percent of the population... are suffering from food shortages.
The World Food Programme says an additional 20 million U.S. dollars are needed until November this year to maintain its current food support to North Korea.
In a report released Monday,... the WFP said it currently secured just under 30 million dollars worth of funding until May,... just over half the total requirement for this year.
It includes... not only the cost of food,... but also shipping and other expenditures.
The report added that the organization helped 611-thousand North Koreans last month, providing 16-hundred metric tons of fortified food,... and about a thousand metric tons of maize.
However, the aid group said heavy sanctions had unintended consequences of delaying transportation,... among other side effects.
The WFP had announced that over 10 million people in the North,... or about 40 percent of the population... are suffering from food shortages.