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Overview

China provides $1 Million USD food aid to North Korea Food Aid through World Food Program in 2011 (Linked to Record ID#72146 and #73798)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,136,497
Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•LesothoSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2011
Start (actual)
Jul 5, 2011
End (actual)
Jul 5, 2011

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of North Korea

Intergovernmental Organizations

  • United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)

Loan desecription

China provides $1 Million USD food aid to North Korea Food Aid through World Food Program in 2011 (Linked to Record ID#72146 and #73798)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2011, China granted 1 million USD for the provision of food aid to the World Food Programme (WFP) for emergency relief activities in North Korea, which was suffering from extreme food shortages. This was the first time the Chinese government specified that 1 million USD of its support for the WFP Emergency Food Assistance to Vulnerable Groups Project be directed to the DPRK. According to financial tracking service flow ID 88535 , the flow date is July 5, 2011. It is linked to Record ID#72146, $1m to the WFP for North Korea in 2012, and #73798, $1m in 2013. In 2011, the WFP secured a total of 38 million USD for North Korea.