Overview

China Provides 1 Million USD Food Aid to North Korea through World Food Program in 2012 (Linked to Record ID#63006, #73798)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,083,818

Commitment Year•2012Country 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, 2012

Start (actual): Dec 11, 2012

End (actual): Dec 11, 2012

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 through World Food Program in 2012 (Linked to Record ID#63006, #73798)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

In 2012, China granted $1 million USD for the provision of food aid to the World Food Programme (WFP). The Chinese government specified that this 1 million USD in support for the WFP Emergency Food Assistance to Vulnerable Groups Project be directed to the DPRK. Specifically, the contribution will be used to buy around 1550 metric tons of maize, which will provide nutritional support to women and children most at risk of malnutrition. According to financial tracking service flow ID 100113 , the flow date is December 11, 2012. It is linked to Record ID#63006, $1m to the WFP for North Korea in 2011, and #73798, $1m in 2013.