Foreign Assistance: North Korean Constraints Limit Food Aid Monitoring

Abstract

U.S. policy is that no food aid will be provided to North Korea if it cannot be adequately monitored. The World Food Program has established procedures to track and monitor food aid deliveries in North Korea. However, the North Korean government has not allowed the World Food Program to fully implement its procedures and, as a result, it cannot be sure that the food aid is being shipped, stored, or used as planned. Specifically, the North Korean government, which controls food distribution, has denied the World Food Program full access to the food distribution chain and has not provided required reports on food use. Consequently, the World Food Program cannot be sure it is accurately reporting on where U.S. government-donated food aid is being distributed in North Korea.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 1999
Accession Number
ADA371123

Entities

People

  • Benjamin R. Nelson

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Department Of State
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  • International Relations
  • Korea
  • Lessons Learned
  • Monitoring
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