United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1999-10-27 monographic deposited born digital 14 p. GA 1.13:T-NSIAD-00-47 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-00-47 P0b002ee180374649 f:ns00047t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-00-47 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-00-47 T-NSIAD-00-47 International food programs Internal controls Accountability International agreements Foreign governments Program evaluation International relations Reporting requirements UN World Food Program North Korea Testimony NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed its completed assessment of the World Food Program (WFP) procedures to monitor and report on U.S. government-donated food aid to North Korea.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) U.S. policy is that no food aid will be provided to North Korea if it cannot be adequately monitored; (2) WFP has established procedures to track and monitor food aid deliveries in North Korea; (3) however, the North Korean government has not allowed WFP 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; (4) specifically, the North Korean government, which controls food distribution, has denied WFP full access to the food distribution chain and has not provided required reports on food use; and (5) consequently, WFP cannot be sure it is accurately reporting on where U.S. government-donated food aid is being distributed in North Korea. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-00-47/html/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-00-47.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-00-47/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-00-47.pdf GAO/T-NSIAD-00-47 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-NSIAD-00-47 Testimony GAO/T-NSIAD-00-47; Foreign Assistance: North Korean Constraints Limit Food; International food programs Internal controls Accountability International agreements Foreign governments Program evaluation International relations Reporting requirements UN World Food Program North Korea