WFP Nepal will produce these bulletins in place of the previous quarterly field surveillance reports. The bulletins will provide regular updates on key issues relating to the situation of general food security in Nepal and more specifically for those populations who may be at increased risk due to their vulnerability and the impact of the conflict. The sources of information for these bulletins are a combination of quantitative data and anecdotal information obtained from the 30 WFP field monitors now working in 32 project districts. This bulletin reviews developments in the last quarter of 2003 and the first two weeks of January 2004.