Reports of people ‘starving’ as N Korea struggles to feed itself
Aljazeera says United Nations Security Council sanctions, the COVID-19 closure of its border with China, and a 2020 drought followed by typhoon rains are combining to create severe food shortages in North Korea, with concerns growing about widespread malnutrition and a potential repeat of the country’s 1990s famine.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged the problem at a June meeting of the Workers’ Party’s Central Committee.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/1/humanitarian-disaster-looms-in-north-korea
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