North Korea threatens NGOs, media over claims of malnourished children



COVID-19 North Korea threatens NGOs, media over claims of malnourished children Aid organizations recently told a U.N. panel that children are suffering due to the DPRK’s COVID-19 border restrictions Colin Zwirko April 6, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Sogwang, Feb. 2020 A North Korean health ministry official warned that Pyongyang may take countermeasures with foreign aid organizations on Tuesday over what it deemed were “utterly baseless” claims that COVID-19-related restrictions are preventing treatment of malnourished children in the DPRK. The statement also warned South Korean media organizations and accused them of seeking to “incite north-south confrontation” by reporting on the NGO claims of malnutrition that were included in a U.N. Panel of Experts (PoE) report released last week. A North Korean health ministry official warned that Pyongyang may take countermeasures with foreign aid organizations on Tuesday over what it deemed were “utterly baseless” claims that COVID-19-related restrictions are preventing treatment of malnourished children in the DPRK. The statement also warned South Korean media organizations and accused them of seeking to “incite north-south confrontation” by reporting on the NGO claims of malnutrition that were included in a U.N. Panel of Experts (PoE) report released last week. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea threatens NGOs, media over claims of malnourished children

Aid organizations recently told a U.N. panel that children are suffering due to the DPRK’s COVID-19 border restrictions

Colin Zwirko April 6, 2021

North Korea threatens NGOs, media over claims of malnourished children

Sogwang, Feb. 2020

A North Korean health ministry official warned that Pyongyang may take countermeasures with foreign aid organizations on Tuesday over what it deemed were “utterly baseless” claims that COVID-19-related restrictions are preventing treatment of malnourished children in the DPRK.

The statement also warned South Korean media organizations and accused them of seeking to “incite north-south confrontation” by reporting on the NGO claims of malnutrition that were included in a U.N. Panel of Experts (PoE) report released last week.

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