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January 31, 2025

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Cutting off food aid to North Korea would have disastrous consequences

While diversion of aid is a known risk, monitoring ensures food reaches the most vulnerable and has reduced malnutrition

The following article is an opinion piece by Heeje Lee of the Korea Health Policy Project at Harvard Medical School. Views expressed in opinion articles are exclusively the author’s own and do not represent those of NK News.


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