North Korea’s food shortages hitting regional cities the hardest, Seoul says



News North Korea’s food shortages hitting regional cities the hardest, Seoul says ‘Significant’ numbers dying of starvation but situation not at level of mass famine, according to unification ministry Jeongmin Kim March 10, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The city of Hamhung on North Korea's east coast \| Image: Eric Lafforgue (Sept. 2011) “Significant” numbers of vulnerable North Koreans in small and medium-sized cities are starving and suffering from malnutrition due to food shortages, though the crisis does not yet approach the severity of the mass famine in the 1990s, according to Seoul’s unification ministry. Multiple levels of the ROK government, including the intelligence agency and unification ministry, share the assessment that food insecurity has not yet reached a level that “DPRK authorities cannot control,” a high-level ministry official told reporters Thursday. “Significant” numbers of vulnerable North Koreans in small and medium-sized cities are starving and suffering from malnutrition due to food shortages, though the crisis does not yet approach the severity of the mass famine in the 1990s, according to Seoul’s unification ministry. Multiple levels of the ROK government, including the intelligence agency and unification ministry, share the assessment that food insecurity has not yet reached a level that “DPRK authorities cannot control,” a high-level ministry official told reporters Thursday. 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’s food shortages hitting regional cities the hardest, Seoul says

‘Significant’ numbers dying of starvation but situation not at level of mass famine, according to unification ministry

Jeongmin Kim March 10, 2023

North Korea’s food shortages hitting regional cities the hardest, Seoul says

The city of Hamhung on North Korea's east coast | Image: Eric Lafforgue (Sept. 2011)

“Significant” numbers of vulnerable North Koreans in small and medium-sized cities are starving and suffering from malnutrition due to food shortages, though the crisis does not yet approach the severity of the mass famine in the 1990s, according to Seoul’s unification ministry.

Multiple levels of the ROK government, including the intelligence agency and unification ministry, share the assessment that food insecurity has not yet reached a level that “DPRK authorities cannot control,” a high-level ministry official told reporters Thursday.

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