Almost half of North Korea’s population undernourished due to food shortages: UN



News Almost half of North Korea’s population undernourished due to food shortages: UN Report estimates 12 million people are not getting enough to eat, an increase of more than 1 million from last year Ifang Bremer July 14, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A North Korean girl at a school in Nampho, Apr. 19, 2017 \| Image: NK News Almost 12 million North Koreans are undernourished, a new U.N. report shows, a massive surge of more than 1 million people compared to data from the same assessment last year. 45.5% of the North Korean population was undernourished between 2020 and 2022, according to the annual “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report” published Wednesday, up from 41% from between 2019 and 2021. Almost 12 million North Koreans are undernourished, a new U.N. report shows, a massive surge of more than 1 million people compared to data from the same assessment last year. 45.5% of the North Korean population was undernourished between 2020 and 2022, according to the annual “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report” published Wednesday, up from 41% from between 2019 and 2021. 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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Almost half of North Korea’s population undernourished due to food shortages: UN

Report estimates 12 million people are not getting enough to eat, an increase of more than 1 million from last year

Ifang Bremer July 14, 2023

Almost half of North Korea’s population undernourished due to food shortages: UN

A North Korean girl at a school in Nampho, Apr. 19, 2017 | Image: NK News

Almost 12 million North Koreans are undernourished, a new U.N. report shows, a massive surge of more than 1 million people compared to data from the same assessment last year.

45.5% of the North Korean population was undernourished between 2020 and 2022, according to the annual “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World Report” published Wednesday, up from 41% from between 2019 and 2021.

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