More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out



News More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out The U.N. World Food Program warns that COVID-19-related restrictions may soon put a stop to its North Korea operations Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News (North Koreans having a picnic in 2015) A key U.N. program providing food and farming support to a hunger-stricken North Korea may soon halt all operations in the country after facing roadblocks over COVID-19. On Tuesday, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said that it will end its North Korea work in 2021 if food imports become impossible. As it stands, the WFP stated that the country’s pandemic-related restrictions have “curtailed” the group’s ability to bring in food, deploy staff members and monitor its aid program. A key U.N. program providing food and farming support to a hunger-stricken North Korea may soon halt all operations in the country after facing roadblocks over COVID-19. On Tuesday, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said that it will end its North Korea work in 2021 if food imports become impossible. As it stands, the WFP stated that the country’s pandemic-related restrictions have “curtailed” the group’s ability to bring in food, deploy staff members and monitor its aid program. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis 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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More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out

The U.N. World Food Program warns that COVID-19-related restrictions may soon put a stop to its North Korea operations

Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2021

More than half of North Korea is hungry, and a UN food program may soon drop out

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A key U.N. program providing food and farming support to a hunger-stricken North Korea may soon halt all operations in the country after facing roadblocks over COVID-19.

On Tuesday, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said that it will end its North Korea work in 2021 if food imports become impossible. As it stands, the WFP stated that the country’s pandemic-related restrictions have “curtailed” the group’s ability to bring in food, deploy staff members and monitor its aid program.

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