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
NK News | North Koreans sit in a field in South Pyongan province on Sept. 6, 2018
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.
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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