Hungry North Korea refuses U.S. aid
03-19-2009
Despite chronic famine, North Korea has refused U.S. food aid. Uncomfortable with foreign aid workers inside borders, leadership may view rejection as sign of strength. Estimated 40 percent of population urgently needs food assistance; country lacks means to boost production. And: Average eight-year-old North Korean is 20 pounds lighter than Southern peer (click 'See also').
Tags: China, famine, food aid, food insecurity, hunger, Jonathan Thatcher, Kim Jong-il, Kim Junghyun, Lee Myung-bak, malnourished, malnutrition, North Korea, Paul Tait, Pyongyang, Seoul, South Korea, U.S. State Department, UN World Food Program, Unification Ministry, United Nations, United States
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