The secretary-general of the UN, Antonio Guterres
has pointed out that North Korea's defense
against the pandemic is worsening the food
shortage in the country.
Voice of America reported on Saturday.
The secretary-general claims in his UN report
that with North Korea shutting its borders
and implementing strict prevention measures,...
the transportation of supplies has been cut
off, and humanitarian assistance is near impossible.
Even UN officials deployed in the North are
only a quarter of the usual number.
The Economic Research Institute under the
U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that
almost 60-percent of North Korea's population
will be facing a food crisis by the end of
this year.
