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RSS FeedsUN warns tough North Korea sanctions risk hurting millions in need of aid
(The Guardian North Korea)

 
 

11 december 2017 22:05:03

 
UN warns tough North Korea sanctions risk hurting millions in need of aid
(The Guardian North Korea)
 


Human rights chief says international sanctions are complicating delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid to estimated 18 million North Koreans The UN rights chief told the security council on Monday that tough sanctions imposed on North Korea are complicating the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid and called for an assessment. An estimated 18 million North Koreans, or 70% of the population, suffer from acute food shortages and aid agencies provide `literally a lifeline` for 13 million of them, said UN human rights commissioner Zeid RaŽad Al Hussein. Related: `Too many soldiers to feed`: North Koreans fear more sanctions as drought threatens famine Much of the regimeŽs domestic legitimacy rests on portraying the country as under constant threat from the US and its regional allies, South Korea and Japan. Related: Dennis Rodman asks Trump for formal role as North Korea envoy Continue reading...


 
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