North Korea sanctions could hurt millions as winter bites, UN says
(WorldNews North Korea)

(CNN)As frigid winter weather sweeps over the Korean Peninsula, the United Nations has warned that punitive sanctions on North Korea could have unintended consequences for the country`s long-suffering civilian population. `The humanitarian assistance provided by the UN agencies and others is literally a lifeline for some 13 million acutely vulnerable individuals, but sanctions may be adversely affecting this essential help,` said Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein, the UN`s top human rights official. Speaking Monday via teleconference before a UN Security Council meeting on the Democratic People`s Republic of Korea (DPRK), North Korea`s official name, Zeid said heightened tensions over North Korea`s...