UN Warns Sanctions Against North Korea Could Hurt Millions During Upcoming Winter
(World News Russia)

The United Nations human rights chief told the security council on Monday that the new sanctions imposed on North Korea were complicating the delivery of humanitarian aid for the reclusive country and called for an assessment, according to The Guardian. At least 18 million North Koreans, or 70% of the population, suffer from acute food shortages that aid agencies help gap and provide `literally a lifeline` for 13 million of them, said UN human rights commissioner Zeid Ra`ad Al Hussein. `But sanctions may be adversely affecting this essential help,` he said. Sanctions have increased controls over international bank transfers that `have caused a slowdown in UN ground operations, affecting the...