UN warns that one third of North Korean children under the age of five are chronically malnourished

“Experts say North Korea’s hunger crisis has its roots in years of farm mismanagement as well as slumping aid and trade amid the fallout of Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. Fears that aid could be diverted to feed North Korea’s million-strong army have also made donors wary. Meanwhile, a botched currency devaluation and rising global commodities prices have slashed commercial food imports.”

Learn more about the leadership change in North Korea and its impact on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia later this month (2/7) on America Abroad