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A North Korean girl, suffering from a hunger related disease, rests while treated at a pediatric hospital at Wonsan City in Kangwon province 20 May 1999.
Monday, Jul. 04, 2011

Open quoteNorth Korea's chronic nutrition problem is turning into an acute crisis in some parts of the country. Close quote

  • KRISTALINA GEORGIEVA,
  • European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response, on why the European Union pledged $14.5 million in emergency aid to feed as many as 650,000 North Koreans
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