Loading 7 Votes - +  North Korea on the Brink of Another Famine
The United Nations has issued a report indicating that North
Korea is on the verge of yet another famine. A typical North
Korean citizen will spend up to a third of their monthly income
to purchase a mere two pounds of rice. These already difficult
living conditions have led to UNICEF reports about the stunted
underdevelopment of North Korean children under Kim Jong-il’s
reign. Despite the on-going food shortage, North Korea cut the
donations from the World Food Program to a sixth of its previous
capacity in recent years.  North Korea’s last famine spanned
from 1995 through 1998 because of varying international
politics, poor decision-making and natural disasters. Despite
the isolated regime’s official claim that only 220,000 people
perished of starvation, the United Nations believed more than a
million people died during the three year famine. The survivors
went on with shortened life spans and severe health issues from
malnourishment; though t