North Korea food shortage worsens amid Covid, but no famine yet

There's little doubt that North Korea's chronic food shortages worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and speculation about the country's chronic food insecurity has flared as its top leaders prepare to discuss the "very important and urgent task" of formulating a correct agricultural policy. Unconfirmed reports say an unspecified number of North Koreans have been dying of hunger.



February 25, 2023 at 12:09PM