'Hidden Hunger' and micro-nutrient deficiencies the biggest crisis in N. Korea: WFP
- 5 years ago
WFP "북한 식량문제, '히든헝거'가 제일 문제"
After assessing North Korea's food shortages, the World Food Programme says so-called 'hidden hunger' and micro-nutrient deficiencies are the real crisis.
James Belgrave, one of the WFP officers that visited the North last month for an on-site assessment, wrote on the UN agency's website that North Koreans' diets are largely limited to rice and kimchi or eggs far from a balanced and nutritious diet.
He added... what mothers and children eat during the first 1,000-day window from conception to the child's second birthday has a life-long impact on a child's growth, but mothers struggle every day to find enough food.
Belgrave said that, regardless of the geopolitical situation, humanitarian work in the North should be allowed to go ahead unimpeded.
After assessing North Korea's food shortages, the World Food Programme says so-called 'hidden hunger' and micro-nutrient deficiencies are the real crisis.
James Belgrave, one of the WFP officers that visited the North last month for an on-site assessment, wrote on the UN agency's website that North Koreans' diets are largely limited to rice and kimchi or eggs far from a balanced and nutritious diet.
He added... what mothers and children eat during the first 1,000-day window from conception to the child's second birthday has a life-long impact on a child's growth, but mothers struggle every day to find enough food.
Belgrave said that, regardless of the geopolitical situation, humanitarian work in the North should be allowed to go ahead unimpeded.