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China-Japan-Koreas
UN sanctions on North Korea wonÂ’t affect aid: WFP
2006-10-17
BEIJING - The United Nations food agency said on Monday it was relieved that the UN sanctions on North Korea will have little impact on humanitarian aid but warned that the crisis there is still “precarious.”
So the sanctions mean nothing, but we knew that.
“The sanction doesn’t affect humanitarian food aid per se... from that perspective we’re extremely happy,” said World Food Programme (WFP) spokesman Michael Huggins, who has just visited North Korea. “The reason we’re happy is because the situation in North Korea is so precarious and food security remains elusive for many millions of people,” he told AFP.

But even though the sanctions have no immediate impact on international food aid, Huggins said millions are still going hungry due to the UN agencyÂ’s lack of funding and South KoreaÂ’s scaling back of food aid after the NorthÂ’s declared missile test.

Last month, the World Food Programme said it had received so far just eight percent of the 102 million dollars it needs to provide 150,000 tonnes of food over the next two years. “We need to feed 1.9 million people and we’re only feeding about a million,” Huggins said.

Huggins said 37 percent of children under six are chronically malnourished in the reclusive communist state and one-third of North Korean women are anaemic and malnourished.
And 99% are oppressed and broken.
Posted by:Steve White

#7  World's fastest land animal: The NorK chicken.
Posted by: gorb   2006-10-17 17:08  

#6  The money grafs:

But even though the sanctions have no immediate impact on international food aid, Huggins said millions are still going hungry due to the UN agencyÂ’s lack of funding and South KoreaÂ’s scaling back of food aid after the NorthÂ’s declared missile test.

Last month, the World Food Programme said it had received so far just eight percent of the 102 million dollars it needs to provide 150,000 tonnes of food over the next two years

Contributions must be way off if they have less than $10M.
Posted by: RWV   2006-10-17 10:46  

#5  This is so stupid. All they are doing is feeding Kimmie-boy's armies -- freeing up his resources for Nuke testing.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2006-10-17 09:00  

#4  New best-selling book in NorK: "101 Ways to Wok Your Dog"

Next one will be "How to serve man".
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-10-17 08:40  

#3  Gorb, they still have dogs??????? I figured those had all been Wokked years ago.

Read some history of sailing in the 18th century when they wind up eating the maggots in what remains of their hard tack.

I figure the North Korean cockroach should probably be on the endangered species list.
Posted by: AlanC   2006-10-17 08:35  

#2  This article has a pic of Kimmie visiting an army unit. Even the accompanying brass look emaciated. But not Kimmie, of course! The only pot-belly in NorK.
Posted by: Spot   2006-10-17 08:22  

#1  New best-selling book in NorK: "101 Ways to Wok Your Dog"
Posted by: gorb   2006-10-17 00:22  

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