Famine in North Korea

by Kallie Szczepanski

Listless children, their stomachs distended from starvation, lay on cots in rows in the state-run clinic. There was no food to give them. Desperately thin farmers stood like scarecrows and surveyed the ruins of their thi...read more

by R.L Hanlon

If you were to question a local in North Korea regarding the issue of famine in the country, they'll tell you it's because of the massive inclement weather they've had to suffer. But if you dig deeper into geographica...read more

by Isaiah Montoya

Historically, North Korea has been suseptible to floods and even droughts, but the majority of the country of 23 million has entered into a new type of government induced famine. The infamous North Korean famine of ...read more

by Steve Lussing

A people who are not well fed are a people who are not well led. North Korea is once again short of food. A report on April 3, 2008 stating that the government had suspended food rations for six months in the capital of ...read more

by Jennifer Smith

Famine in North Korea: It is estimated that between 1994 and 1998, 2 to 3 MILLION people died of starvation and hunger related illnesses. While it is widely acknowledged that the collapse of the North Korean economy i...read more