The United Nations food agency said its chief would visit North Korea on Tuesday to look into boosting food distributions, in the latest sign of an opening in the isolated country. The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had been in the North for decades, but the visit would focus on stepping up support. The agency currently aims to assist 650,000 women and children there each month providing fortified cereals and biscuits. “WFP has been working in DPR Korea for more than two decades, helping to strengthen food security in the country and provide nutritious food to women and children,” Beasley said. Unicef said in January that an estimated 60,000 North Korean children face potential starvation.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 08, 2018 09:22 UTC