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A DPRK official examining rice yields

Despite better harvest, DPR of Korea still faces substantial food shortage, UN says

23 November 2004
Despite its best harvest in 10 years, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will post another substantial food deficit in 2005 and require external aid to support more than a quarter of its nearly 24 million people, two United Nations agencies said today.
A child receiving blood transfusion

UN agencies respond to health needs of blast victims in DPR of Korea

29 April 2004
United Nations humanitarian agencies are stepping up efforts to meet the health needs of people affected by the massive explosion last week near the Chinese border in the Democratic People’s Republic Korea (DPRK), which killed at least 161 people and injured 1,300 more.

DPR of Korea: UN agency appeals for fresh aid to feed train disaster victims

27 April 2004
Fresh from delivering the first humanitarian aid to hospital victims of last week’s railway disaster in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today called for urgent extra donations to feed thousands of others left injured or homeless.

DPR of Korea: Annan welcomes progress in latest multilateral talks

2 March 2004
Praising the latest round of multilateral talks concerning the Korean peninsula, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today they have “opened a pathway to full-fledged and continuing negotiations” about achieving a durable peace in the region.