The Face of Hunger in DPR Korea

After a harsh winter and floods which have devastated several harvests, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is struggling to feed itself. For a country that is mostly barren and mountainous, any reductions in food production can be devastating. Jonathan Dumont, WFP's Head of TV Communications, recently went to the DPRK and was granted unprecedented access. Here's what he found:

[tanita]

before anything that dictator needs to be taken down. all he does is threaten international neighbors with nuclear threats...puts all money into that, while the entire nation is dieing of hunger.. foolish.

[TheLoBird]

This breaks my heart. I wish there was more I could do.

[GAEUL]

This is too sad. I want to adopt them.

[adambratek]

This is what comunism and socialism really means. Literally everywhere in the world where these systems were applied the societies are struggling to this day (including countries where there is capitalism now).

[owishinde]

This so disappointing to see the people over there and we can't help them or make there miserable life more better hope one day everything comes to them and they are free n know to the world

[surendramumgai]

So sad, the DPRK deserves all the international help it can get, unfortunately in our divided world where some nations and their citizens have been turned into evil monsters that's easier said than done.

[bryser]

amazing that the children have show so great cheer, aren't they amazing if only world governments could sort out a fund for this level of child depravation. best wishes to all the children and aid workers.

[sulthanfirjatullah]

While their leader eating a luxury food and tell then to call that they are God lol😂😂😂

[UncleJakey]

Would be impossible for the people to rise up due to the government’s iron grip

[vladimirmakarovka.ch.]

Forget about the sanction give them food first of all

[Yoa]

"Kim Jong Un is a young dracula!"

[mahyarmohaghegh]

wow what strong people that still go back to rebuild their home by hand. flood comes to the states and rarely does anyone think about rebuilding their own home by themselves

[PateFish-rjmp]

NK isnt that hungry as 10 or 20 years ago now, also developing

[Yoa]

"Kim Jong Un must take responsible for these hungry North Koreans seriously!"

[jtsmith]

Soviet Union countryball: There’s a reason why Lenin added the word SOCIALIST in my full name

[quackcement]

vid is 11 years old, im dubious that this type of reporting can happen any more, cant see journalists being allowed to film north korea freely.

[constantinuslefug]

You know, all this food aid isn't helping the North Koreans. It's hurting them.
On one hand, free grain undermines native farmers and disincentives more investment in food production.
On the other hand, being given free stuff incentivizes the regime to make the situation worse.
Do the math yourself; Starving people = you get free stuff.
How much of this is pocketed by the regime? Probably a significant portion.

I suspect that the WFP knows that they are hurting people and causing starvation, but do it intentionally to undermine foreign grain producers and make the developing world weaker/more dependent upon the UN.

[aibansharailyngdoh]

Oh my how many people they have killed per day
Think about children 😢

[Atlas-Struggled]

There’s no way that those boys were old enough to be in high school! 😮

[alpzepta]

Man! This is way different than what I see at Pyongyang! I call this inequality thanks to Kim Jong Un.
Level 1 is official
Level 2 is Pyongyang resident
Level 3 is anyone in this video