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Summary The agency released a detailed update on the humanitarian situation in North Korea.
The United Nations says millions of North Korean children in the provinces far from the relative comforts of Pyongyang are not getting the food, medicine or health care they need to develop physically or mentally.The agency said in a detailed update on the humanitarian situation released Tuesday that nearly a third of North Korean children under age 5 show signs of stunting and scores are dying from diarrhea due to a lack of access to clean water, sanitation and electricity.North Korea has sought to put forth an image of stability during the transition of power to young leader Kim Jong Un but has begun publicly acknowledging a severe shortage of food for the first time in years.
