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A Western television news crew has returned from a rare visit to key farm regions in North Korea with disturbing pictures of malnourished children – the latest evidence of what the United Nations says is a severe food crisis in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The video was shot by reporters from Reuters news agency who were invited into the country. The agency says the visit to a critical farming province was unprecedented – but also closely controlled.<\/p>\n

Many of the children photographed were orphans<\/strong>, and Reuters says some were so malnourished that they need hospital treatment.<\/p>\n

Pediatrician Kim Chol Jun told the agency that a harsh winter and a summer of widespread flooding have contributed to the problem.<\/p>\n

Pak Su Dong, the manager of a cooperative farm, said the region’s maize crop was damaged by two months of heavy rain in July and August.<\/strong> He said the farm expects to harvest only about 15 percent of what it had planned.<\/p>\n

The video comes as North Korea tries to convince a skeptical world it really does need international help.<\/strong><\/p>\n

United Nations teams that visited the country say about one-quarter of the population, or 6 million people, are in urgent need of food aid.<\/p>\n

But world governments have contributed less than 30 percent of what the United Nations is seeking<\/strong>, as countries including the United States demand assurances that any aid will not be redirected to the military or government officials.<\/p>\n

Some South Korean officials believe the North wants to stockpile food for a major celebration planned next year. The South’s unification minister, Yu Woo-ik, was quoted telling a parliamentary panel he does not think the North’s food problem is very serious.<\/p>\n

That contrasts with World Food Program official Marcus Prior, who told Reuters that food rations in North Korea are dangerously low.<\/p>\n

AWWWW I wish I could just take them!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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