Top North Korean official says his country faces major food shortages,blaming weather and sanctionsA senior North Korean official says his country is facing dwindling food supplies and has been forced to lop food rations for its people, according to a memo obtained by NBC News. The memo, and written by Kim Song,the North Korean ambassador to the United Nations, appears to be an unusual admission that the country lacks enough food to feed its people, and a situation that Kim blamed on a combination of natural disasters and the sanctions regime that is making it difficult to obtain farming equipment.
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