Aid Groups Claim Sanctions Hurting Humanitarian Assistance to North Korea

Whose fault is it that people are starving in North Korea? If they can afford a nuclear and ICBM program the Kim regime can assuredly afford to buy their people food:

Humanitarian activities for millions of hungry and sick people in North Korea are at risk of being scaled back due to economic sanctions and donor fatigue amid nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang that struggle to make tangible progress.

One of the world’s poorest countries, with over 43 percent of the population undernourished, the North’s food production touched its lowest point in 10 years last year.

Tough sanctions slapped on the country by a number of countries and international bodies are believed to be deepening the economic recession as they ban its key exports and imports, including fuel and machinery that could be used for enhancing the communist nation’s nuclear capability. 

Such international restrictions adversely affect humanitarian programs, especially the pre-operational procedures as approvals for traveling to North Korea are often delayed. They also hamper the delivery of life-saving assistance as related materials are subject to sanctions waivers that take time to process.

Korea Herald

You can read more at the link, but I would not be surprised if the Moon administration tries to get around sanctions on the Kaesong Industrial Complex by claiming it is a “humanitarian” project. That is why I think the Trump administration is really trying to tighten sanctions to stop people from coming up with ways to get around them.