Kim Jong Un has raised the threat of food shortages in his country

North Korean Kim Jong Un has raised the threat of food shortages in his country, comparing the current situation to a deadly 1990s famine.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the party conference, Mr Kim asked people to wage another arduous march a term used to refer to a devastating famine at the end of the last century where some people ate tree bark to survive.

There are many obstacles and difficulties ahead of us, and so our struggle for carrying out the decisions of the Eighth Party Congress would not be all plain sailing, Mr. Kim told ruling party members, according to the Korean Central News Agency.

His admission of a deepening crisis he said North Korea is facing its worstever crisis came as human rights groups issued warnings of food shortages due to the coronavirus pandemic and economic instability.


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