NORTH KOREA: Drought causes famine and child ‘stunting’ under food shortage

Associated Press in Pyongyang  - WNN MDG Stories (WNN/GDN) Pyongyang, NORTH KOREA: Nearly a third of children under five show signs of [childhood growth] stunting, particularly in rural areas where food is scarce, and chronic diarrhoea due to a lack of clean water, sanitation and electricity has become the leading cause of death among children, [...]