{"id":40713,"date":"2019-05-17T15:32:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T06:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=40713"},"modified":"2020-01-17T08:36:18","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T23:36:18","slug":"north-koreans-in-dark-about-potential-south-korean-humanitarian-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-koreans-in-dark-about-potential-south-korean-humanitarian-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"North Koreans in dark about potential South Korean humanitarian aid"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note: Following a report by the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) stating that 40% of North Koreans are \u201cin urgent need of food assistance,\u201d the South Korean government and local civic and religious organizations have moved to take humanitarian action to mitigate the problem. However, rice prices are in a holding pattern across North Korea\u2019s markets and sources are reporting no increase in food shortages. Daily NK is publishing an interview series featuring North Korean residents across a range of demographics in an effort to gain a better understanding of the picture on the ground regarding the country\u2019s food security and the practicality of getting humanitarian aid to those who need it most.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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South Korean President Moon Jae In talks with World Food Programme Executive Director David Beasley at the Blue House on May 13. Image: Cheongwadae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The South Korean government\u2019s plans to provide North Korea with food have been given wings by the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and World Food Program (WFP)\u2019s recent report on North Korea\u2019s food shortages. President Moon Jae-in, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung Wha and Unification Minister Kim Yeon Chul recently met with WFP head David Beasley, and the Ministry of Unification is now considering when and how to provide aid to North Korea.<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s government is moving rapidly to provide aid to North Korea, but what do North Koreans think, given that they are the actual recipients?<\/p>\n

Daily NK held an interview with a North Korean market merchant in Hoeryong in her 40s. She told Daily NK that she had heard nothing about South Korean aid provided to her country. The interview was conducted over three days from May 11 to May 13.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorth Koreans never know when South Korean aid is arriving, and they\u2019ve never received any of it anyway. People have never seen rice from the South before, so they don\u2019t care whether it comes or not,” the source told Daily NK.<\/p>\n

She also expressed cynicism toward South Korea\u2019s food aid to North Korea.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe food situation here is not terrible. People can buy as much rice as they want if they have the money […] I\u2019ve never seen anyone starve. People are now well adjusted to surviving in difficult environments given their experience during the Arduous March (mid-1990s widespread famine). This situation can change, of course, if food shortages continue, but right now I don\u2019t feel that the food situation is an urgent problem,” she said.<\/p>\n

Her stance differs from the FAO\/WFP report, which states that 40% of North Korea\u2019s population, or 10.1 million people, are facing severe food shortages. The report estimates that North Korea produced around 490 tons of food last year, which is the lowest rate of food production since 2008 and 12% lower than last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat being said, business has become harder. The economic sanctions mean that companies can\u2019t do much business anymore. People used to survive on smuggling activities led by the donju (newly affluent middle class) and private companies. These days there\u2019s just no money. It\u2019s really hard to make a living,” she said.<\/p>\n

She explained that businesses are feeling the impact of sanctions more than the food shortages. When asked how food aid from international organizations is used in North Korea, she replied that she had seen rice being sold in local markets.<\/p>\n

\u201cFood [aid] is never provided to regular people. People say that its used by the military, but I\u2019m not entirely sure about that. I don\u2019t know how the government uses the aid, but I\u2019ve sometimes seen rice being sold in local markets,” the source explained.<\/p>\n

Despite the situation, she expressed hope that South Korea\u2019s food aid will help relieve the food situation in North Korea.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorth Koreans are just concerned about whether South Korean rice is provided to them or not. They\u2019ve never received such aid before, but I hope that this time around the aid could help people here,” she said.<\/p>\n

She expressed hope that the arrival of South Korean aid could reduce the amount of taxes the government takes from citizens and the share of harvested crops farmers have to give to the state.<\/p>\n

The North Korean authorities have shown a negative attitude toward the South Korean government\u2019s efforts to provide food aid, calling it \u201cpatronizing humanitarianism.\u201d After being informed about the North Korean government\u2019s attitude, the woman expressed frustration toward her government.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government just talks about being proud of socialism under the slogan that self-sufficiency is the only way for the country to survive. They don\u2019t care about regular people so nobody has any hope that self-sufficiency will work out. People are just unhappy with the government and are getting more and more frustrated,” she lamented.<\/p>\n

She also suggested that the North Korean government needs to change its economic policies to resolve the country\u2019s food shortages.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think that food aid from abroad will solve the country\u2019s food problems because the aid is not provided to regular North Koreans. The government should take steps to improve the economic system. We can resolve the food situation using the farmland in our country,” the source said.<\/p>\n

“Farmers, however, don\u2019t receive much of what they harvest, and they don\u2019t think that farming is something that benefits them. This has naturally led to falls in production. Farmers need to receive proper compensation for the work they do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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