[lbo-talk] U.N. says North Korea needs $503 mln in food aid

[uvj at vsnl.com]

U.N. says North Korea needs $503 mln in food aid
http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKPEK80454._CH_.242020080902

Tue Sep 2, 2008

By Ben Blanchard

BEIJING, Sept 2 (Reuters) - North Korea needs $503 million in food aid 
between now and November 2009 to avoid famine, which could be hampered by
China's unwillingness to grant food export licences, the U.N. World Food
Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/homepageCrisis/idUKPEK80454._CH_.242020080902