The powerful Mokha Cyclone stormed Rakhine State, It hit Sittwe city on May 14, 2023. Wind gusts up to 137 miles per hour. The storm killed more than 400 people, most of whom were Rohingya Muslims.
Rakhine State One hundred and twenty thousand Rohingya refugees are sheltering in 13 refugee camps west of Sittwe. There are 21 Rohingya camps in the entire state. There are more than two hundred and forty thousand refugees. The camps planned by the military council are not strong enough to withstand natural disasters.
Nearly a million Rohingya have been forced to flee their homes due to the 2017 military clearance in Rakhine State. Of these, about 740,000 Rohingyas are taking refuge in refugee camps in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Those refugee camps were also severely affected by Cyclone Mokha.
home due to storm There was a lot of damage to buildings and shelters. Aid groups say there is an urgent need for clean water and food. They are suffering from diarrheal diseases due to lack of clean water.
UNICEF “250,000 North Korean children stunted South Korea 10 times” Cho Jin-woo
Anchor : A UN agency's latest report has released that the rate of stunted children in North Korea is 10 times higher than that in South Korea . Reporter Cho Jin-woo reports .
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF ∙ UNICEF ) , in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank (WB), published the report '2023 Child Malnutrition Estimates - Levels and Trends', which estimated the levels of malnutrition in countries around the world, including North Korea, on 24 day was announced .
According to the report, the ' stunting ' rate of children under the age of 5 in North Korea is estimated to be 16.8% of all North Korean children, or a total of 285,000 children in 2022 , compared to 1.7% in South Korea, or 26,800 children . found to be 10 times higher .
However , the number of North Korean children suffering from stunted growth is steadily declining from 411,300 (25.7%) in 2012 to 317,800 ( 18.2 % ) in 2020 .
The report assessed that although the nutritional status of North Korean children is gradually improving, the number of stunted North Korean children is still 'medium' compared to international standards .
The report rates ' high ' when 20-30% of the total child population suffers from stunting , and ' very high ' when 30% or more , such as Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo .
In addition, the report revealed that as of 2017, 41,400 people , or 2.5 % of North Korean children under the age of 5 , suffered from ' wasting ' , which was more than 10 times higher than South Korea's 0.2%, or 3,600 people . .
In addition , the report estimated that the ' overweight ' rate of North Korean children under the age of 5 last year was 2.8%, or 47,500 .
This is an increase of about 22,000 compared to 25,100 or 1.6 % in 2012 .
American experts pointed out that the situation is getting more difficult as the border closure is prolonged due to strict corona quarantine measures by the North Korean authorities.
While all international aid agency staff residing in Pyongyang have left, the border blockade measures that have been going on for more than three years are reducing nutritional stockpiles .
On the 26th , Greg Scalatou, secretary-general of the Human Rights Commission in North Korea (HRNK), pointed out to Radio Free Asia (RFA) that the humanitarian situation in North Korea is very serious because of the control of the North Korean authorities .
Secretary-General Scarlatu : It's very difficult to guess, but I think the humanitarian situation in North Korea is very serious right now. Because of ( North Korea's ) government control, among other reasons .
Previously, on the 23rd, UNICEF told Free Asia Broadcasting (RFA) that it was ready to return, such as sending staff back to North Korea, and that only North Korea's decision remained .
Meanwhile, the report found that 148 million children under the age of five experienced stunting last year , or 22 % of all children worldwide .
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