A Matter of Survival

I. Summary......................................................................................................................................................

II. Background...............................................................................................................................................

III. Past Problems of Famine and Hunger...........................................................................................

Food Aid..................................................................................................................................................

Private Food Trade................................................................................................................................

IV. Current Food Conditions................................................................................................................

V. The Impact of the Public Distribution System, the Ban on the Private Trade of Grain, and the Halting of Emergency Food Aid by WFP......................................................................................................................................

The PDS...................................................................................................................................................

The Ban on the Private Trade of Grain.........................................................................................

Limits on WFP and Other Food Providers..................................................................................

VI. North Korea's Obligation Under International Human Rights Covenants....................

The Right to Food.................................................................................................................................

Freedom of Movement.......................................................................................................................

VII. Recommendations............................................................................................................................

To the North Korean government..................................................................................................

To the South Korean government...................................................................................................

To the Chinese government..............................................................................................................

To the International Community......................................................................................................

Appendix.......................................................................................................................................................

Amount of food rations under old ration system......................................................................

North Korea's grain production.......................................................................................................

Food aid to North Korea by the international community, including China and South Korea