＜Internal Survey of N. Korea＞ Coronavirus Economic Crisis Forces Married Women into Prostitution, Urban Poor into Foraging, and Orphans into Begging
2020.07.22
(Photo) A boy wanders the streets carrying a sack. Photographed in Pyeongseon, South Pyongan Province, in September 2013. It is said that many such children can be seen on the streets of North Korea. Photographed by ASIAPRESS
◆ Vulnerable groups face humanitarian crisis
In North Korea, where the economy is rapidly worsening due to the effects of the coronavirus, vulnerable groups are facing a humanitarian crisis. Reports from across the country point to an increase in the number of kojebi (homeless children), beggars, prostitutes. In addition, many are leaving their lives in the city to forage and plant vegetables in the mountains. Orphanages are facing difficulties as well, with even those sponsored by Kim Jong-un unable to properly provide meals to their charges, many of whom have run away. Average North Korean cit