He said his family suffered during the 1990s North Korean famine, and his father died of malnutrition at age 42. “We survived by eating only grass, but my sibling nearly died of malnutrition ...

But experts say there is no sign of mass deaths or famine. They say the upcoming ruling Workers’ Party meeting is likely intended to shore up support for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as he ...

There have been other persistent but unconfirmed reports of cannibalism in famine-stricken North Korea, which has seen severe food shortages from economic mismanagement and natural disasters.

1991-1993 – Famine in Somalia, after the government’s fall and civil war, affects more than 3 million people. 1995-1999 – North Korean famine results in an estimated 2.5 million deaths.

She recalled the pain of experiencing North Korea’s deadliest famine in the 1990s. She decided when she was 23 that she wanted to leave the country, hoping that her future children would not ...