聯合國報告指出 朝鮮每五個人當中就有兩個營養不良

Two in five North Koreans are undernourished and more than 70% of the population relies on food aid, the United Nations says.

聯合國日前表示，朝鮮每五個人當中就有兩個營養不良，而全國人口有70%須依賴糧食救援。

In a new report, it said most North Koreans also lacked access to basic healthcare or sanitation.

一份最新報告指出，大多數朝鮮人也缺少基本的醫療和衛生設施。

Diarrhoea and pneumonia are the two main causes of death for children under five, the report said.

該報告稱，該國五歲以下兒童夭折的兩大主要死因是腹瀉和肺炎。

Humanitarian needs had been exacerbated by "recurrent natural hazards", such as frequent floods and drought.

此外，像頻繁的洪水或者乾旱等反覆出現的自然災害也加劇了人道主義援助的急劇需求。

"Amidst political tensions, an estimated 18 million people across DPRK continue to suffer from food insecurity and undernutrition, as well as a lack of access to basic services," the UN report said.

聯合國的報告指出：“在緊張的政治氣氛下，整個朝鮮人民民主共和國約有1800萬人持續受到糧食沒有保障的困擾，此外還有基礎服務設施的匱乏。”

"Furthermore, 10.5 million people, or 41% of the total population, are undernourished."

“另外，有1050萬人營養不良，約佔總人口的41%。”

Isolated North Korea, which has a population of about 25 million, has faced significant food shortages for years. Hundreds of thousands are believed to have died during a widespread famine in the 1990s.

政治孤立的朝鮮總人口約2500萬人口，長年面臨嚴重的糧食短缺。20世紀90年代一場蔓延全國的饑荒，據稱造成了數十萬人的死亡。

The UN report said the situation had improved since then, "in part as a result of humanitarian assistance".

聯合國報告稱，部分出於人道主義援助，自那以後狀況有所改善。

However, two-thirds of North Koreans still depend on food being distributed by the state. The rations of items such as cereals and potatoes had been reduced from 380g per person per day to just 300g for several months last year.

不過，朝鮮有三分之二的人仍然依靠國家配額制的糧食生活。在去年有幾個月，像穀物和土豆之類的食物的分配定量，一度從每人每日380克下降至300克。