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========== North Korea, the often-politically-hostile
“hermit kingdom”, is in the middle of a severe drought. Although the United States
has previously been a major supplier of humanitarian aid to North Korea, they are now refusing
to send any help. So, who is giving aid to North Korea? Well, in the past, from 1996 to 2004, about
80% of North Korean food aid was donated by four countries: The US, China, South Korea
and Japan. During that time, North Korea attracted millions of tonnes of food aid. This was initially
in response to a crippling famine in the region, known later as The Arduous March. The US was
one of the most prolific known contributors, giving more than 2 million tonnes of food
aid and $1.3 Billion dollars total since 1995. However, since North Korea co...