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In June 2021, North Korea submitted a Voluntary National Review (VNR) and reported its progress on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. North Korea’s submission of the 2021 VNR report, the first to be submitted, shows its desire to participate as a member of the international community and allows for the provision of more systematic support towards its food insecurity crisis. In this Research Review, Hyojung Lee, Head of the International Cooperation Strategy Team at the Korea Rural Economic Research Institute, looks into North Korea’s VNR with a specific focus on SDG 2 (“end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”). Lee analyzes that food insecurity and malnutrition are grave issues in North Korea. Nonetheless, the submission of the VNR is significant in that it provides an opportunity to identify assistance that is conducive to North Korea's achievement of SDGs.
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