(CNN) — As frigid winter weather sweeps over the Korean Peninsula, the United Nations has warned that punitive sanctions on North Korea could have unintended consequences for the country’s long-suffering civilian population.
“The humanitarian assistance provided by the UN agencies and others is literally a lifeline for some 13 million acutely vulnerable individuals, but sanctions may be adversely affecting this essential help,” said Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the UN’s top human rights official.
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