The country's border closure due to the coronavirus pandemic led to widespread famine and starvation, leading to increased hopelessness and suicide attempts.
Increasing poverty has caused suicides to spike 40% over the past year alone,Pedestrians walk past a poster with a slogan that translates as"March forward for a new victory!" near the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang on March 31, 2023.
Party officials told local politicians that suicide has a greater social impact than starvation, but the party offered no solution as to how the local governments could effectively prevent further attempts. "Before COVID, people viewed Kim Jong Un positively, but now almost everyone is full of discontent," she said.
US IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON NORTH KOREAN COUPLE IN BEIJING FOR ALLEGED BALLISTIC MISSILE EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT In this photo taken on April 15, 2023, people visit the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill, as part of celebrations marking the 111th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, known as the"Day of the Sun," in Pyongyang.
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