An event rarely seen occurred in North Korea, after its leader, Kim Jong-un, burst into tears in front of hundreds of women to urgently ask them to have more babies since the decline in birth rates has become an alarming issue in the Asian country. The peculiar image, which has surely already gone around the world, occurred in Kim Jong-un‘s speech during an event dedicated to North Korean mothers, where he urged them to take measures to avoid a drop in the birth rate. birth rate. Likewise, he asked to support the country’s mothers, who may have been affected by a food crisis after the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Mothers are the powerful engine that has sustained the struggle of an entire people to achieve respect and prosperity,” declared the North Korean dictator at the V National Mothers’ Conference, held on Sunday in Pyongyang.
“Breaking: Kim Jong-un cries as he tells women to have more babies.”
Kim Jong-un also highlighted the “central role” they play in “bearing the heavy burden of carrying forward the true values and nature” of the country.
There Is No Official Figure on the Birth Rate in Kim Jong-un Country
Although there are no official figures on North Korea’s birth rate, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that the country’s most recent fertility rate is 1.8 children per woman.
The UNFPA believes that the rate has been falling steadily in North Korea in recent decades, although in this case, the indicator is higher than in neighboring countries, such as South Korea or Japan, which are affected by an aging demographic. accelerated. North Korea has been hit by food shortages as a result of the country’s border protection due to the COVID-19 pandemic and a series of crop failures and unfavorable weather conditions, according to country observers.
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