SEOUL — North Koreans, especially children, urgently need outside aid to fight “terrible levels of malnutrition,” the United Nations’ humanitarian chief said Monday, in an appeal that came amid criticism that both Washington and Seoul were withholding aid for political reasons. Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters Valerie Amos, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief, said the situation in North Korea has been getting worse. Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. “Six million North Koreans urgently need food aid, but the outside world is not giving enough,” the official, Valerie Amos, said in a press conference after a…
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