North Korea COVID rules put pressure on women providing food - U.N. expert

North Korean women and girls face increased pressure in providing food for their families and the state under coronavirus measures even as closed border hamper market activity and push up prices, a U.N. expert said on Friday. Elizabeth Salmon, the new U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in North Korea, expressed concern about the 'disproportionate impact' of the isolated country's COVID-19 rules on women and girls as she wrapped up her first visit to South Korea since taking office last month.