U.N. Says N. Korea's Environment in Crisis

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NAIROBI, Kenya -- Urgent investment is needed in North Korea to deal with severe environmental problems that have depleted the country's forests, contaminated water supplies and polluted the air, the head of the U.N. Environment Program said Friday,

North Korea "has very severe environmental challenges, very severe," said Klaus Toepfer, the executive director of the Nairobi- based U.N. Environment Program.

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U.N. Says N. Korea's Environment in Crisis

Toepfer spoke after signing an agreement with North Korean officials that would increase cooperation with the U.N. agency, which is based in Nairobi.

North Korean officials ...

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