Peace on the Korean Peninsula has been a long sought after goal. This conference will introduce the health and humanitarian approaches to engagement with the DPRK that have been taking place over the past twenty years. In the wake of political tensions, it is often these aid groups that are the only means of connection with communities in the DPRK. It will highlight the lessons to be learned from the professional aid workers as they navigated the politicization of aid.
The North Korea Study Group, a student organization at Harvard Kennedy School, the HMS/ HSDM Korean Student Society, Harvard Chan North Korea Public Health Student Club, and Harvard Chan Student Club for International Health Care Systems (HCHC) are jointly organizing this event. This conference is sponsored by the Council of Korean Americans and the Korean Economic Institute, Institute for Corean-American Studies, Young-Chul Min Memorial Fund at the Korea Institute, and Harvard University Harvard University Asia Center
The conference will feature eminent former scholars and humanitarians whose valuable insights on North Korea are worth sharing. To ensure honest and constructive discussions, the conference will be off-the-record while attendees can freely take part in Q&A after each speaker session. Only a select number of preapproved jounalists will be allowed to cover the event.
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Program
8:15 AM Registration Begins
8:45 AM Opening Remark
9:00- 10:30 AM Panel 1: Addressing Political tensions on the Korean Peninsula
Moderated by : Esther Im, Program Officer, National Committee on North Korea
1. Professor Katharine Moon, Wellesley College, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Political Climate on the Korean Peninsula
2. Dr. Linda Lewis, Country Representative for China/DPRK, Former Professor of Anthropology, Wittenburg University
Understanding North Korea: The Value of Engagement
3. Ms. Jessica Lee, Director of Policy and Advocacy, Council of Korean Americans
Role of Korean Americans in Addressing the Issues on the Korean Peninsula
10:30-11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:00-12:50 AM Panel 2: Humanitarian Engagement with the DPRK: Progress and Challenges
1. Professor Edward Reed, Adjunct Professor, Asian Institute of Management
NGO Engagement with the DPRK: Overview and Lessons
2. Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings, PhD Candidate , University of Hong Kong
Humanitarian Aid and Access in the DPRK
3. Mr. Jerome Sauvage, Former UN Resident Coordinator in the DPRK
Role of the United Nations in Humanitarian Aid in the DPRK
4. Dr. John Park, Adjunct Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
Sanctions and their Intended and Unintended Consequences
1:00-1:45 PM Lunch and Poster Session
1:45-3:45 PM Panel 3 Opportunities and Limitations of Health Engagement in the DPRK
1. Dr. Kee Park, Paul Farmer Global Surgery Scholar,Chair, Korean American Medical Association DPRK Programs
Exploring the Relationship between Health and Peace on the Korean Peninsula
2. Professor Charlie Sands, Founding Dean and Professor, College of Pharmacy, Division of Medical Sciences, Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, Pyongyang, DPRK
Building Medical Education Training Programs in the DPRK
3. Ms Heidi Linton, Christian Friends of Korea (TBC)
Experiences of health aid programs, with a focus on TB and hepatitis
4. Professor Grundy, Health care in the DPRK
3:45-5:45 PM Skill-Building Workshop on Humanitarian Effectiveness
Scholars will learn how to best implement an assistance program in the DPRK through academic facilitation by experts
Facilitators: Professor Edward Reed
6:00 PM Closing Remarks