Joint Congressional resolution, agreed to on December 10, 2016, which encourages North Korea to allow Korean Americans to meet with their family members from North Korea, and calls on North Korea to take concrete steps to build goodwill that is conducive to peace on the Korean Peninsula.
United Nations document on humanitarian needs in North Korea and UN country team objectives for 2015.
This FAO report estimates food production and demand in North Korea. It was prepared based on official production figures and FAO analysis, but not on information gathered in the field, as an FAO assessment mission did not take place in 2014.
CRS report on the history and status of foreign assistance to North Korea.
This is a report of the FAO/WFP Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) which visited the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) at the request of the Government, from 27 September to 11 October 2013 to assess the 2013 main crop harvest, forecast the 2014 production of winter and spring crops, estimate cereal import requirements for the 2013/14 marketing year (November/October), and assess the household food security and nutrition situation.
This NCNK brief provides a short backgrounder on South Korean NGO activities in the North, and a list of relevant organizations.
H.R. 1464, the North Korean Child Welfare Act, was signed into law by President Obama on January 14, 2013. The Act is an amended version of the North Korean Refugee Adoption Act of 2011, sponsored by Rep. Edward Royce (R-CA). The Act would require the State Department to periodically brief Congress on efforts to advocate for North Korean children living in other countries who are fleeing persecution or stateless.
This report by the office of the UN Secretary-General provides an overview of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the DPRK from September 2011 to August 2012. The report also provides information on the level of engagement of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with the United Nations human rights mechanisms during the reporting period.
United Nations report reviewing the humanitarian situation in North Korea in 2012 and outlining a humanitarian response strategy.