New Issue Brief: U.S.-North Korea Divided Families
May 6, 2020
In a new NCNK Issue Brief, Paul K. Lee looks at efforts to reunite Korean-Americans with their long-separated family members in North Korea. ... | Read More
In a new NCNK Issue Brief, Paul K. Lee looks at efforts to reunite Korean-Americans with their long-separated family members in North Korea. ... | Read More
NCNK Program Officer Esther Im and NCNK Member Andray Abrahamian teamed up recently to write an article published by 38 North about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and North Korea's response ... | Read More
The National Committee on North Korea welcomes Special Representative Stephen Biegun's initiative regarding the provision of U.S. humanitarian assistance to North Korea and looks forward to receiving information on the extent to which the present policy will be reconsidered ... | Read More
Heidi Linton has been working with Christian Friends of Korea to help ordinary people affected by flooding, disease, malnutrition, and ongoing challenges in North Korea since 1995. Check out her story here. ... | Read More
Dr. Kee Park works to improve the health system in North Korea, where he travels twice a year to lead a medical exchange of Korean American doctors who pair up with North Korean doctors. Check out his story here. ... | Read More
On February 27, NCNK hosted a discussion on balancing multiple interests in addressing the North Korea crisis, featuring remarks by Dr. Moon Chung-in and Dr. John Linton. Video of their remarks is below. ... | Read More
Dr. Linda Lewis is helping to implement sustainable agricultural practices in North Korea. Check out her work here. ... | Read More
Randall Spadoni has been traveling to North Korea since 2007 to implement World Vision’s humanitarian programs in North Korea. Check out his story here. ... | Read More
On September 1, a ban on U.S. travel to North Korea went into effect, prohibiting the use of U.S. passports to enter the DPRK except under limited circumstances. The State Department had formally announced the measure a month before it took effect, citing the “serious risk to United States nationals of arrest and long-term detention” while traveling to the country. ... | Read More
South Korean newspaper Hankyoreh reveals that President Obama provided humanitarian aid earmarked for flood relief through the United Nations to North Korea just before leaving office. The article notes that the provision of aid could provide needed momentum to reset US-DPRK relations by the new Trump administration.
The US government has reportedly sent humanitarian aid earmarked for flood relief to North Korea’s North Hamgyong Province via the UN. ... | Read More