U.S. State Department drops funding for North Korea human rights projects by 43%



News U.S. State Department drops funding for North Korea human rights projects by 43% USD$1.5M available for organizations to support freedom of information, human rights in DPRK Chad O'Carroll January 18, 2018 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Dad's Radio by cogdogblog on 2011-09-09 23:37:13 A funding competition announced by the U.S. Department of State on Tuesday showed a 43% drop in the assistance being offered for organizations working on North Korea human rights issues compared to a similar one offered in late 2016. A total of USD$1.5 million has been earmarked for the January 16 2018 call for projects to support improvements surrounding North Korea information access and human rights by the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL), compared to USD$2.65 million in September 2016. In particular, up to a million has been allocated for projects related to fostering “the © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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U.S. State Department drops funding for North Korea human rights projects by 43%

USD$1.5M available for organizations to support freedom of information, human rights in DPRK

Chad O'Carroll January 18, 2018

U.S. State Department drops funding for North Korea human rights projects by 43%

Dad's Radio by cogdogblog on 2011-09-09 23:37:13

A funding competition announced by the U.S. Department of State on Tuesday showed a 43% drop in the assistance being offered for organizations working on North Korea human rights issues compared to a similar one offered in late 2016.

A total of USD$1.5 million has been earmarked for the January 16 2018 call for projects to support improvements surrounding North Korea information access and human rights by the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL), compared to USD$2.65 million in September 2016.

In particular, up to a million has been allocated for projects related to fostering “the

U.S. State Department drops funding for North Korea human rights projects by 43%

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