About the Author
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
Get behind the headlines
News US seeks more funding to help North Korean defectors, other refugees in AsiaState Department seeks budget increase after earmarking millions for projects that support ‘sustainable reforms’ in DPRK The U.S. State Department requested an increase of $10.26 million in funding for its assistance programs in East Asia on Wednesday, which includes support for North Korean refugees. The department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) devoted $237.2 million to its work related to refugees from East Asia for fiscal year 2022 and has now requested a budget of $247.5 million for 2023, an increase of 4.3%. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |