North Korea faces uncertain future after mass exodus of UN and foreign NGO staff



Analysis North Korea faces uncertain future after mass exodus of UN and foreign NGO staff Last month, the last international NGO worker and last remaining U.N. staff members left North Korea John Everard April 12, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK Pro \| Summer in Pyongyang (archive photo) The following article is written by John Everard, a former British ambassador to North Korea from 2006 to 2008 and a former member of the U.N. Panel of Experts on North Korea. North Korea has become more isolated and more opaque in the last year, and that could yield serious consequences for the future of foreign organizations that operate in the country. Last month, the last international representative of a foreign NGO and the last two international staff members of the U.N. left Pyongyang, along with the last diplomats from the embassies of the Czech Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01Why an ROK lawmaker floated military strikes on North Korean balloon launches 02Bricks in the wall: How North Korean textbooks indoctrinate support for regime 03State media review: North Korea mourns one Kim leader, while glorifying another 04How North Korea could steal from China’s playbook to assert its maritime claims 05Why Russia’s designs on North Korean rare-earth metals probably won’t pan out 06At plenum, Kim Jong Un forces out elderly officials to make way for new blood 07North Korea using Chinese machines to make weapons at new factory, photos show 08Cyber giants unite: How the North Korea-Russia treaty amplifies cyber threats

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North Korea faces uncertain future after mass exodus of UN and foreign NGO staff

Last month, the last international NGO worker and last remaining U.N. staff members left North Korea

John Everard April 12, 2021

North Korea faces uncertain future after mass exodus of UN and foreign NGO staff

NK Pro | Summer in Pyongyang (archive photo)

The following article is written by John Everard, a former British ambassador to North Korea from 2006 to 2008 and a former member of the U.N. Panel of Experts on North Korea.

North Korea has become more isolated and more opaque in the last year, and that could yield serious consequences for the future of foreign organizations that operate in the country.

Last month, the last international representative of a foreign NGO and the last two international staff members of the U.N. left Pyongyang, along with the last diplomats from the embassies of the Czech

01Why an ROK lawmaker floated military strikes on North Korean balloon launches
02Bricks in the wall: How North Korean textbooks indoctrinate support for regime
03State media review: North Korea mourns one Kim leader, while glorifying another
04How North Korea could steal from China’s playbook to assert its maritime claims
05Why Russia’s designs on North Korean rare-earth metals probably won’t pan out
06At plenum, Kim Jong Un forces out elderly officials to make way for new blood
07North Korea using Chinese machines to make weapons at new factory, photos show
08Cyber giants unite: How the North Korea-Russia treaty amplifies cyber threats

North Korea faces uncertain future after mass exodus of UN and foreign NGO staff

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