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Leaving the British friends of North Korea: eight years in the UK KFA

Leaving the British friends of North Korea: eight years in the UK KFA

Alex Meads discusses his time in the "paranoid" pro-DPRK group

Leaving the British friends of North Korea: eight years in the UK KFA
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham May 22, 2019
How to address North Korea’s dire humanitarian situation – NKNews Podcast Ep.72
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How to address North Korea’s dire humanitarian situation – NKNews Podcast Ep.72

Dr. Kee Park discusses maximum pressure, medical cooperation, and a recent trip to the DPRK

How to address North Korea’s dire humanitarian situation – NKNews Podcast Ep.72
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot May 21, 2019
UNICEF received second sanctions exemption for North Korea work in April: UN

UNICEF received second sanctions exemption for North Korea work in April: UN

Sanctions committee greenlit delivery of $5.7 million in medical equipment to DPRK, website reveals

UNICEF received second sanctions exemption for North Korea work in April: UN
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 20, 2019
N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018

N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018

Controversial show’s early start could result in tourism boost worth millions of euros

N. Korea’s mass games to begin in June, run for two months longer than in 2018
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 20, 2019
South Korea to push ahead with delivery of $8 million in aid to North: MOU

South Korea to push ahead with delivery of $8 million in aid to North: MOU

Funds set to go towards World Food Programme (WFP) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

South Korea to push ahead with delivery of $8 million in aid to North: MOU
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 17, 2019
Average rainfall this year at its lowest in a century, North Korean media says

Average rainfall this year at its lowest in a century, North Korean media says

Adverse weather conditions expected to continue until early June, ruling party organ reports

Average rainfall this year at its lowest in a century, North Korean media says
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 17, 2019
How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the official data
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How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the official data

While the DPRK is undoubtedly facing looming shortages, the numbers don't always tell the full story

How serious is the food situation in North Korea? The view from the official data
Peter Ward
Peter Ward May 15, 2019
South Korea needs to send food aid to North by September, MOU says

South Korea needs to send food aid to North by September, MOU says

Local civic, religious groups also planning to provide "emergency food assistance" to DPRK

South Korea needs to send food aid to North by September, MOU says
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji May 14, 2019
North Korean media calls for mass mobilization to combat drought damage to crops

North Korean media calls for mass mobilization to combat drought damage to crops

Lower than average rainfall a risk to agricultural output, Rodong Sinmun says

North Korean media calls for mass mobilization to combat drought damage to crops
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham May 14, 2019
Why South Korea treats North Korean defectors differently to other refugees

Why South Korea treats North Korean defectors differently to other refugees

Ethnic nationalism, culture likely major reasons

Why South Korea treats North Korean defectors differently to other refugees
Markus Bell
Markus Bell May 10, 2019