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Engaging North Korea

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Engaging North Korea Vol. III

A toolkit for protecting humanitarian channels amid "maximum pressure"

This AFSC report documents some of the problems that U.S. NGO humanitarian work in the DPRK is facing under the Trump administration. We also highlight areas where action by U.S. policymakers to improve regulations could decrease the chances of humanitarian disaster and increase the chances of success for high-level dialogue.

More AFSC Reports

Engaging North Korea

Engaging North Korea, Vol. I: Building toward dialogue with U.S. government-sponsored people-to-people exchange programs

Engaging North Korea, Vol. II: Recommendations from AFSC's 65 years of engagement on the Korean Peninsula

News stories

Reuniting families is a critical step in diplomacy with North Korea (The Hill, July 31, 2019)

Long before the Trump-Kim summit, US-based group sowed seeds of peace in North Korea (CNBC, June 21, 2018)

U.S. should take small steps toward peace with North Korea (Seattle Times, Jan. 18, 2018)

AFSC's Shared Security vision for Northeast Asia: ‘Issues pertaining to peace and human security on the Korean Peninsula’ (Medium, Oct. 24, 2017)

Citizen diplomacy through agriculture from USSR to PRNC (KHOI Radio, Oct. 18 2017)

Could North Korea’s Kim visit Iowa, as Khrushchev did? (Des Moines Register, Oct. 5, 2017)

U.S. travel restrictions jeopardize rare exchanges with North Koreans (Reuters, Oct. 2, 2017)

Late summer rains, private food supplies limit impact of North Korea drought (Reuters, Sept. 18, 2017)

U.S. deadline forces American aid workers to leave North Korea (The New York Times, Aug. 31, 2017)

AFSC files concerns with State Department on North Korea travel ban (Press Release, Aug. 29, 2017)

Remains of lost U.S. soldiers in limbo amid North Korean crisis (Politico, Aug. 12, 2017)

About AFSC

AFSC has a long history of involvement in Korea dating back to 1953. Today, our current program helps farmers in the DPRK (North Korea) raise farm productivity.

We invite you to learn more about these opportunities for cooperation between the U.S. and the DPRK and join us in calling for peace on the Korean Peninsula.