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North Korea’s Participation in Multilateral Health Agreements: The Case of WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

Heeje Lee, Edward Ham, Kee B. Park and 38 North

Oct 13, 2021

Commentary, Domestic Affairs, Foreign Affairs

Since joining the United Nations (UN) in 1991, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea …

Facing the Tuberculosis Crisis in North Korea: The Humanitarian Work of the Eugene Bell Foundation

Avram Agov

Jul 31, 2019

Commentary, Human Security

Among the health care problems facing North Korea, tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most …

The Global Fund’s Head Scratching Decision to End Its Tuberculosis Program in the DPRK

Kee B. Park and Eliana E. Kim

Mar 11, 2019

Commentary, Foreign Affairs

Last June, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria officially terminated all of …

Must UN Agencies Also Fail in North Korea?

Must UN Agencies Also Fail in North Korea?

Apr 21, 2015

In 2011, a United Nations Panel of Experts found the UN system to have acquitted itself poorly …