Starting Where North Korea Is
Social workers are fond of saying that they must start where their clients are. This basic principle of social work…
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Human Security
Looking at North Korea through the UN’s human security lens including: economic, food, health, environmental, personal, community, and political security.
Why North Korea Could Feed Itself
In the early 1990s, agricultural production in North Korea began a precipitous decline that ultimately resulted in a famine from…
Getting Acquainted with North Korea: A Journey of Gradual Discovery
After the flood devastation of the mid-1990s, I was one of the two Americans the North Koreans requested to help them seek humanitarian assistance to their country. Thus began a long journey of discovery of the DPRK humanitarian space filled with uncertainties and challenges. In delivering aid, I got to know the North’s rural communities and townships for the first time even though I had been visiting the country since 1988. I gained precious insights and perspectives about North Korea not available to occasional or casual visitors.