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| THE NORTH KOREAN FAMINE August 26, 1997 |
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Questions asked
in this forum:
How widespread is the famine? What causes the indifference in South Korea? How likely is another war? Shouldn't we defer to South Korea on questions of aid? How do I help? Wouldn't a free market economy end the famine? How accurate are food estimates in North Korea? How much has China helped its ally? What is being done to prevent future famines? Additional Comments...
NewsHour Backgrounders
August 5, 1997:
The NewsHour reports on new talks between North and South Korea brought about by widespread famine in the North.
June 11, 1997:
Margaret Warner discusses the state of North Korea with World Vision Vice President Andrew Natsios.
April 8, 1997:
Two Senators report on the state of the food crisis in North Korea after returning from the region.
February 11, 1997:
The former U.S. ambassador to South Korea discusses the recent labor unrest there and the famine in North Korea.
December 31, 1996
Charles Krause leads a discussion with two experts on recent tensions between North and South Korea.
November 29, 1996
Rep. Bill Richardson (D-NM) brought home an American man who was being held in North Korea.
May 21, 1996
Facing the real possibility of famine, North Korea's government has allowed United Nations relief officials into what are normally closed borders.
OUTSIDE LINKSVisit the Food for the Hungry and the World Vision Web sites for more information on their work on the Korean Peninsula.
A question from G. Ramos of Huntington Park, CA: Where do I send my donation so it may help pay for some food/medicine to the children of North Korea?
Andrew Natsios of World Vision responds:
Donations may be made to World Vision by calling 1-888-511-6500. Numerous relief agencies such as Mercy Corps International, CARE, Catholic Relief Services, Amigos Internacionales and Korean-American Sharing Movement are providing assistance for North Korea and their information is available on the Interaction Web site or on the World Vision site.
Ted Yamamori of Food for the Hungry responds:
Food for the Hungry's address is P.O Box 12272, Scottsdale, AZ 85267, or call 1-800-2HUNGER or e-mail hunger@fh.org. Checks can be marked "NORTH KOREA RELIEF." The organization has sent approximately $5 million worth of food and medicine to North Korea in the past two years. Currently, we are working to ship at least 100,000 bottles of milk (500 ml each) to children in nurseries and kindergartens in some of the most severely affected areas. The milk will be shipped from Beijing to Dandong, China, and then into North Korea by train. Food for the Hungry is also shipping 120 metric tons of wheat flour and a container of dehydrated foods. Because the needs are so great we will be doing more as resources become available .
Other organizations which are helping North Korea can be found on InterAction's Web site. InterAction is an association of more than 150 different humanitarian organizations. Their Web site can be found at http://www.interaction.org.
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