Four years after the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared
COVID-19 a pandemic, humanitarian engagement in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) has yet to fully return to pre-pandemic normalcy.
Offers of aid from
China,
Russia and
South Korea following the most recent devastating
floods in the northwestern part of the country, and subsequent rejections from the DPRK, highlight the ongoing challenges North Korea faces in balancing its autonomy with the need for
external assistance. Although there have been significant steps toward reopening its borders in the last month, such as allowing
tourists from Russia and inviting
Swedish diplomats back to the country’s embassy, progress in resuming humanitarian work by
international nonprofits has remained slow and fragmented.
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