See also:

• Regional: Asia: Society and Culture: Issues: Aid and Development  (2)

American Friends Service Committee: North Korea - - Information of this Quaker organization's humanitarian activities in North Korea.

Amnesty International - Korea (The Democratic People's Republic of) - - Ongoing collection of news and reports on the status of human rights. [Arabic, English, French, Spanish.

Campus fur Christus: Helping People to Help Themselves - - Describes an agricultural development project to promote dairy farming, undertaken by the Swiss-based group Campus fur Christus. In English and German.

Caritas Hong Kong: North Korea - - Describes the food and health assistance being given to the people of North Korea by this Catholic charity.

Directory of Development Organizations - North Korea - - Comprehensive directory of international organizations, governments, private sector development agencies, civil society, universities, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms. Includes contact information. [PDF.

EC-Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK): Country Strategy Paper 2001-2004 - - Outlines European Union strategy for providing technical assistance to North Korea. [PDF.

Family Care Foundation: Helping Hands Korea - - Charity organization provides food delivery inside North Korea and assistance to North Korean refugees in China. Has information on the activities of the group and the need for assistance.

Human Rights Watch - Democratic People's Republic of Korea <!-- nkorea --> - - Reports, background briefings, testimony, press releases and commentary on the human rights situation in the country.

Humanitarian Development Resource Centre for DPR Korea - - UN-managed agency collects and provides information for use by humanitarian organizations working in North Korea. Features agency directories, contact lists, meeting schedules, reports, news, Web links and maps. Some PDF files.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: Democratic People's Republic of Korea - - Information on the North Korean Red Cross Society. Includes a PDF archive of appeals, reports and news. In English, French and Spanish.

Life Funds for North Korean Refugees - LFNKR - - Private organization, based in Japan, devoted to the relief of North Korean refugees. Includes news, interviews, reports on activities of the group, links and a donation page. In English and Japanese.

OneWorld UK - Full Coverage: North Korea - - Provides news, opinion, events and campaigns on human rights and sustainable development issues.

ReliefWeb - DPR Korea - - Provides latest updates on emergencies, sector reports, appeals and financial tracking along with background information and employment vacancies.

Reuters AlertNet - North Korea - - News, images, NGO services and resources for humanitarians worldwide. Country data includes human development and economic indicators, military statistics and communications.

Ton-a-Month Club - - Grassroots relief organization provides food and clothing for North Koreans in need.

UNDP in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) - - Describes assistance activities of the United Nations Development Programme. [PDF.

United States Institute of Peace: Overcoming Humanitarian Dilemmas in the DPRK (North Korea) - - Report analyzes obstacles to cooperation between aid organizations and the North Korean government as they responded to famine in the country in 1995.

U.S. Assistance to North Korea - - March 2003 report describes and assesses U.S. food and energy aid programs to North Korea. Prepared by the U.S. Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service. [PDF.

U.S. Bilateral Food Assistance to North Korea Had Mixed Results - - The U.S. General Accounting Office analyzed the success of a bilateral food assistance program in this June 2000 report to Congress. [PDF.

US State Department - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: 2004 - - 2004 report on the current status of human rights practices including human freedoms, civil liberties, political rights, international investigations, discrimination, worker rights, child labor and working conditions.

World Food Programme: World Hunger: North Korea - - Information on agriculture and hunger in North Korea and WFP activities in the country.