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News and information concerning humanitarian aid and development in North Korea, organizations offering aid and development support, and examples of such projects.

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Directory of Development Organizations - North Korea

http://www.devdir.org/files/North_Korea.PDF
Comprehensive directory of international organizations, governments, private sector development agencies, civil society, universities, grantmakers, banks, microfinance institutions and development consulting firms. Includes contact information.
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

http://www.ifrc.org/where/country/cn6.asp?countryid=193
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

http://www.northkoreanrefugees.com/
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.
Ton-a-Month Club

http://ton-a-month.tripod.com/
Grassroots relief organization provides food and clothing for North Koreans in need.
U.S. Bilateral Food Assistance to North Korea Had Mixed Results

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=gao&docid=f:ns00175.pdf
The U.S. General Accounting Office analyzed the success of a bilateral food assistance program in this June 2000 report to Congress.
US State Department - Human Rights Report: Democratic People's Republic of Korea

http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/hrrpt/2008/eap/119043.htm
2008 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

http://www.wfp.org/country_brief/indexcountry.asp?country=408#
Information on agriculture and hunger in North Korea and WFP activities in the country.