A White House order suspending funding for U.S. foreign assistance programs has precipitated an existential crisis for North Korean human rights organizations, likely forcing some to shutter entirely and raising concerns about other DPRK-related initiatives that rely on U.S. government support.

This week, three women working in the field — Yoonhee Kim, Joanna Hosaniak and Hanna Song — join the podcast to delve into the impact of these funding cuts on NGOs, their operations and the future of human rights advocacy on North Korea.

This episode features:

Yoonhee Kim, program director at the National Democratic Institute 

Joanna Hosaniak, deputy director general of the Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights 

Hanna Song, executive director of the Database Center for North Korean Human Rights

About the podcast: The North Korea News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by Jacco Zwetsloot exclusively for NK News, covering all things DPRK — from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field, along with insight from our very own journalists.

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