Speaker: Dr. Tae Keung Ha, President, Open Radio for North Korea
Hosted by: The Embassy of the Republic of Korea
Location: KORUS House – 2370 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008
RSVP/info: Adam Wojciechowicz, awoj@koreaembassy.org, (202) 587-6168

Description:
As new shipments of international food aid arrive in North Korea, personal accounts that emerge from the country continue to paint varying pictures of a food shortage: some claim that without immediate, effective food distribution, hundreds of thousands of deaths are imminent in certain areas, while others assert that the problem does not reach epidemic levels, and that starvation is not a leading cause of death. With many such testimonies as evidence, two opposing camps now debate whether North Korea once again faces mass starvation or not, and what foreign aid policy should follow. Dr. Tae Keung Ha will discuss the ongoing efforts to arrive at a consensus, how the information gap can be narrowed, and how this knowledge can best inform the aid policies of donors, including the United States and South Korea—where aid, incentives, and the Sunshine policy of the past remain important political and ethical issues. How effective has food aid been when confronting such a controlling regime, and what hope is there for future success?

NDN is excited to announce a special luncheon on Thursday - a conversation about the future of Europe with Declan Ganley, a leader of the Irish "No" campaign on the European Union's Lisbon Treaty. This is the latest in our series of events that seek to understand global challenges and how they pertain to us.

Space is limited for this event, and will be first come, first serve. We will hear from Mr. Ganley Thursday, July 17, at 12 p.m. at the NDN office, 729 15th St., NW, 1st Floor. To RSVP, please email Courtney Markey at cmarkey@ndn.org. Following his remarks, Mr. Ganley will take questions. More on Declan and his efforts to reshape European politics is below.