1. By Kelsey Sheffer, Carolyn Stough, and Megan Cataldi
MSF and North Korea
By Kelsey Sheffer, Carolyn Stough, and Megan Cataldi

4. Kim Il Sung

5. The Flooding Affected:
145 areas in 12 provinces and towns
5.2 million inhabitants
Homes, factories, farms, and public health
Initial assessments estimated 15 billion US$ worth of damage. The North Korean government did not have the means to rebuild or help their citizens.

6. July and August, 1995
“The General Delegation of the DPR of Korea in the French Republic presents its compliments to your organisation and takes this opportunity to call on its emergency humanitarian assistance for the victims of floods caused by the unprecedented torrential rain that inundated several regions in our country between 31st July and 18th August 1995.”
-An extract from “Call for Emergency Humanitarian Assistance”
Extreme flooding in North Korea caused the DPRK (The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) to call for international humanitarian assistance for the first time

8. USA’s Reaction
An excerpt from a CNN article

9. Agreed Framework

10. How did MSF begin their involvement?
September An MSF team from France, Belgium, and Holland assessed the situation in North Korea, but were unable to create an independent evaluation.
MSF’s goal was to assess how the flood affected the healthcare system in North Korea and to propose a project for assistance.

11. On October 3, 1995, MSF opened a program in North Korea
The program was to distribute drugs and medical equipment to:
Pyongyang
Changang
North Hwanghae

12. MSF had no access to vulnerable groups, and drug distribution was unsustainable.

13. MSF cannot sustain a regime that will not care for their own people.

14. The North Korean government did not respect the memorandum of understanding in place.

15. The state of emergency decreased.
North Korean children eating donated food.

16. Other organizations could deal with chronic hunger.