{"id":444,"date":"2019-05-16T18:34:18","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T22:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/?p=444"},"modified":"2019-05-25T14:33:32","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T18:33:32","slug":"coalition-of-south-korean-womens-organizations-demand-an-immediate-response-to-the-food-crisis-in-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/coalition-of-south-korean-womens-organizations-demand-an-immediate-response-to-the-food-crisis-in-north-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition of South Korean Women\u2019s Organizations Demand an Immediate Response to the Food Crisis in North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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May 16, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For immediate release:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Coalition of South Korean Women\u2019s Organizations Demand an Immediate Response to the Food Crisis in North Korea<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seoul, South Korea<\/em>\u2014A coalition of South Korean women\u2019s organizations are demanding that the South Korean government authorize the immediate delivery of food aid to North Korea. The demand comes after a May 3 report<\/a> released by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Program (WFP) warned of a food crisis in North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the report, last year North Korea\u2019s food production fell to its lowest levels since the 2008\/2009 season, with food shortages affecting 10.1 million people, or 43% of North Koreans. Only one-third of North Korean children receive the minimum amount of food needed for survival. One in five children suffers from chronic malnutrition and is at risk of underdevelopment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response to the report, the South Korean Ministry of Unification declared that it would address the issue of food aid to the North Korean people \u201con the basis of brotherly and humanitarian principles.\u201d Yet it added that the food aid plan would be \u201cimplemented in full conformity with national opinions\u201d and therefore hinged on \u201cnational sympathy and support for aid to North Korea.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As women, we fully support food aid to North Korea and demand the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Immediately send food aid to North Korea. <\/strong>The report warned that the situation could further deteriorate during the lean season, between May and September. Time is running out. The Ministry of Unification said even an immediate decision on food aid would take at least two months to implement procedurally. We urge the Ministry to press the central government for a swift decision on food aid, and to help local governments and civil organizations deliver food to North Korea quickly and effectively.<\/li>
  2. Create a plan to regularly send aid to help overcome North Korea\u2019s recurrent food crises. <\/strong>North Korea suffers from recurrent food shortages, and it is expected that food production will continue to decline this year due to drought. Therefore, the central government, local governments, and humanitarian aid organizations should plan for regular and institutionalized food aid. The government also should take concrete steps to establish a life community on the Korean Peninsula based on mutual benefit and confidence-building.<\/li>
  3. The South Korean government should separate the issue of humanitarian assistance from political discussions. <\/strong>With 43% of North Koreans suffering from food shortages and one-third of children receiving only the minimal amount of food for survival, it would be inhumane to prevent food aid from reaching the North Korean people because of the political conditions set by the United States and South Korea related to the denuclearization process. \u201cWe must separate humanitarianism and politics,\u201d urged David Beasley, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), on May 13. The South Korean government should make its own decision, free from politics, to send humanitarian aid to North Korea.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Kyunggi Women\u2019s Association United<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Kyungnam Women\u2019s Association United<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Daegu Kyungbuk Women\u2019s Association United<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Daegu Women\u2019s Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Busan Women\u2019s Association United<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    National Solidarity Against Sexual Exploitation of Women<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Suwon Women\u2019s Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Korea Women\u2019s Center for Social Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Ulsan Women\u2019s Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Korea Women’s Alliance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Justice Party Women Committee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Jeju Association for Women\u2019s Rights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Women Making Peace<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Pohang Women\u2019s Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Korean Women Workers Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Korean Women\u2019s Association United<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Korean Womenlink<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Korea Women\u2019s Hot Line<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Korean Hanbumo Association<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    House Wives Meeting Together<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    National YWCA of Korea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Korean Women\u2019s Movement for Peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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