{"id":878,"date":"2019-10-30T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T04:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/?p=878"},"modified":"2021-02-01T18:48:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T23:48:53","slug":"first-comprehensive-assessment-of-the-impact-of-sanctions-against-north-korea-shows-adverse-consequences-for-civilians-especially-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/first-comprehensive-assessment-of-the-impact-of-sanctions-against-north-korea-shows-adverse-consequences-for-civilians-especially-women\/","title":{"rendered":"First Comprehensive Assessment of the Impact of Sanctions Against North Korea Shows Adverse Consequences for Civilians, Especially Women"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/human-costs-and-gendered-impact-of-sanctions-on-north-korea.pdf\">Download a copy of <i>The Human Costs and Gendered Impact of Sanctions on North Korea<\/i>.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/human-costs-and-gendered-impact-of-sanctions-on-north-korea.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW YORK<\/strong>\u2014As talks between the United States and North Korea remain at an impasse, a new report shows that sanctions imposed on North Korea are having adverse consequences on humanitarian aid and economic development in the country, with a disproportionate impact on women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Human Costs and Gendered Impact of Sanctions on North Korea<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/human-costs-and-gendered-impact-of-sanctions-on-north-korea.pdf\">PDF<\/a>), which was produced by an international and multidisciplinary panel of independent experts, is the first comprehensive assessment of the human impact of sanctions against North Korea. Drawing on often neglected information from UN agencies on the ground as well as the authors\u2019 combined expertise in public health, law, economics, history, and gender studies, the report also shows that existing UN mechanisms to exempt humanitarian-related items are insufficient to prevent these negative impacts, and, in fact, delays and funding shortfalls may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs one of the few American physicians who has worked to\ndeliver humanitarian aid and improve health care in North Korea, I have seen\nhow sanctions have restricted the access to the most basic medicines and\nmedical equipment in the isolated country,\u201d said Kee Park, a lecturer at\nHarvard Medical School, the director of the DPRK Program at the Korean American\nMedical Association, and one of seven authors of the report. \u201cThis has made treating\ninfectious diseases, chronic diseases, and injuries much more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSanctions\ndelayed the delivery of life-saving treatment for children with disabilities due\nto the ban on importing metal in medical and rehabilitation equipment,\u201d added Joy\nYoon, a co-author of the report and co-founder of the nonprofit organization\nIgnis Community, which treats children with developmental disabilities such as\ncerebral palsy and autism at its Pyongyang Spine Rehabilitation Center. \u201cWithout\nimmediate and timely medical intervention, many North Korean children with\ncerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities do not survive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henri Feron, a\nco-author of the report and a senior\nfellow at the Center for International Policy, said, \u201cThe findings in this report raise concerns that\nsanctions in their current form may be contrary to international law, in\nparticular humanitarian and human rights norms. Sanctions also raise moral questions, as they effectively take the\nentire country\u2019s population hostage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Human\nCosts and Gendered Impact of Sanctions on North Korea<\/em> was commissioned by <a href=\"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/\">Korea Peace\nNow! Women Mobilizing to End the War<\/a>, a global campaign to educate, organize, and advocate\nfor a Korea peace agreement, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womencrossdmz.org\/\">Women Cross DMZ<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/nobelwomensinitiative.org\/\">Nobel Women\u2019s\nInitiative<\/a>,\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wilpf.org\/\">Women\u2019s International\nLeague for Peace and Freedom<\/a>\n(WILPF),\nand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KWMP2020\/\">Korean\nWomen\u2019s Movement for Peace<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To schedule an in-person interview with report authors, or to get more information, contact <a href=\"mailto:kathleen@womencrossdmz.org\">Kathleen Richards<\/a><\/strong>.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHAT:\nPress conference featuring several authors of <em>The Human Costs and Gendered Impact of\nSanctions on North Korea<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHEN: Wednesday,\nOct. 30, 2019, 10:30 a.m.-noon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WHERE: UN Church Center, 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\nFloor, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As talks between the United States and North Korea remain at an impasse, a new report shows that sanctions imposed on North Korea are having adverse consequences on humanitarian aid and economic development in the country, with a disproportionate impact on women. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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