UN plans vaccine aid to North Korea

  According to Japanese news today, South Korean government announces that United Nations (UN) is aiding North Korea with 60 million vaccines (population of North Korea is 25 million).

Last year around October and November, UN staffs in New York proposed the plan to Kim Song 김성 , North Korean representative to UN. Currently he is waiting for the response from PyongYang. He reportedly asked, if the vaccine is manufactured by Pfizer or Moderna company.

COVAX, an international organization for fair access of vaccine, has tried distributing AstraZeneka and China's Sinovac previously, but North Korea didn't accept them.

https://www.toonippo.co.jp/articles/-/833974 

Kim Song (left) with António Guterres (right, secretary general of UN). 2018.

We may also wonder: Is vaccine the only solution toward ending the pandemic?

For 2 years, North Korea has adopted national lockdown, closing borders and wearing face masks as prevention.

These days, some people are saying that Ivermectin, a medicine developed by Japanese Nobel Prize winner Omura Satoshi, can be somehow effective in both curing and preventing Covid.

In both Japan and Taiwan, there have been medical doctors testifying effectiveness of Ivermectin : 

Dr. Nagao Uses Ivermectin 100% Success Rate - One News Page VIDEO 

A very good thing about this pill, is that it can be taken at home without assistance, reducing risks of visiting hospitals, also reducing work for medical staffs. Ivermectin is also said to cure existing prognostic symptom (after-symptoms) for those having caught Covid previously.

Ivermectin can be accessed through online purchases. It's known to be a parasite-killing drug, just recently discovered its effectiveness against Covid as well as many RNA-related diseases.

It's a wild guess, but if by chance, North Korea discovers this medicine and publicly announces its effectiveness to the world, the power of this virtual "missile" is greater than any of the metallic rockets combined -^^

US Department of State is allocated the budget of 9 million dollars for the human rights of North Korean people and promoting democracy in North Korea

US Department of State is allocated a budget of 9 million dollars or the human rights of North Korean people and promoting democracy in North Korea.

In order to support and protect refugees staying in China and Asia from North Korea 3.4 billion dollars (3,432,000,000 dollars) are allocated as well.

I wonder how much budget the South Korean government allocated to protect North Korean refugees.

http://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=5078303&ref=A

How will North Korea be able to get vaccines for Covid 19?

North Korea is doing its best to block the border between China and Russia in order to prevent increasing patients suffering from Covid 19.

It sounds reasonable, but blocking the border is only a solution to Covid 19. North Korea is also in need of vaccines for Covid 19.

Even South Korea has difficulty in obtaining vaccines for Covid 19. 

I wonder if they have sufficient masks to protect themselves from Covid 19.

https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0101_202012260153340795

memorial service for Chester Gore. eldest son of Suzanne Scholte of the defence forum foundation

 got this email today and just passing along.

Suzanne has been an avid advocate for human rights in North Korea since becoming chairman in 1988.

sorry to hear her son passed away recently. here is the email.

Memorial Service for Chester H. Gore

 

There will be a memorial service for Chester Gore, oldest son of Suzanne Scholte and Chadwick Gore and oldest brother of Christian and James, at 1 pm on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at the Falls Church Anglican Church, 6565 Arlington Boulevard, Falls Church, VA  22042, to which friends and family are welcome to attend.  There are plans to have it livestreamed for those who cannot attend in person.

 

If you would like to participate in person or via livestream, RSVP to chester.memorial@aol.com

 

Because of COVID, those attending in person will be need to follow guidelines (masks and social distancing) etc. that is required at this time.

 

Memorial Contributions in Chester's Memory have been designated to: 

Christian Healing Institute: https://www.christianhealinginstitute.org/

Free North Korea Radio and/or US Western Sahara Foundation (c/o DFF www.defenseforumfoundation.org)

Unity Club https://www.unityclub.com/donate

Coronavirus wreaks havoc in North Korea, 5000 feared dead

  According to news media "Daily NK" organized by North Korean refugees in Seoul, a North Korean was trying to defect to China on April 20th, 2020.
He was discovered and shot by Chinese border guards on his way.
The man was later sent to a hospital in Jilin, China, to be found with infection of Coronavirus.

  Also known as "Covid19", a deadly disease originated from Wuhan (China), the  Coronavirus has infected more than 7 million people in the world (as of June 11).
In USA alone, more than 2 million people were infected. In spite of this, the official Covid-related statistics in North Korea are still rows with straight 0, raising eyebrows of many outside the land.

  Many people speculate that the situation is quite severe.
From the story of the defected man, it's a good guess that a big part of North Korean population has already been infected, with one random person having the virus. Meanwhile, internal sources report that among those isolated due to cough- and fever-related symptoms, around 60% have recovered and 35% died during isolation.

  The reason behind the severeness may be attributed to poverty and lack of medical supplies. North Korea faces a severe shortage of medical personnel, medicine, device, infrastructure and solution for the virus new to human kind. According to "Daily NK", patients with severe illness were treated with medicine for normal cold and tuberculosis, which seemed to have no effects.

  A UN report pointed out that as high as 43% of population (around 11 million people) in North Korea suffer from malnutrition. Moreover, there is also shortage of clean water supply. If the current situation persists, with no effective measures taken, the country may suffer from harsh conditions.

  

Schools in North Korea reopened in June 3rd.

All students can be seen wearing masks, albeit no "social distancing".

Join our Webinair to discuss the human rights of North Korean women on March 10th

got this in my inbox just now so passing along

Dear Friends:

As promised, I am following up to let you know that NKFC Vice Chair Jason West has set up an online webinair for us, so that our planned panel at the UN Commission on the Status of Women can go forward. 

The online webinar will be held tomorrow night March 10th at 6:15 pm and everyone is invited to join.  

You can find all details here for how to join this event online at this link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/25-years-of-repression-and-regression-for-north-korean-women-tickets-96724211721

Many thanks and blessings,

Suzanne

Suzanne Scholte

Seoul Peace Prize Laureate

President, Defense Forum Foundation

Chair, North Korea Freedom Coalition

www.defenseforumfoundation.org

www.nkfreedom.org

Former North Korean diplomat is running for Korean Congressman

Thae Yong Ho is a former North Korean diplomat in the United Kingdom. He defected with his family to South Korea and now he is running as a candidate for the Korean Congress.
I hope he will make laws to support more efficiently refugees from North Korea.

https://www.fnnews.com/news/202002272144219549

North Korea postponed the opening day of kindergarten and schools to prevent Corona Virus

North Korea postponed the opening day of kindergarten and schools as well as extended the winder vacation.
It is a good way to quarantine the carriers of Corona Virus to other young students.
Does North Korea have enough doctors, nurses, medicine, and masks?


http://www.naeil.com/news_view/?id_art=341920

North Korea is reporting no corona virus cases...

but this has to be false.

as we know, N.K. regularly trades right next door to China with people going back and forth all the time.

there must be lots of infected individuals and they are especially vulnerable due to the general population being malnourished and probably overworked.
the immune system in most will be weak and are therefore more at risk of catching it.
also, their medical system is most likely woefully unable to treat mass infections.

this is out of asiapress late last month

http://www.asiapress.org/rimjin-gang/2020/01/recommendations/coronavirus/

this is an interview with a reporting partner inside north korea. also out of asiapress.

http://www.asiapress.org/rimjin-gang/2020/02/recommendations/coronavirus-int/

the DailyNK is reporting that domestic travel is being more strictly controlled that usual.

https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korea-further-strengthens-restrictions-domestic-travel/

so with the sanctions and now this, the north Koreans are in a world of hurt.

March 3 2020
DailyNK reports that over 20 deaths due to corona virus but there is probably more than that.

https://www.dailynk.com/english/novel-coronavirus-killed-20-plus-north-koreans-sources/

this is an older post from asiapress stating that smugglers who are known to have crossed the border into china have been shot and cremated.
they are handling things the way china does

http://www.asiapress.org/rimjin-gang/2020/02/society-economy/smuggling-military-law/

North Korean ghost ships..

came across this recent documentary about the ghost ships washing up on the west coast of Japan and the reason these are increasing.


the conclusion is basically that the fishing industry of North Korea is a good way to earn revenue for the state.
even though it's illegal due to sanctions, the fish can still be sold under the table so to speak. it's a good deal for other countries because they expect to get fish and squid for less money. it's a buyers market in favor for the likes of China, etc.

the fishing industry in North Korea has become privatized although officially it's state run but the owners of the fishing companies and fishing boats are under pressure from the regime to fullful quotas.
as a result the boats have go out further to get a decent catch. this means encroaching on Japanese fishing waters.

such long trips on unseaworthy boats and inexperienced fishermen is resulting in more shipwrecks and more deaths

the documentary includes interviews with Jiro Ishimaru of aisapress. his news organization has informants who live in north Korea and feed his organization real life on the ground information and Andrei Lenkov who knows alot about north Korea, has lived there, visited multiple times and teaches Koren history.

enjoy the mini documentary.

North Korea complained against the USA approved the resolution of a U.N. committee condemning North Korea’s human rights violations.

North Korea complained against the USA also approved the resolution of a U.N. committee condemning North Korea’s human rights violations.

North Korea does not know the USA is always standing in the front line for human rights issues in the world.

I wonder if North Korea knows the meaning of human rights. North Korea is doing its best to hide its severe violation of human rights. Many North Korean officials must be accused of their violation of human rights after the unification of Korea.

http://www.fnnews.com/news/201911171724067881

North Korea plays the role of matchmakers between North Korean women and Chinese men.

North Korea plays the role of matchmakers between North Korean women and Chinese men on condition that Chinese men should invest money in North Korea and live half a year after marriage.

North Korea insists that they do not accept a marriage proposal from Chinese women to North Korean men.

North Korea emphasizes that they prefer Korean Chinese who immigrated to China during the Japanese invasion in Korea or Chinese who are in favor of North Korea.

I wonder North Korea is trying to accept a foreign investment by selling its women?

https://www.rfa.org/korean/in_focus/food_international_org/investwedding-11042019092238.html

The serious drought in North Korea will result in a Poor Harvest.

Because of a serious drought, irregular raining and insufficient storage of water North Korea will have a Poor Harvest.

This year North Korea will be short of one hundred million tons of rice
The United Nations expects four in ten North Koreans will suffer from starvation.

Mor than 10 million people in North Korea are in need of rice and corn.
North Korea recently refused fifty thousand tons of rice from South Korea, because of the conflict between the USA and North Korea.

The lives of North Korean people should not be ignored because of the current political conflict between the USA and North Korea.

https://www.bbc.com/korean/news-50364405

Korean War changed the life of my grandmother

My grandmother passed away a few days ago.

She was in the middle of Korean War. At that time she was attending Daejon teacher's school to become an elementary school teacher.

She had to quit her studying and escaped on foot from her home to her grandfather's house located in Goheung. I understand it took many days and nights because she had to walk toward Geheung from Daejeon on foot.

I hope there will be no war again in Korean Peninsula.

save North Korean refugees day

this came to my inbox today. just passing along

this was in Malawi, south east Africa
the link below shows pictures from washington DC event with Suzanne Sholte

all petitioning on behalf of North Koreans telling the chinese government to stop betraying refugees who are just trying to escape a bad situation. this is a basic human right which the united nations pays lip service to.

Chinese Embassy petitioned” On Save North Korean Refugees Day

Dear Suzanne
More than hundred protesters gathered in front of the Chinese Embassy on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th “Save North Korean Refugees Day to submit a petition to H.E. Liu Hongyang, the Chinese Ambassador to Malawi where we have sang the song “Sing Hallelujah to the Lord". The petition has been delivered amidst heavy presence of   Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers, Riot police vehicles and Police officers in full combat gear were also seen all over at the Chinese Embassy. Upon arrival at the Chinese Embassy Police officer stops people which were taking pictures with their cell phones as part of their security.
The government defended its position saying that recent protests “had not been peaceful” and had led to “vandalised offices”.
I really hope something good will comes of this.

With best wishes and my eternal gratitude
Rev Jones Chamangwana

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPShIJHzI_RP6JCGSgX-yBCEwVlm3Q1Y8MRctjKP4YaiCZGP4m-9jWoAjo_mJJogA?key=SG1xdlBLaW9KMjNPX1pLeDBKRzk2TXBrX0ZwazhR

typhoon LingLing over North Korea

well they needed the rain but not that much.

report says 8 north Koreans killed and more injured probably, structural damage and farmland flooded. the death and injury toll will be higher though but one of the video reports that the north Korean regime were more organized this time around telling everyone to get ready.

the crop losses are the most significant impact though as the north was already struggling with poor yields.
i wonder how many seized the opportunity to escape to China though since the power must have gone out in those electric fences.

 https://watchers.news/2019/09/10/typhoon-lingling-north-korea-landfall-damage/

https://watchers.news/2019/09/08/typhoon-lingling-south-korea-north-korea-landfall-september-2019/

also, a good report by DailyNK interviews a north Korean living in south Hwanghae province in the south west of the country after the storm. the resident reports that there is significant damage to the crops there due to landslides, people buried, dead livestock, damage to fishing boats, etc. 

the people as usual have no help from the regime in the way of equipment so they have to use what they have to salvage or rebuild.

https://www.dailynk.com/english/typhoon-lingling-devastates-beadbasket/ 

a quick summary on how Korea really came to be divided

it's been a while since posting but i came across this excellent article on why there is perpetual war around the world.

the author Sylvain LAFOREST gives us an idea who profits from these wars and who starts them.

i thought it was relevent because there is a paragraph in the article about how Korea became north and south.

if anyone is interested, i recommend reading the entire article but here is a screenshot of the part i'm referring to.

and here is the url to the article
https://orientalreview.org/2019/08/24/the-guide-to-real-history/?fbclid=IwAR0Mb2tDfIKVPPNbTK6UbPTHmunulBW-V5Hw_Rua_8uk3DVcaF1U7VF6X1w

 

drought on the Korean penninsula taking it's toll...

thought this was worth posting.
although south Korea is suffering, you can bet the average north Korean is suffering more.

https://electroverse.net/korea-heatwave-causes-unprecedented-natural-disaster-heavy-crop-damage/

the north Korean regime is telling everyone to exercise their patriotic zeal in saving water. just another patriotic thing they have to do...

the result of the drought and heatwave is loss of life, livestock and crop failures.
the north Koreans never get a break.

domestic rice shortage due to drought..

this is out of the asiapress / rimjingang website reporting that domestic rice has doubled in price due to inventories running out.

the good news though is that chinese rice is still available in the markets at a more normal price but i wonder how long that is going to last since china has been having its own food growing issues with the flooding last spring.

 

http://www.asiapress.org/rimjin-gang/2019/08/recommendations/komekakaku/ 

here is an article out of DailyNK about the drought situation

https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-officials-order-resid/

Ten students arrested and condemned in front of 500 observers.

Disgusting.

some kids and their families will be punished for the heinous crime of watching american and south korean shows.

article out of asiapress

http://www.asiapress.org/rimjin-gang/2019/07/society-economy/cinema-crowd/