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Assistance to North Korea
Contents
Introduction ................................................................................................................................1
Congress' Role in U.S. Assistance to North Korea .......................................................................3
Congress and Energy A ssistance ...................................................................................... 3
The FY2009 Supplem ental Request............................................................................ 3
Congress and Food Assistance........................................................................................... 3
Energy Assistance .......................................................................................................................4
Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO)......................................... 4
Assistance Related to the Six-Party Talks ......................................................................... 5
H eavy Fuel Oil Shipm ents .......................................................................................... 6
D enuclearization A ssistance ....................................................................................... 9
Food Assistance ........................................................................................................................ 11
U.S. Food Aid Policy .......................................................................................................... 11
WFP Assistance ..................................................................................................................13
Diversion, Triage, and North Korea's "Aid-Seeking" Behavior......................................13
2006 Restrictions ..........................................................................................................14
The Easing of Restrictions in the Summer of 2008 ........................................................14
Cessation of the 2008-2009 Program.............................................................................16
Chinese and South Korean Bilateral Food Assistance ....................................................17
Other Forms of Assistance.........................................................................................................17
Figures
Figure 1. Food Aid to North Korea, WFP and Non-WFP ...........................................................13
Tables
Table 1. U.S. Assistance to North Korea, 1995-2008....................................................................2
Table 2. Six-Party Talks-Related Energy Assistance to North Korea ............................................7
Table 3. Comparing Past and Present WFP Food Aid Agreements with North Korea..................16
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Author Contact Information ......................................................................................................18Congressional Research Service
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Manyin, Mark E. & Nikitin, Mary Beth. Assistance to North Korea, report, May 15, 2009; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc810263/m1/3/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.