U.S. Humanitarian Groups Say North Korea Travel Ban Hurts More Than Helps

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U.S. Humanitarian Groups Say North Korea Travel Ban Hurts More Than Helps
North Korea has called the ban "childish" and has said it will keep its doors "wide open to any U.S. citizen who would like to visit our country out of good will." Mr.
Kim, the DoDaum founder, said a 15-member delegation from his group had been cleared by the North Korean authorities to visit in mid-September to deliver H.I.V.
Linton said that Getting permission from the government to go puts an X mark on your back because the North Koreans will never believe
that you are there just for humanitarian purposes if the government gave you permission to go,
American said that Our long history in the region leads us to believe
that the travel restrictions will greatly reduce the likelihood for peaceful relations on the Korean Peninsula.
Daniel Jasper said that Restricting humanitarian access puts lives in immediate jeopardy and increases the likelihood of humanitarian disaster,
31, 2017
SEOUL, South Korea — A group of American and Canadian humanitarian workers who were traveling in North Korea recently had to make a tough decision: leave the country immediately
and hope to return to their lifesaving work in the future, or stay in the North and face possible problems trying to go home later.
Kim Taehoon said that I didn’t want any of the staff or any of the colleagues to potentially face issues when they were getting out,