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People with Disabilities in a Changing North Korea

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    Be part of a live audience for special recording sessions. Delve into the day’s headlines, dialogue with special guests from policy, finance, research, academe, international organizations, and the media, and determine new trends, priorities, and approaches in and toward East Asia and the Korean Peninsula.

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Katharina Zellweger, former North Korea country director for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, discussed current research on the issue of people with disabilities in North Korean society. Ms. Zellweger, who first visited the DPRK over 20 years ago, worked in North Korea from 2006-2011 on humanitarian aid and development assistance.


People with Disabilities in a Changing North Korea

with

Katharina Zellwegerformer North Korea Country Director for the Swiss Agency for Development

 

Thursday, April 30, 2015 | 12 PM

 

11:30 AM  |  Registration & Light Fare

12:00 PM  |  Discussion

 

$10 Members | $20 Guests

~Explorer/YPN and above attend this program for FREE with Registration~

If you have any questions, please contact Nikita Desai or (212) 759-7525, ext. 355.