North Korea/DPRK

In 1997, AmeriCares quickly responded to DPRK's first appeal for humanitarian assistance by sending three airlifts with more than $20 million worth of nutritional supplements, medicines and medical supplies. This airlift was the first direct civilian flight from the U.S. to the DPRK since the Korean War.

Since 2000, AmeriCares has provided bi-annual shipments of aid to DPRK.  AmeriCares is now partnering with the Korea-America Private Exchange Society (KAPES), an agency responsible for receiving foreign aid delegations and managing on-going relationships with recipient institutions on the ground in DPRK. Through KAPES, AmeriCares continues to distribute much needed medicines and medical supplies to seven hospitals and clinics in the Pyongyang, North Hwanghae and South Pyongang regions.