RAS Beijing Youtube – Jerome Sauvage on his Years in the DPRK…

The latest book in my Bloomsbury Asian Arguments series of works on contemporary Asia is published this August 5 – Jerome Sauvage’s Witness to North Korea. It’s a unique memoir of the DPRK…

The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea has become one of the most secretive and isolated societies in the world, with NGOs, UN agencies and even embassies being expelled from the country in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Witness to North Korea, Jerome Sauvage presents a unique first-hand account of life in North Korea based on his time as a UN Special Resident coordinator in Pyongyang. Recounting his work organising and delivering humanitarian aid, Sauvage reflects on his experience working with North Korean citizens, the successes, the setbacks and the missed opportunities. The book books asks the question: how can the world rebuild its relationship with this secretive regime.