When experts discuss a North Korean collapse scenario, the movement of people is not always considered.

However, Roberta Cohen, co-chair for the Committee on Human Rights in North Korea and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, outlines the ways in which UN agencies and offices such as the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) can help manage refugee and displacement issues.

She also said the Seoul UN office can play a significant role in the aftermath of a collapse, particularly in providing evidence for