A White House order suspending funding for U.S. foreign assistance programs is already affecting North Korean human rights organizations, while raising concerns about impacts on other DPRK-related initiatives that rely on U.S. government support.

President Donald Trump issued the executive order for an immediate 90-day pause on funding shortly after his inauguration last Monday. 

Under the order, department and agency heads must review each program and make determinations on whether to continue, modify or cease them within 90 days, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and with concurrence from Secretary of State Marco Rubio.