North Korea is viewed for obvious reasons as a threat to global welfare Discussions about North Korea typically polarize around protecting other countries but protection of human rights for North Korean Citizens is not a highly prioritized subject Though most of the population an estimated 70 experiences severe food insecurity and another significant portion lacks daily access to clean water little is done to help these crisis-stricken people North Korea s national income ranks it as a third world country It is truly unfortunate that world leaders especially those affiliated with the United States cannot look past the looming threat of Kim Jong Uns despotic regime to help the suffering people trapped in North Korea This objective is both possible and morally pressing The UN has chartered a declaration of human rights that denounces and directly prohibits many of the inherent qualities of Uns regime In order to support ailing citizens of another country in following the council of the UN and in upholding its own interest in and for democracy and social liberty the United States ought to offer a bilateral trade agreement to North Korea