One month after the UN Security Council stiffened sanctions with UN Resolution 2270, North Korea continues to boast of its ability to overcome sanctions, which ironically show that the impact of sanctions is palpable in the country.

This is true not only for North Koreans but also for humanitarian workers in the country, who have seen the sanctions create additional obstacles to process their projects.

George Lee, chairman of the Love North Korean Children Charity, based in Seoul and London, said the environment has clearly changed after the sanctions.

Lee who was born in South Korea and immigrated to the