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News UN publishes new five year strategic framework for N. KoreaUpdated objectives highlight four key areas for UN agencies in country to prioritize
The UN published a new five-year strategic framework for its work within North Korea on Monday, highlighting four in-country priorities to focus on until 2021. The 30-page document outlines goals for the six resident UN agencies working in North Korea and is jointly signed by North Korea’s UN resident coordinator Tapan Mishra and Kim Chang Min, the Secretary General of the National Coordinating Committee of the North’s foreign ministry. “The objective of the UN’s work in DPR Korea is to support and reinforce national efforts to improve the well-being of the people, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable groups,” © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |