April 26, 2024
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Seoul reviewing resumption of humanitarian aid to Pyongyang: MOU

Delivery could happen via international organizations or domestic NGOs, government says

Seoul is reviewing plans to resume sending humanitarian assistance to North Korea through international and domestic private organizations, South Korea's Ministry of Unification (MOU) said on Monday.

“As UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) and the WFP (World Food Program) requested the resumption of aid, we are now reviewing it under the conditions including transparency and monitoring,” Lee Duk-haeng, a spokesperson for the Unification Ministry, told media at a regular press briefing.  

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