April 25, 2024
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Eugene Bell Foundation seeking humanitarian exemption from UN sanctions

NGO says stainless boilers needed for treatment of MDR-TB barred under "dual-use" rules

Representatives of the Eugene Bell Foundation on Wednesday called for the South Korean government to assist them in receiving an exemption from current UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions, at a news conference held at the National Assembly in Seoul.

The nonprofit organization has asked the Moon administration to request that the UNSC sanctions committee exempt medicines and supplies for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) from sanctions.

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