The UN Security Council (UNSC) 1718 Committee this month granted four new exemptions facilitating the purchase and delivery of goods related to humanitarian work in North Korea, the committee’s website showed.

The exemptions came into force on January 18 and were granted to UNICEF, the Eugene Bell Foundation (EBF), Christian Friends of Korea (CFK), and to “Canada,” with subsequent details identifying the NGO “First Steps Health Society” as the benefactor.

According to the website, the purpose of these humanitarian assistance exemptions varies between organizations, though three of the four include the treatment of tuberculosis.

Among the exemptions granted was for the “Shipment