Five additional approvals for humanitarian projects in North Korea were granted earlier this week by a UN sanctions committee, allowing aid and equipment into the country to help treat chronic health and nutrition problems in the country.

The organizations receiving six-month approvals beginning on March 12 are French NGO Triangle Génération Humanitaire (TGH), Canadian NGO First Steps Health Society (FSHS), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).

French NGO Première Urgence Internationale (PUI) also received an approval on March 11.

Additional documents detailing items to be imported and specific project information have yet to be uploaded