The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $6 million to help North Korea respond to damages caused by Tropical Cyclone Lingling, according to Reliefweb on Friday.
The typhoon struck North Korea in early September, damaging hundreds of houses and inundating farmland as it passed through the region.
“The CERF funding will enable UN agencies and the organizations they work with to rapidly scale up assistance and provide a lifeline for many who have been left on the brink of survival after the cyclone,” Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock said in
The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $6 million to help North Korea respond to damages caused by Tropical Cyclone Lingling, according to Reliefweb on Friday.
The typhoon struck North Korea in early September, damaging hundreds of houses and inundating farmland as it passed through the region.