Rodong Sinmun (March 2020) | North Korean quarantine workers disinfecting cargo containers at Nampho Import-Export station
Humanitarian goods reached North Korea “in recent weeks” according to the U.N., following a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) that suggested a major trade lane between China and North Korea had reopened to aid-related cargo.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) told NK News on Thursday that medical goods related to the treatment of malnutrition and tuberculosis were delivered to North Korea, but did not specify how or in what quantities.
“UNICEF has welcomed the delivery of some limited health and nutrition supplies, primarily related to treatment of child malnutrition and
Humanitarian goods reached North Korea “in recent weeks” according to the U.N., following a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) that suggested a major trade lane between China and North Korea had reopened to aid-related cargo.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) told NK News on Thursday that medical goods related to the treatment of malnutrition and tuberculosis were delivered to North Korea, but did not specify how or in what quantities.
Jeongmin Kim is a Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim