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News UNICEF granted sanctions exemption to send over $1 million in aid to North KoreaHumanitarian assistance will focus on ‘health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene,’ according to UN organization
The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) has granted a sanctions exemption to UNICEF to send more than $1 million in humanitarian aid to North Korea. The aid is focused on “health, nutrition, water, sanitation and hygiene,” according to documents posted on the website of the UNSC’s 1718 Sanctions Committee this week. “[The exemptions] are necessary for the delivery of safe water supply to communities, including nurseries, schools, clinics and hospitals, and crucial for the provision of essential lifesaving services for mothers and their children,” UNICEF stated. The exempted items listed include projectors and childbirth simulators for training purposes valued at over © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |