The World Health Organization (WHO) has received a humanitarian exemption to send tents to North Korea as part of aid and relief efforts for natural disasters, as the DPRK tries to recover from recent floods and a typhoon.
The U.N. Security Council’s 1718 Sanctions Committee overseeing North Korean sanctions granted the waiver, allowing the WHO to ship five multipurpose tents worth over $5,000.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has received a humanitarian exemption to send tents to North Korea as part of aid and relief efforts for natural disasters, as the DPRK tries to recover from recent floods and a typhoon.
The U.N. Security Council’s 1718 Sanctions Committee overseeing North Korean sanctions granted the waiver, allowing the WHO to ship five multipurpose tents worth over $5,000.
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