The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) extended a sanctions exemption request from a South Korean nongovernmental organization (NGO) to ship aid to North Korea, a notice posted by the U.N. last month shows. 

But while the UNSC has approved the shipment, the NGO in question alleged earlier this year that South Korea’s unification ministry has rejected its requests to contact its North Korean partners to arrange the aid transfer.

The UNSC extendedthe sanctions exemption for Coal Briquettes for Neighbors in Korea’s (CBNK) shipment of over 173 machine parts worth $636,886 until April 2024. The UNSC already approved CBNK’s request years