North Korea will receive $2.38 million USD in humanitarian assistance this year — with Switzerland emerging as the sole donor, according to U.N. data released Friday, signaling a modest recovery in aid flows as Pyongyang cautiously reopens to the outside world.

According to data released by the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affair’s (OCHA) Financial Tracking Service on Friday, the aid will be channeled through organizations including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Swiss Humanitarian Aid.

This marks a modest decrease compared to last year, following years of steep declines during the COVID-19 pandemic. The regime had