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UNICEF calls for $16.5 million in donations for North Korea

Request is $1.5 million lower than last year, despite widespread flooding in DPRK's north-east

This story was updated to include remarks from UNICEF at 11.36pm KST

UNICEF issued a call for $16.5 million in funding to help children in North Korea on Monday, saying the funds will help victims of last year’s floods in the DPRK’s north-eastern provinces.

The call for donations targets two countries in the east Asia and Pacific region, with both North Korea and Myanmar highlighted in the UN organization’s yearly Humanitarian Action for Children report.

“The appeal seeks support to provide essential medicines to more than 2 million children in KPR Korea, as well as funds to support assistance for