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Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer is a former Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
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News UNICEF wins sanctions exemption to send large aid shipment to North KoreaIt's unclear when the health and nutrition supplies will reach DPRK’s neediest as country maintains COVID controls
UNICEF has received approval to send a large humanitarian shipment to North Korea that includes goods ranging from medical equipment to car tires, marking its second exemption from U.N. sanctions this year. The international aid organization will have one year to deliver the goods with a total value of US$2,659,667 to the DPRK, a letter dated Oct. 14 and posted on the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) website on Monday shows. The delivery will include “items vital for UNICEF’s operations in the DPRK focused on health, nutrition, and water, sanitation and hygiene.” The list of goods includes water purification tools, car © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |