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North Korea to need USD$111 million in humanitarian aid next year, says UN

OCHA says international sanctions making in-country work more costly

A total of USD$111 million will be required to fund humanitarian assistance in North Korea next year, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a report on Tuesday.

In figures released as part of its Global Humanitarian Overview 2019, the OCHA estimated a total of 10.3 million North Koreans would be in need of aid in 2019 - a figure largely unchanged since last year.

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