Help on the way? UNICEF could provide vaccine storage equipment to North Korea



COVID-19 Help on the way? UNICEF could provide vaccine storage equipment to North Korea Sanctions exemption extended for UN agency to send millions of dollars of medical and other aid to DPRK Jeongmin Kim August 13, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON ©UNICEF/UN043797/Nazer \| Dec. 1, 2016. North Hamgyong, DPRK The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will have another 12 months to send humanitarian assistance items into North Korea after the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) extended a sanctions exemption for the organization, the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee website showed on Friday. The items, worth $4.42 million, were initially approved by the UNSC in June 2020. However, the delivery appears not to have been made successfully in the past year, with North Korea’s sustained border lockdown measures severely limiting the shipment of goods and driving all aid workers out of the country. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will have another 12 months to send humanitarian assistance items into North Korea after the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) extended a sanctions exemption for the organization, the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee website showed on Friday. The items, worth $4.42 million, were initially approved by the UNSC in June 2020. However, the delivery appears not to have been made successfully in the past year, with North Korea’s sustained border lockdown measures severely limiting the shipment of goods and driving all aid workers out of the country. Become a member for less than $5.75 per week. Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Help on the way? UNICEF could provide vaccine storage equipment to North Korea

Sanctions exemption extended for UN agency to send millions of dollars of medical and other aid to DPRK

Jeongmin Kim August 13, 2021

Help on the way? UNICEF could provide vaccine storage equipment to North Korea

©UNICEF/UN043797/Nazer | Dec. 1, 2016. North Hamgyong, DPRK

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) will have another 12 months to send humanitarian assistance items into North Korea after the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) extended a sanctions exemption for the organization, the UNSC 1718 Sanctions Committee website showed on Friday.

The items, worth $4.42 million, were initially approved by the UNSC in June 2020. However, the delivery appears not to have been made successfully in the past year, with North Korea’s sustained border lockdown measures severely limiting the shipment of goods and driving all aid workers out of the country.