UN human rights envoy calls for North Korea to use funds for people, not weapons
Elizabeth Salmon outlines DPRK’s failure to meet Sustainable Development Goals on food security, health care and more
Children in a school in Wonsan, North Korea | Image: NK News (Sept. 2017)
The U.N. special envoy for North Korean human rights has called on the DPRK to use its state funds primarily for the well-being of its people, rather than prioritizing military spending.
Special Rapporteur Elizabeth Salmon makes the recommendation in her latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, published on Friday.
The U.N. special envoy for North Korean human rights has called on the DPRK to use its state funds primarily for the well-being of its people, rather than prioritizing military spending.
Special Rapporteur Elizabeth Salmon makes the recommendation in her latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, published on Friday.
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