UN gives WHO the green light to send $63K in vaccine assistance to North Korea



News UN gives WHO the green light to send $63K in vaccine assistance to North Korea Sanctions exemption for lab equipment comes as the DPRK continues to struggle with vaccine-preventable diseases Jooheon Kim March 19, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A medical worker holds a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. \| Image: Department of Defense photo by Lisa Ferdinando (Dec. 14, 2020) The U.N. has granted the World Health Organization (WHO) a new sanctions exemption to send laboratory equipment to North Korea to help combat vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). The WHO will have until Feb. 2026 to transfer critical medical supplies and laboratory equipment to the DPRK under the exemption, according to a notice posted by the U.N. Security Council’s 1718 Sanctions Committee. The U.N. has granted the World Health Organization (WHO) a new sanctions exemption to send laboratory equipment to North Korea to help combat vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs). The WHO will have until Feb. 2026 to transfer critical medical supplies and laboratory equipment to the DPRK under the exemption, according to a notice posted by the U.N. Security Council’s 1718 Sanctions Committee. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period 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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UN gives WHO the green light to send $63K in vaccine assistance to North Korea

Sanctions exemption for lab equipment comes as the DPRK continues to struggle with vaccine-preventable diseases

Jooheon Kim March 19, 2025

UN gives WHO the green light to send $63K in vaccine assistance to North Korea

A medical worker holds a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. | Image: Department of Defense photo by Lisa Ferdinando (Dec. 14, 2020)

The U.N. has granted the World Health Organization (WHO) a new sanctions exemption to send laboratory equipment to North Korea to help combat vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs).

The WHO will have until Feb. 2026 to transfer critical medical supplies and laboratory equipment to the DPRK under the exemption, according to a notice posted by the U.N. Security Council’s 1718 Sanctions Committee.

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