The United Nations 1718 Security Council Sanctions Committee granted sanctions exemptions to a South Korean NGO, Medical Aid for Children (MAC), to send periodontal medical equipment into North Korea.

According to a letter dated Aug. 13 and posted on the U.N. committee’s website on Tuesday, the organization has been approved to ship the aid items within the next six months.

Through the aid, MAC aims to “provide medical equipment to improve the oral health and nutrition of the vulnerable groups such as pregnant women, children and the elderly,” according to an annex attached to the