News U.S. NGO wins sanctions exemption for North Korea agricultural projectsAmerican Friends Service Committee says work will help to address the "critical issue of food availability" in the DPRK ![]() An American NGO has been granted an exemption from international sanctions to send agricultural supplies and materials to farms in North Korea, a letter shared on the website of the UN’s 1718 committee showed Thursday. In a letter dated Monday, the UN committee approved a sanctions exemption for the Quaker-run American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) to transfer items including sprayers, tractors, water pumps, fertilizers, and pesticides for North Korean farmers. A list provided by AFSC reveals the organization was also given permission to import materials used for farm greenhouse construction, such as galvanized pipes, plastic © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |