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North Korea, a month in review – NKNews Podcast Ep.122
Caroline Kearney talks us through some of the most important developments in March — and what to expect in April
Countries must “clarify” sanctions won’t block COVID-19 aid to North Korea: EU
Banks remain reluctant to help aid groups, top European Commission official says
North Korean defector support group to send aid to elderly refugees in South
Emergency relief supplies such as food and hand sanitizer to be delivered to 636 North Korean escapees: Korea Hana
China’s flour exports to North Korea remain high in January and February: data
More than 37,000 tons of reported flour exports were among the highest for any two-month period in last three years
Irish NGO granted humanitarian sanctions exemption for North Korea projects
Exemption is third for Concern Worldwide since early 2019
Number of defectors reaching South Korea fell in first quarter of 2020: MOU
135 North Koreans arrived in South Korea between January and March this year, data reveals
Export controls, border closures preventing delivery of aid to North Korea: IFRC
NGO won exemption from UN sanctions in February, is set to send 10,000 coronavirus test kits to the DPRK
500 people remain under quarantine in North Korea, state media says
DPRK continues to claim no cases of COVID-19, though admits some cadres not taking threat as seriously as they should
U.S. official calls on North Korea to release religious prisoners amid pandemic
Religious Freedom Ambassador Brownback expresses concern for religious minorities in the DPRK's “gulag system”
North Korea’s claim of no COVID-19 cases “impossible”: Abrams
North Korea continues to say it has no infections of the coronavirus within its borders
