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North Korea to recieve humanitarian aid despite tough sanctions

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United Nations, Aug 7: In order to help almost 10 million undernourished people in North Korea, the UN Security Council on Tuesday (Aug 7) approved US-drafted measures to supply humanitarian aid to the isolated country. According to the UN officials, North Korea saw a drastic drop in food production last year.

File photo of a UNSC meeting

The United States last month proposed new guidelines to allow aid groups and UN agencies to quickly obtain exemptions from the council committee that oversees implementation of sanctions. After weeks of negotiations, the proposal was approved today. UN resolutions specify that sanctions should not affect humanitarian aid, but relief organisations argue that strict trade and banking measures are creating bureaucratic obstacles and slowing down the flow of vital supplies.

Dutch Deputy UN Ambassador Lise Gregoire-van Haaren, whose country chairs the sanctions committee, said the guidelines will hopefully "provide clarity on delivering humanitarian aid to the North Korean people without violating sanctions." "Our ultimate goal is the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and the sanctions are very important to that end," she said.

A notice will be sent to the UN's 193 member-states by the committee "to provide a clear explanation" of the procedure for exemptions which will "improve the delivery of humanitarian assistance" to North Korea, a committee document said.

PTI

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