UN Considers $5 Million Emergency Aid for 4 Million North Korean Residents

North Korean Red Cross volunteers planted trees on March 30 in Sambong-ri, Pyongwon County, South Pyongan Province, during the spring national land management mobilization period, according to the Korean Central News Agency on March 31.

The United Nations is reportedly considering providing $5 million in humanitarian aid for approximately 4 million North Korean residents, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA) on the 31st of last month (local time).

According to the 'Allocation Details of Emergency Fund Support for North Korea from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund' obtained by RFA, $5 million will be allocated as support funds to cover the "funding shortfall due to reduced international support" from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund for 3,539,304 North Korean residents.

The UN Central Emergency Response Fund is divided into two categories: "Rapid Response Funding" for droughts, floods, and food shortages, and "Support Funds for Funding Shortfalls Due to Reduced International Support."

The UN Central Emergency Response Fund stated, "A detailed explanation of the project for the $5 million support to North Korea will be provided soon."

RFA reported that this support is presumed to be emergency aid related to North Korea's food crisis and the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Meanwhile, except for 2006 when North Korea began receiving support from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund, North Korea has received a total of approximately $147 million in emergency funds over 13 years from 2007 to last year.

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