Seoul, Feb 6, 2026 (AFP) - UN to approve sanction exemptions on N. Korea aid projects: sources

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2026-02-06

The UN Security Council sanctions committee on North Korea is to give exemptions for humanitarian aid projects in the impoverished country, diplomatic sources in Seoul told AFP on Friday. The nuclear-armed country is under multiple sets of sanctions over its weapons programmes and has long struggled with its moribund state-managed economy and chronic food shortages. "The 17 humanitarian assistance projects ... are all being implemented by major i......

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