'Clear evidence of humanitarian need' in North Korea: UN aid chief
- 6 years ago
The UN's top official on humanitarian issues says North Korea will receive a 110-million U.S. dollar assistance package through donations by UN member nations.
Mark Lowcock, the UN's Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator says he had seen "clear evidence" of need in North Korea,... during a rare trip to the regime.
In a video posted on Twitter, the UN aid chief said more than half of the children in rural areas have no clean water,... and that some '20-percent of the children in the country have malnutrition.'
Lowcock's trip to the North is the first by an emergency relief coordinator since 2011.
Mark Lowcock, the UN's Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator says he had seen "clear evidence" of need in North Korea,... during a rare trip to the regime.
In a video posted on Twitter, the UN aid chief said more than half of the children in rural areas have no clean water,... and that some '20-percent of the children in the country have malnutrition.'
Lowcock's trip to the North is the first by an emergency relief coordinator since 2011.