France to give $340,000 aid to N. Korea
France will give $340,000 in humanitarian aid to help impoverished North Koreans this year. /Yonhap
By Lee Jin-a
France this year will give $340,000 to help North Koreans suffering from malnutrition, U.S.-based media said Thursday.
According to Voice of America (VOA), the French government will provide $170,000 each to Premiere Urgence Internationale (PUI) and Triangle Generation Humanitaire (TGH), both non-government organizations.
PUI is a non-profit international organization that produces goats’ milk, yogurt and bread at four collective farms in South Hwanghae Province, North Korea. PUI distributes food to the people and teaches them agricultural technology.
TGH, a French-based organization, will implement a project to improve the nutritional status of North Korean children aged under five.
In March, the U.N. Security Council adopted Resolution 2270 to impose tougher international sanctions on North Korea.
But the U.N. has allowed organizations to give humanitarian aid to help impoverished North Koreans.