Several foreign aid organisations have said that financial sanctions imposed by the United States are severely restricting their work in the country.
Save the Children, Concern Worldwide, Handicap International, Welthungerhilfe, PMU-AMI and Triangle Generation Humanitaire say they cannot receive money in North Korea’s Foreign Trade Bank, which is the target of sanctions by the US treasury.
The US says the bank supports the nuclear missile program of North Korea. The EU has resisted imposing formal sanctions, citing concern about the operation of aid agencies in the country.
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