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Thu, 08/18/2011 - 21:47
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U.S. to offer $900,000 in relief aid for N. Korea
By Lee Chi-dong
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The United States announced a decision Thursday to provide North Korea with $900,000 worth of emergency aid for North Korea recently hit by floods.
"In response to humanitarian needs arising from recent flooding in the Democratic People???s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States will provide emergency humanitarian assistance to DPRK," the State Department said in a press release.
"The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will contribute up to $900,000 in emergency relief supplies to North Korea's Kangwon and North and South Hwanghae provinces through U.S. NGOs," it added. "This emergency relief demonstrates our continuing concern for the well-being of the North Korean people."
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (Yonhap) -- The United States announced a decision Thursday to provide North Korea with $900,000 worth of emergency aid for North Korea recently hit by floods.
"In response to humanitarian needs arising from recent flooding in the Democratic People???s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the United States will provide emergency humanitarian assistance to DPRK," the State Department said in a press release.
"The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will contribute up to $900,000 in emergency relief supplies to North Korea's Kangwon and North and South Hwanghae provinces through U.S. NGOs," it added. "This emergency relief demonstrates our continuing concern for the well-being of the North Korean people."
