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U.N. humanitarian chief to visit N. Korea next month
WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (Yonhap) -- A top U.N. official in charge of humanitarian aid, Valerie Amos, plans to visit North Korea next month to assess the situation there, her office said Thursday.
"It is true that plans are under way for Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Amos to visit North Korea from Oct. 17 to 21," Stephanie Bunker, spokeswoman for the U.N. office told Yonhap News Agency by phone.
It is to "get a firsthand look" at the humanitarian situation there, she added. North Korea is said to be in the grip of an acute food shortage.
It would be the first trip to the reclusive communist nation by Amos since she took up the current post a year ago, according to Bunker.
During her trip, the spokeswoman said, Amos will meet North Korean officials as well as representatives from U.N. agencies and nongovernmental organizations there.
Amos's office launched a US$218 million appeal for North Korea this year, but so far it has been less than 10 percent funded, according to Bunker.
"It is true that plans are under way for Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Amos to visit North Korea from Oct. 17 to 21," Stephanie Bunker, spokeswoman for the U.N. office told Yonhap News Agency by phone.
It is to "get a firsthand look" at the humanitarian situation there, she added. North Korea is said to be in the grip of an acute food shortage.
It would be the first trip to the reclusive communist nation by Amos since she took up the current post a year ago, according to Bunker.
During her trip, the spokeswoman said, Amos will meet North Korean officials as well as representatives from U.N. agencies and nongovernmental organizations there.
Amos's office launched a US$218 million appeal for North Korea this year, but so far it has been less than 10 percent funded, according to Bunker.
