Are there rising fears that the proposed sanctions for the nuclear tests will adversely affect ordinary North Koreans?
At this point we do not yet know the extent to any sanctions that may be applied to North Korea. But considering the fragile situation that the country is in at the moment, it’s important that whatever sanctions are imposed, that they should be designed and implemented in such a way that we avoid a negative impact on the most vulnerable people, especially children. I think this is very important given the current fragile humanitarian situation of North Korea. It’s important that in the future the international community continues to support the aid programs of the United Nations agencies and other international organizations in North Korea. Because these programs really target the most needy. They are based on providing assistance in the very important health and other basic social services sectors and they have aimed at increasing food availability. So I sincerely hope that the sanctions will not intervene with these kinds of programs. Depending on what comes of the sanctions, are you
