[영어신문 필사-Korea Joongang Daily]U.S. Treasury begins exempting humanitarian aid from sanctions

The U.S. Treasury Department announced Tuesday that it began authorizing examptions for humanitarian aid from international sanctions, signaling the possible easing of restrictions on relief to North Korea. 

Sccording to the Treasury's press release, the Office of Foriegn Assets Control(OFAC) began issuing or amending general licenses to ease the delivery of humanitarian aid, authorizing the provision of humanitarian support acroos several international sanctions programs.

dThe department characterized OFAC's actions as "historic steps" that "further enable the flow of legitimate humanitarian assistance supporting the basic human needs of vulnerable populations while continuing to deny resources to malicious actors" in accordance with United Nations Security Council Resolution(UNSCR) 2664.