The United Nations appoints a new ``Coordinator for North Korea''... ``first time in three years'' since the pandemic

The United Nations has appointed a new "Coordinator for North Korea." This will be the first time North Korea will allow international organization personnel to enter the country since the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the United Nations Headquarters on the 4th (local time), Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on the 1st of this month that Joe Colombano, the former UN Resident Coordinator for China, will be appointed as the new UN Resident Coordinator for North Korea.
appointed a chief. A spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General said, ``Coordinator Colombano will support North Korea's efforts on the 2030 SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), and support food, security, and social development.
"He will lead UN teams in areas such as development services, resilience and sustainability, and data development management." Continuing, ``Regarding the appointment of the new North Korea Coordinator, the North Korean government
It has been approved by the prefecture." The new Coordinator Colombano will be working remotely from the United Nations office in Bangkok, Thailand, for the time being until he enters North Korea.
This will be the first time in about three years since 2021 that staff from a United Nations international organization will enter North Korea.
North Korea closed its borders in January 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and closed all international organization staff by the end of 2021.
I have left North Korea.