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Korea, IFRC deepen humanitarian aid cooperation

Seoul and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) discussed expanding coordination on disaster response, public health and climate resilience.

2026.7.1

Foreign Ministry considers dispatching relief team to quake-devastated Venezuela

The Korean government pledged $5 million in aid last week after powerful earthquakes killed more than 1,700 people.

2026.6.30

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Actor Lee Young-ae donates to Israel-Hamas humanitarian aid

Actor Lee Young-ae donated 50 million won to aid humanitarian efforts for children hurt in the Israel-Hamas War. The funds will be used for medical support and the delivery of goods.

2023.11.21

A pin on Google Maps shows the flood-hit region of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Korea to send humanitarian aid to flood-stricken Congo, Rwanda

Korea will contribute $800,000 in humanitarian assistance to flood-hit regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The Foreign Ministry on Thursday said it will send $500,000 to the DRC and $300,000 to Rwanda in hopes of...

2023.5.19

Unification Minister Kwon Young-se takes questions from lawmakers at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Monday. [NEWS1]

South green-lights humanitarian aid to North Korea, first this year

The South Korean government gave the green light to private humanitarian assistance deliveries to North Korea amounting to 240 million won ($183,000), according to the Unification Ministry on Tuesday, the first aids package approval this year.

2023.4.4

The first round of rescue personnel of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) hold a moment of silence for the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey earlier this month after arriving at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Saturday. [FOREIGN MINISTRY]

First team of rescue personnel return to Korea from Turkey

The first round of 118 Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) personnel returned home Saturday after completing search and rescue operations for the past 10 days following the devastating earthquake in Turkey.

2023.2.19

The Treasury Building in Washington [AP/YONHAP]

U.S. Treasury begins exempting humanitarian aid from sanctions

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

2022.12.21

South Korean Air Force personnel secure boxes containing humanitarian supplies to be airdropped to remote islands in Micronesia from a C-130 transport plane on Sunday as a part of the weeklong U.S.-led Operation Christmas Drop. [AIR FORCE]

71st Operation Christmas Drop begins, Korea joins U.S. and its allies

Korea is taking part in Operation Christmas Drop for the second consecutive year, with an Air Force C-130 flying to remote Pacific islands and dropping toys, clothing, medicine, fishing gear, daily necessities and other gifts by parachute.

2022.12.5

Korean Ambassador to Afghanistan Choi Tae-ho joins a group of 16 ambassadors and representatives for a meeting with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban government led by acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in a hotel in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday. [TALIBAN’S FOREIGN MINISTRY]

Korea joins diplomats for high-level talks with the Taliban

Korea joined a group of diplomats from over a dozen countries for another round of high-level talks with Afghanistan's new Taliban government in the Qatari capital of Doha Wednesday.

2021.12.2

South Korea's top nuclear envoy, Noh Kyu-duk, right, and his U.S. counterpart, Sung Kim, bump their fists ahead of a meeting at The Plaza Hotel in central Seoul Monday morning to discuss efforts to get North Korea to return to the dialogue table, including humanitarian cooperation. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

South, U.S. envoys discuss humanitarian support for North

Sung Kim, the U.S. top nuclear envoy, discussed humanitarian support for North Korea in talks with his South Korean counterpart Monday while upholding Washington's offer to meet with Pyongyang "anytime, anywhere."

2021.8.23