SEOUL/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a core flexible contribution of USD 7.8 million (USD 7,842,059) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, strengthening Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s ability to provide life-saving assistance worldwide.
DHAKA, Bangladesh ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) in Bangladesh has welcomed a USD 5 million contribution from the Republic of Korea. The contribution comes as humanitarian resources are increasingly stretched and it will help sustain life-saving food assistance, nutrition services and school feeding for more than 462,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh over a 12-month period.
MOGADISHU, Somalia ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a USD 2 million contribution from the Republic of Korea¡¯s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support 47,500 children in Somalia through home-grown school meals and treatment for moderate acute malnutrition.
RAMALLAH, Palestine ¨C The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided USD 5 million to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to deliver cash-based assistance to over 100,000 conflict-affected Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, helping families meet their most essential needs.
KHARTOUM, Sudan - The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a USD 5 million contribution from the Republic of Korea to provide emergency food assistance to 365,000 people and nutritious school meals to 23,000 children as Sudan faces one of the world¡¯s largest hunger crises.
DAMASCUS ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have officially launched the second phase of the ROK¨CÂ鶹ÊÓƵ REACH initiative, providing USD 5 million in life-saving food and nutrition assistance to approximately 38,000 of the most vulnerable people across Syria over the next 12 months.
YANGON, Myanmar ¨C The Republic of Korea today announced an additional USD5 million in funding to the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) to support life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Myanmar. The contribution comes at a critical time, as Â鶹ÊÓƵ analysis warns that up to 5 million people could be pushed into acute food insecurity if the ongoing elevated food and fuel prices persist.
JUBA, South Sudan ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Government of South Sudan have activated the country¡¯s first-ever drought anticipatory action plan, directly shielding over 65,000 people in Budi and Kapoeta North counties from severe, climate-induced food insecurity.
CAIRO, Egypt ¨C The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have marked the completion of a joint programme supporting refugees and Egyptian host communities through integrated programmes to improve nutrition, economic resilience and social cohesion.
THIMPHU, Bhutan: The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed a US$9.5 million agreement to improve access to nutritious school meals for more than 100,000 children in Bhutan, while strengthening local food production and rural livelihoods.
DAMASCUS ¨C?The?United Nations World Food?Programme?(Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has received a contribution of 2,400 metric tons of rice from the Republic of Korea, helping strengthen support to vulnerable families across Syria and reach approximately?1.2 million people?for?one month.?The?rice?has arrived at Â鶹ÊÓƵ warehouses, and distribution is already under way to ensure?assistance?reaches families most in need.?
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BEIRUT, Lebanon ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes the continued support of the Government of the Republic of Korea to vulnerable communities in Lebanon through school meals and in-kind food assistance.
ADDIS ABABA ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has welcomed a contribution of USD5.5 million from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to help prevent malnutrition among pregnant and breastfeeding women and young children in Ethiopia by improving access to nutritious foods, strengthening local food systems, and building community resilience.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a timely contribution of USD 500,000 from the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to deliver, urgent lifesaving cash assistance to families devastated by Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka.
SEOUL / ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has announced acclaimed South Korean actress Moon So-ri as its newest Â鶹ÊÓƵ Goodwill Ambassador.
SEOUL/ROME ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a USD 17 million core contribution from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, strengthening Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s ability to provide lifesaving assistance worldwide.
BEIRUT, LEBANON ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) welcomes a generous, first-ever in-kind contribution of rice from the Government of the Republic of Korea to support vulnerable families and schoolchildren across Lebanon.
GULU, Uganda ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) has today welcomed a contribution of over 2,500 metric tons of rice, valued at USD 2.9 million, from the Republic of Korea during a handover ceremony at Â鶹ÊÓƵ¡¯s logistics hub in Gulu, Northern Uganda. This contribution will support the food needs of 600,000 refugees in thirteen settlements and 200,000 school children in the food insecure Karamoja region for one year.
CHATTOGRAM, Bangladesh ¨C The Government of Bangladesh, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today held a handover ceremony for a rice donation by the Republic of Korea in support of the Rohingya response.
DUSHANBE ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan have signed a Technical Assistance Agreement to jointly implement key activities under the project titled: ¡°Engaging Youth Smallholder Farmers through Agri-Tech for Improved Food Security and Value Chains,¡± supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).
BISHKEK ¨C The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in partnership with the Kyrgyzstan Republic Ministry of Education and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), has launched a three-year project worth US$10 million to boost the health and nutrition of school-aged children.
Kigali, Rwanda¨C The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) today signed a grant arrangement worth USD 1.2 million to support sustainable agriculture and youth employment in Rwanda¡¯s Gatsibo District. A signing ceremony took place in Kigali, with Jinhwa Kim, KOICA Country Director, and Kaori Ura, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Rwanda Deputy Country Director.
YANGON ¨C The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) have launched the Responding with Emergency Assistance for Conflict-affected Household (REACH) ¨C a humanitarian initiative delivering emergency aid to conflict-hit families in Myanmar, where hunger is deepening amid ongoing violence, mass displacement, and the devastating March 2025 earthquake.
Port Sudan/Nairobi ¨C?The United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) announced today a generous contribution of US$7 million from the Republic of Korea. This vital funding will help to provide critical food and nutrition assistance to vulnerable communities in Sudan, where famine has been confirmed in parts of the country and hundreds of thousands face catastrophic levels of hunger.
Ramallah ¨C The Government of the Republic of Korea today announced USD 30 million in humanitarian assistance to support lifesaving interventions in Gaza through the United Nations Children¡¯s Fund (UNICEF), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Â鶹ÊÓƵ), in coordination with the Palestinian government.
