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SOUTH KOREA HUMANITARIAN AID

  • US$10 million worth of humanitarian assistance announced on 28 February 2022,[269] amounting to 40 tons of medical supplies which prioritizes Ukraine’s specific requests including first aid kits, portable oxygen generators, blankets, respirators, etc.[270][271][272]
  • On 28 February, offered temporary work and residency permits to 3,843 Ukrainian expats living in Korea. The permit is of indeterminate length and lasts until the situation in Ukraine “stabilizes”. The offer includes amnesty for Ukrainians whose period of stay has already expired.[273]
  • Announced plans to open a new KOICA office in Ukraine.[274]
  • Market release of some of the petroleum which Korea holds as part of its strategic reserve, as well as re-selling LNG to Europe as part of “international efforts to help Ukraine.”[275][276][274]
  • US$3 million worth of aid donated to the World Food Programme projects in Ukraine and Moldova.[277]
  • 100 tons of medical supplies, vaccines for children and power generators shipped to Ukraine in December 2022. The total humanitarian aid from South Korea to Ukraine reaches US$100 million at the end of 2022.[278]
  • $130 million of humanitarian aid (February 2023) [279]