Syrian refugees walk as they carry containers at a makeshift tent settlement in Lebanon's Bekaa valley. (Photo: Reuters-Yonhap News)
South Korea has pledged 18 million dollars in humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees this year.
Ham Sang-wook, deputy foreign minister for multilateral and global affairs, unveiled the plan Tuesday at the fifth Brussels Conference co-chaired by the United Nations and the European Union.
"As the humanitarian crisis in Syria and the region, which has entered its 10th year, has further deepened due to last year's spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation is urgent in terms of all sectors, including food, drinking water, health care and education," the ministry in Seoul said in a press release.
It added that the Korean government will continue to expand humanitarian support for refugees, women, minors and other vulnerable people in Syria and other areas suffering from large-scale humanitarian crises.
The assistance includes aid through international organizations and the provision of 3,000 tons of rice to Syrian people facing a food crisis.
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