1. The government of the Republic of Korea has decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance worth 1 million U.S. dollars to Lebanon which suffered severe damage due to a massive explosion in Beirut on August 4 (local time).

 
o On August 5, President Moon Jae-in extended the deepest sympathy and condolences to the victims of the explosion and their families in his message of condolence to Lebanese President Michel Aoun.

2. The ROK government has provided humanitarian assistance worth a total of 13.3 million U.S. dollars to Lebanon, which has been hosting a large number of Syrian refugees since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis in 2011. This year, the ROK government plans to provide assistance worth a total of 3 million U.S. dollars to support Syrian refugees in Lebanon as well as to assist in the country’s efforts to tackle COVID-19.

3. The ROK government hopes that this humanitarian assistance would help the affected people in Lebanon swiftly recover from the damage.