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ROK Government Decides to Extend 100,000 USD in Humanitarian Assistance to Wildfire Emergency in Bolivia

Date
2019-09-03
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1. The government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) will extend 100,000 USD in humanitarian assistance to the Plurinational State of Bolivia, which is being severely affected by wildfire.

 

° About 1,800 families are affected and 738,000 hectares of forests and grasslands are destroyed by wildfire.

 

2. The 100,000-USD assistance from the ROK government will be used by the United Nations Development Programme Office in Bolivia for urgent initial responses, including fire extinguishment.

 

3. As a responsible member of the international community, the ROK government will continue to extend assistance to join efforts to help countries and nationals affected by natural disasters.