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Back[Compatriots' Window] Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, donations to Nepal for flood damage recovery
[Compatriots' Window] Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, donations to Nepal for flood damage recovery
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[Compatriots' Window] Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, donations to Nepal for flood damage recovery

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  • The Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Advisory Council for Democratic and Peaceful Unification directly delivered 32 million won raised by advisory members to the Nepalese government to help recover from flood damage in the Rasuwa region of Nepal last August.
  • This is the level of humanitarian public diplomacy practice.

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Why It Matters

The Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the Advisory Council for Democratic and Peaceful Unification is comprised of advisory members from 7 councils and 24 branches in the Asia-Pacific region. On August 26, a large-scale flood occurred in the Rasuwa region of Nepal, causing displacement.

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The Asia-Pacific Regional Council of the Advisory Council for Democratic and Peaceful Unification (hereinafter referred to as the Asia-Pacific Regional Council, Vice-Chairman Choi Bun-do) donated emergency relief funds to help Nepalese residents, who suffered severe damage from the large-scale floods that occurred last August, quickly recover their homes.

The Asia-Pacific Regional Council announced on the 11th that it directly delivered a total of 32 million won in relief donations voluntarily raised by advisory members from 7 councils and 24 branches in the Asia-Pacific region to the Nepal government.

The donation ceremony held on the 5th was held at the Nepal Ministry of Finance located in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. At the donation ceremony, Cho Hee-seong, deputy secretary of the Asia-Pacific Regional Council of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and advisory members of the Nepal branch of the South-West Asia Council attended the donation ceremony and donated the money to Ganadiam Upadhyaya, Deputy Secretary-General of Nepal's Finance Ministry.

Fundraising activities were carried out for about a month to support and comfort victims of the large-scale flood that struck the Rasuwa region of Nepal on August 26. Advisory committee members residing throughout Asia and the Pacific participated and gathered their support.

At the delivery ceremony, Nepal's Ministry of Finance expressed deep gratitude for the prompt and sincere support of the Korean National Democratic Alliance Advisory Committee members and promised that the donated funds would be usefully used for emergency relief for disaster victims and regional recovery.

Vice Chairman Choi Bun-do said, "We offer our deepest condolences to the Nepalese residents and their bereaved families who lost their homes due to a sudden natural disaster." He added, "The Asia-Pacific Regional Conference will continue to share the values ​​of peace and coexistence with the Korean community living in the Asia-Pacific region and continue to carry out humanitarian public diplomacy activities."

Open Questions

  • What specific relief activities will the donations be used for through the Nepalese Ministry of Finance?
  • Are there any additional relief plans?

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This article was originally published by 연합뉴스.

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