May 28, 2023
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South Koreans sent $22.74 million in aid to North Korea last year, data shows

Private sector organizations sent $13.95 million in assistance, highest since 2010: MOU

South Koreans sent a total of 27.7 billion KRW ($22.74 million) in public and private sector humanitarian assistance to North Korea last year, data released by Seoul's Ministry of Unification (MOU) revealed on Monday.

The amount of aid sent to the North in 2019 was the highest since 2015, the data showed, when South Koreans sent a total of 25.4 billion KRW ($20.85 million) of aid to the North.