'Gwangju City and Public Institutions Step Up to Support Returning Koreans from Ukraine'

Delivery of Gwangju Settlement Support Goods Worth 21 Million Won

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Metropolitan City and public institutions in the Gwangju area have launched emergency support for the settlement of Koryoin compatriots who returned to Korea due to the Ukraine war.

On the 13th, Gwangju City announced that it held the 'Ceremony for the Delivery of Goods to Support the Settlement of Koryoin Compatriots Returning to Korea as Refugees from the Ukraine War.'

At the event, Deputy Mayor Moon Young-hoon and representatives from Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, Chonnam National University Hospital, Korea Rural Community Corporation, Gwangju Urban Corporation, Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, Korea Power Exchange, and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency Gwangju-Jeonnam Support Group attended to deliver goods to the co-representative of the Koryoin Village Association and cheered on the new beginning of the Koryoin compatriots who left their hometowns and settled in Gwangju.

The city, in cooperation with public institutions, prepared support items worth about 21 million KRW in total, including rice, towels, bedding, kitchenware, and settlement kits worth about 13 million KRW for the Koryoin compatriots.

Chonnam National University Hospital identified the urgent need for daily necessities support while providing medical assistance to refugees from the Ukraine war through the Gwangju Regional Problem-Solving Platform. They made an urgent request to public institutions participating in the platform, and Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju Urban Corporation, Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation, Korea Rural Community Corporation, Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation, Korea Power Exchange, and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency Gwangju-Jeonnam Support Group collected cash and in-kind donations.

Meanwhile, the Gwangju Regional Problem-Solving Platform was established and operated in 2019 by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Gwangju City as a public-private-civil collaboration platform. It involves Gwangju City, five autonomous districts, the city council, about 50 public institutions in the innovation city, public institutions under Gwangju City, and civic organizations.

In Koryoin Village located in Wolgok-dong, Gwangsan-gu, 467 Koryoin compatriots have entered the country to escape the Ukraine war. Currently, about 270 people are waiting to enter from Romania, Poland, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, and other countries, and citizens are collecting donations to send air tickets for their arrival.

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