The South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Wednesday that it sent 20 more tons of humanitarian aid to Ukraine on Tuesday as part of the Russian invasion of the country.
“The Korean Government, in order to provide aid to the Ukrainian people and refugees facing a serious crisis due to the continued invasion of Russia, sent some 20 tons of additional humanitarian aid items to Ukraine on 19 April,” the Ministry's statement said.
This aid is part of the additional $30 million humanitarian assistance announced by the South Korean Government and the $10 million humanitarian assistance previously implemented in March.
According to the Ministry, the Korean authorities are working closely with the Ukrainian Embassy in Korea on the details of humanitarian assistance.
“The Korean Government hopes that the assistance will help alleviate the suffering of the Ukrainian people and refugees, and the government will consider positively the possibility of providing more assistance if necessary,” the statement said.
THE ORDER FROM IRELAND
Ireland's Foreign Minister Simon Coveney urged Russia to immediately accept a humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine and called on the UN Security Council to find a way to stop the war.
The Irish Defense Minister urged the UN Security Council to do everything possible to ensure urgent peace in Ukraine, amid Russia's offensive in the Donbas region.
In this regard, Coveney accused Russian forces of showing “absolute disregard” for humanitarian law and the protection of civilians.
“I hear the narrative, from too many quarters, that peace is only possible after the battle for the Donbas. I cannot accept that logic, a logic that directly leads to more deaths, more suffering and more displacement,” he stressed.
In his view, the Council should challenge that thought, every day. “We must demand more,” he stressed. Coveney also mentioned in New York the horrors he witnessed during his recent visit to the city of Bucha and has defined the scenes he witnessed as “profoundly shocking”.
“Hundreds of family homes, shops and other civilian infrastructure: blackened, burned, looted, damaged and, in some cases, completely destroyed,” he added.
Coveney said Ireland will not remain silent in the face of the “senseless and devastating” war in Ukraine or the impact it is having on some of the world's poorest countries. Thus, he emphasized that the UN Security Council cannot afford to remain silent either.
(With information from Europa Press)
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