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.
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.
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