New York, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The Open Society Foundations announced today the creation of a $10 million Afghanistan emergency fund to support Afghans in grave danger—including champions of human rights, women’s rights, and journalists—by expanding immediate protection opportunities. The Afghanistan Emergency Humanitarian Fund will help support sponsorship for humanitarian parole programs in the United [...]
SEOUL, May 11 (Korea Bizwire) — An online application for the government’s emergency coronavirus relief funds to all households began Monday morning. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said nine local credit card companies started receiving online applications through their websites or mobile phone applications. The application is available, first, for those who wish [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced yesterday that it will be providing support for low income families that have been affected by the recent heat wave, via an emergency fund. Those eligible for the relief measures are individuals belonging to single-person households living on rooftops, in tiny one-room housing, and [...]