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UNICEF and Republic of Korea sign Framework Agreement on programme support
NEW YORK, USA, 22 September 2009 – The Republic of Korea was the first country in the world to make the transition from being a nation that accepted aid from UNICEF to being one that works with UNICEF to relieve children’s suffering in other places around the world.

Children ‘Unite for Climate’ in Daejeon
DAEJEON, Republic of Korea, 20 August 2009 – More than 800 young people from over 110 countries have gathered in Daejeon to exchange ideas and discuss solutions the global challenge of a changing climate.

Parliamentarians in Republic of Korea support UNICEF and ‘A World Fit for Children’
SEOUL, South Korea, 19 June 2007 – A new group, the Korean Parliamentarian Friends of UNICEF, has been established in Seoul to further advance efforts on behalf of the world’s children and to strengthen the partnership between UNICEF and the Republic of Korea.

Visitors see services provided to families displaced by conflict in northern Uganda
AMURU, Uganda, 14 May 2007 – Two high-level visitors, one a Korean celebrity and the other a Japanese Parliamentarian, recently travelled here to observe firsthand the situation of children and women affected by conflict in northern Uganda and to participate in a ‘Child Health Days’ campaign.