South Korean government: “This year’s ODA scale is the largest ever”… “We will play the role of a global central country”

The South Korean government has set the scale of ODA (Official Development Assistance) for this year at 6.2629 trillion won (approximately 703.1 billion yen), the largest ever.
On the 29th, the South Korean government announced, ``At the International Development Cooperation Committee meeting presided over by Prime Minister Han Deok-soo,
, the ``2024 International Development Cooperation Comprehensive Implementation Plan'' was deliberated and approved.'' The scale of ODA this year is the largest ever, 31.1% compared to last year (1.4858 trillion won, approximately 1.6 trillion won)
6.8 billion yen). The South Korean government has communicated to the international community, ``This will increase the scale of ODA by 2030 to more than double the scale of 2019 (3.2 trillion won, approximately 359.6 billion yen).''
``This is a level that hastened the promise we made,'' and ``reflects our firm determination to fulfill our role and responsibility as a central global power.''
Prime Minister Han said, ``The Yun Seo-gyul government is actively leading the agenda amidst the global complex crisis.
``We have taken the lead in resolving global concerns,'' and ``In particular, in order to fulfill our role and responsibility as a global central power despite the difficult financial situation, we have decided to set the scale of ODA this year at the largest ever.''
” he said.