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Items in total 2 Current page 1/1 Type Title Q Why is Korea’s ODA disbursements relatively smaller than those of other donor countries? A Korea’s ODA in terms of its portion of GNI only amounted to 0.05% in 2006. This is the lowest volume when compared to that of OECD-DAC member countries. The Korean government has announced its goal to gradually increase its total ODA to 0.1% of GNI in 2009, and by 2015 reach 0.25% of GNI. Meanwhile, it is also important to understand that while South Korea provides vast amounts of assistance to North Korea, this amount is not included in its ODA statistics. If assistance to North Korea were to be added, South Korea’s ODA/GNI ratio in 2006 would go up to 0.11%. However, this is not done so because South Korea’s constitution states that state territory includes the entire peninsula, thus identifying aid to North Korea as an internal matter. Q What is the “ODA Korea” homepage for? A “ODA Korea” introduces Korea’s official development assistance efforts to eradicate poverty in the developing world and pronounces the Korean government’s development policy and its goals. This homepage aims to encompass information on Korea’s implementation of both grants and concessional loans, thus provide a one-way route to knowing all about Korea’s ODA. Furthermore, this site hopes to increase communication among those with relation to overseas assistance as well as increase public awareness of and participation in international issues regarding poverty eradication and development cooperation. 1

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Q	Why is Korea’s ODA disbursements relatively smaller than those of other donor countries?
A	Korea’s ODA in terms of its portion of GNI only amounted to 0.05% in 2006. This is the lowest volume when compared to that of OECD-DAC member countries. The Korean government has announced its goal to gradually increase its total ODA to 0.1% of GNI in 2009, and by 2015 reach 0.25% of GNI. Meanwhile, it is also important to understand that while South Korea provides vast amounts of assistance to North Korea, this amount is not included in its ODA statistics. If assistance to North Korea were to be added, South Korea’s ODA/GNI ratio in 2006 would go up to 0.11%. However, this is not done so because South Korea’s constitution states that state territory includes the entire peninsula, thus identifying aid to North Korea as an internal matter.
Q	What is the “ODA Korea” homepage for?
A	“ODA Korea” introduces Korea’s official development assistance efforts to eradicate poverty in the developing world and pronounces the Korean government’s development policy and its goals. This homepage aims to encompass information on Korea’s implementation of both grants and concessional loans, thus provide a one-way route to knowing all about Korea’s ODA. Furthermore, this site hopes to increase communication among those with relation to overseas assistance as well as increase public awareness of and participation in international issues regarding poverty eradication and development cooperation.

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