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The Korean skater Yu-Na Kim has always been at the forefront of humanitarian initiatives, it has not pulled back facing the possibility of offering concrete help to the Philippines, lashed by the typhoon that ripped Hayian thousands of lives and damage generated by estimate incalculable.
Thursday 14 November 2013 2 minutes reading time
The heads of the Korean'' UNICEF have, in fact, announced that the world champion in charge has decided to donate U.S. $ 100,000 to benefit children of the unfortunate Asian country. '' The huge sum will be used to ensure supplies of drinking water and also will be used to provide a basic education''.
Overall, South Korea has already pledged to the Philippines five million dollars in aid of various kinds, as well as a contingent of forty people, including doctors and nurses.
Kim, appointed international ambassador of UNICEF'' in July 2010 had already intervened to help the earthquake victims in Haiti with a donation of $ 100,000, not to mention that in 2011 he had decided to donate what won the World Championships in Moscow on behalf of children affected by the earthquake in Japan. Moreover, according to quato'' reported by UNICEF, the defending Olympic title makes annual donations to assist Korean children in need.
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