; Whereas in 2009, South Korea formally created the World Friends Korea program, which sends volunteers across the globe to assist developing countries, connect different cultures, and increase international cooperation and understanding; Whereas in 2010, Korea joined the OECD Development Assistance Committee to further its support for the international community and developing nations; Whereas in 2011, South Korea co-chaired the Group of Twenty (G20) Development Working Group and facilitated implementation of the G20 Development Agenda; Whereas in 2015, South Korea joined the International Aid Transparency Initiative to increase the effectiveness of its development assistance programs; Whereas in 2017, South Korea established the Global Disease Eradication Fund to assist in the prevention and eradication of diseases in developing countries; Whereas in 2012, Incheon City was selected to host the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a global fund to help developing countries reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, and in 2013 its permanent headquarters was established in Songdo; Whereas South Korea has pledged $100 million to the GCF; Whereas in 2016, South Korea became a signatory to the Paris Agreement to fortify the international community’s efforts to combat climate change; Whereas South Korea’s Nationally Determined Contribution per the Paris Agreement is to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 37 percent from the business-as-usual level by 2030; Whereas in 1988, South Korea hosted the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Seoul; Whereas in 2010, South Korea hosted the G20 Seoul Summit, leading to the adoption of the Seoul Action Plan to create stable economies and foster global economic growth; Whereas in 2011, South Korea hosted the OECD’s Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness (HLF–4), where participants discussed improving the effectiveness of foreign assistance and signed the Busan Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation