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Provides emergency support information for married immigrants or foreigners in Korea who have experienced domestic or sexual violence.

Danuri Call Center 1577-5432 (as of April 2014)
Target	Contents	Inquiry	Related Departments
Multicultural families residing in Korea	Information on living in Korea, crisis counseling and emergency aid, everyday interpretation and 3-way phone call, and international marriage victim counseling are provided in 13 languages* for multicultural families residing in Korea. * Korean, Vietnamese, Chinese, English, Tagalog (Philippines), Mongolian, Russian, Thai, Khmer (Cambodia), Japanese, Uzbek, Lao, Nepali Consolidation with immigrant women emergency support center (1577-1366). Call using the existing hotline (1577-1366) Emergency counseling and protection service is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to cater to victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, or prostitution. After counseling, necessary support is provided through interface with the relevant institutions (national multicultural family support center, domestic violence counseling center, sexual violence counseling center, domestic violence victim protection facility, police, attorney, hospital, women's organization, welfare organization, One-Stop support center within hospitals nationwide, etc.)	Seoul main center (delegate hotline): 1577-5432 Regional centers Suwon: 031-257-1841 Daejeon: 042-488-2979 Gwangju: 062-366-1366 Busan: 051-508-1366 Gyeongsangbuk-do Gumi: 054-457-1366 Jeollabuk-do Jeonju: 063-237-1366	Ministry of Gender Equality and Family

Joint Enforcement of Consultation with the Goverment
Target	Contents	How to Register	Inquiry	Related Departments
Foreigners living in Korea	Consultation regarding difficulties, free legal support, free health checkup.	No individual application required (self-participation)	1345 without phone exchange number	Ministry of Justice

Emergency Telephone Numbers
Organization	Telephone Number	Description
Fire, First Aid, Rescue Report	119	Addresses various disasters and accidents (24 hours/day)
Police	112	Addresses sexual/domestic violence, school violence and other various crimes (24 hours/day)
School Violence/Violence Against Women	117	Provides round-the-clock one-stop service or linkage with NGOs for emergency rescue, investigation or legal services upon receipt of a report of school/domestic violence, sexual violence or human trafficking.
Emergency Center and Hospital Information	1339	Collects information from emergency medical systems in 12 sectors across Korea to dispatch ambulances and provides additional services (24 hours/day)
Korea Sexual Violence Relief Center	02-338-5801~2	Provides counseling for sexual violence victims (Weekdays: 10:00 - 17:00)
National Child Protection Agency	1577-1391	Receives reports on child abuse and provides counseling (24 hours/day)