Gwangju Dong-gu Extends Usage Period of Honorary Road Name 'UNESCO Democracy and Human Rights Road'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Im Taek) announced that the usage period of the "UNESCO Democracy and Human Rights Road," designated as an honorary road within the district, will be extended for 5 years until June 5, 2026.

An honorary road is a road name additionally assigned to all or part of a road section with an official road name for purposes such as attracting businesses and international exchanges, and it is not used for road name addressing purposes.

The "UNESCO Democracy and Human Rights Road," designated as an honorary road by Gwangju City on September 5, 2011, is a 518-meter section from Geumnam-ro Park to the National Asian Culture Complex. This section includes the May 18 Democratic Movement Archives, Jeonil Building, Gwangju YMCA, the former Jeonnam Provincial Office, and the May 18 Democracy Square.

In particular, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the inscription of the May 18 archival materials as a UNESCO Memory of the World and to promote friendship and strengthen exchanges with UNESCO, the usage period was finally extended after collecting residents' opinions, related institutions' feedback, public announcements, and review by the Dong-gu Road Name Address Committee.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "We decided to extend the honorary road to not forget the historical significance and value of the May 18 Gwangju Democratic Movement, which marks its 41st anniversary this year," and added, "We hope many citizens will take interest in the Geumnam-ro UNESCO Democracy and Human Rights Road this May."

Meanwhile, Dong-gu's first honorary road is "4·19-ro," designated on July 25, 2009, covering the section from Seobang Intersection to Jungang Elementary School Intersection.

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