Gwangju Dong-gu Council Signs MOU for Hosting UN 5th Secretariat in Korea

The Dong-gu Council of Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 22nd that it has signed a business agreement with the UN 5th Secretariat Hosting National Coalition (National Coalition) to host the UN 5th Secretariat domestically.

The United Nations headquarters are located in New York, USA; Geneva, Switzerland; Vienna, Austria; and Nairobi, Kenya, but there is none in East Asia, raising the need for hosting one.

Accordingly, the National Coalition is expanding agreements with local governments, metropolitan and basic councils, as well as various public and private organizations to promote mutual cooperation and public awareness for hosting the UN 5th Secretariat domestically.

The National Coalition expects that hosting the UN 5th Secretariat domestically will help establish a foundation for world peace, including easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and bring enormous economic benefits such as creating about 20,000 jobs.

Seo Ssang-won, representative of the National Coalition, said, "I am very honored to hold the agreement ceremony with the Dong-gu Council of Gwangju in the city of peace and human rights, Gwangju," adding, "I hope this agreement with the Dong-gu Council will become a seed that can spark a wave of support for hosting the UN 5th Secretariat among all citizens of Gwangju."

Kim Jae-sik, chairman of the Dong-gu Council, said, "We actively support and welcome the hosting of the UN 5th Secretariat in the Republic of Korea," and added, "In the future, our Dong-gu Council will not only cooperate mutually for hosting the UN 5th Secretariat in Korea but also ask for the interest and support of Gwangju citizens for this cause."

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