<기사제목>Unification Ministry Vice Minister: "Increasing Domestic and International Uncertainties... Consistent Pursuit of North Korea Human Rights Policy"

Kim Soo-kyung, Vice Minister of Unification, stated on the 22nd, "Although uncertainties in domestic and international policy environments are increasing, human rights are a matter of universal human values," adding, "From the perspective that the future of unification should aim to improve the human rights of North Korean residents, North Korean human rights policies must be consistently pursued while adhering to fundamental principles."

Kim Soo-kyung, Vice Minister of Unification (far left), is presiding over the "1st North Korean Human Rights Policy Council" at the Government Seoul Office Building on the 22nd. Ministry of Unification

On the same day, Vice Minister Kim chaired the first North Korean Human Rights Policy Council of the year at the Government Seoul Office and said, "We must continuously strive to diversify cooperation with the international community and civil society to expand the North Korean human rights ecosystem and revitalize the discourse on North Korean human rights." The meeting was attended by directors and deputy directors from related ministries including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Office for Government Policy Coordination, and the National Human Rights Commission.

The North Korean Human Rights Policy Council is a body established under provisions related to the 'Enforcement Decree of the North Korean Human Rights Act' to discuss and coordinate North Korean human rights policies among government ministries. This meeting was organized to share each ministry's policy direction for the first half of the year and to discuss cooperation measures.

Attendees reviewed the policy direction for the first half of the year and agreed that multiple ministries will collaborate when hosting future events such as the 'International Conference on North Korean Human Rights,' the Ministry of Unification reported.

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