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The Ministry of Unification (Korean: 통일부; Hanja: 統一部) is an executive department of the South Korean government aimed at promoting Korean reunification.It was first established in 1969 [1] as the National Unification Board, under the rule of Park Chung Hee.
Lee has since reiterated concerns regarding the imminence of unification, which, combined with North Korean behavior, led to the tax proposal gaining wider acceptance. Practical measures to prepare for unification are becoming an increasingly frequent aspect of political debate, as concern regarding imminent and abrupt unification increases. [48]
ONE OF A KIND The South's full-fledged Unification Ministry is the only one of its kind in the world, with its northern counterpart being the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Country.
"The Unification Ministry has been acting like the ministry of North Korea. SEOUL (Reuters) -Having appointed a new unification minister days earlier, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on ...
The Ministry of Unification is thus the main organization that manages North Korean defectors in South Korean territory by establishing admission processes and resettlement policies. It also has regional sub-organs called Hana Centers that help defectors in their day-to-day life for a more smooth transition into South Korean society. [16]
The unification ministry's role ranges from cross-border dialogue and exchanges to studying human rights abuses in North Korea and helping defectors resettle in the South.
Kim Yung-ho (Korean: 김영호, born 1 August 1959) is a South Korean political and diplomatic scholar and Minister of Unification. He was born in the southeastern city of Jinju, South Gyeongsang. He majored in diplomacy at Seoul National University and received a doctorate from the University of Virginia in the United States.
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - Is unification of North and South Korea the solution or the problem? The recent detente between North and South Korea has given new life to talk of unification for ...