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Actor Jung Woo-sung steps down from being UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador

Actor Jung Woo-sung stepped down from being a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on July 3 after nine years of service.

2024-07-22

Making a difference at Global Refugee Forum

We hope that everyone will contribute to making a different at the GRF this year.

2023-12-13

North Korea denounces UN's condemnation of human rights violations

North Korea on Thursday denounced a recent United Nations Human Rights Council (Unhrc) resolution that criticized the North's human rights violations as a political fraud. The North "categorically" rejected the UN resolution as an...

2023-04-06

9 North Koreans in Russia defect to South Korea

Nine workers dispatched by North Korea to Russia defected to South Korea sometime between November and December last year, according to multiple sources on Tuesday.

2023-01-25

[THINK ENGLISH] 배우 정우성이 난민에 대한 지속적인 지원을 촉구하다

Actor Jung Woo-sung, a goodwill ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr), urged the public to “continue to show support for refugees” at a local press event held at the organization’s building in Jung District...

2022-10-28

International organizations based in Korea to host job fair

International organizations based in Korea, including offices of the UN Refugee Agency and the World Food Programme, are hosting a job fair in Seoul, Incheon and North Jeolla this week...

2022-10-09

Actor Jung Woo-sung donates $85,000 to help needy in Afghanistan

Actor Jung Woo-sung, a goodwill ambassador of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr), donated 100 million won ($85,600) to the organization in hopes of providing humanitarian aid for people in Afghanistan.“I hope this donation...

2021-09-09