Press Briefing 

Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Affairs Soosuk Lim

November 8, 2022  14:30  KST

Good afternoon. Let me start today’s briefing. 

Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin will meet with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on November 10.

Foreign Minister Park will note with appreciation that amid the deepening global refugee crisis due to the current situations in Afghanistan and Ukraine, among others, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has been playing an active role in responding to the crisis. 

The two sides will exchange views on the support of the government and the contribution of the private sector of Korea to UNHCR as well as ways for Korea and UNHCR to work together on the international stage in addressing the global refugee crisis.

In conjunction with the meeting, the two sides will hold a signing ceremony for the Partnership Framework Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Korea and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which is expected to help further institutionalize cooperation between the two sides.

(A question-and-answer session followed.)