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[The Korea Herald] How can South Korea leverage its UN Security Council seat?

On the 30th at Jeju International Convention Center, the participants of the "19th Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity"are posing for a group photo."How can South Korea leverage its UN Security Council seat?"South Korea can play a bigger role amid increased divisions among the P5 at Security Council, says senior Foreign Ministry officialJEJU ISLAND -- As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, South Korea is uniquely positioned to address not only North Korean issues but also pressing global challenges, leveraging its strengths — successful experiences and significant global contributions in areas such as food security and peacekeeping operations, senior UN officials and experts emphasized on Thursday.Furthermore, South Korea's direct concern with the impact of human rights violations on security — especially the ramifications of North Korea's human rights violations on its denuclearization — highlights its potential to prioritize critical agenda items in the UN Security Council, according to the experts based in Seoul.As South Korea is set to take on the rotational presidency of the UN Security Council in June, senior UN officials and experts discussed the agenda topics South Korea should prioritize at the Security Council during a separate session at the nineteenth Jeju Forum. Ji Da-gyumView Original Article

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2024.06.05

Routledge Publication: Shin-wha Lee and Jagannath Panda eds. The United Nations, Indo-Pacific and Korean Peninsula: An Emerging Security Architecture (Routledge, 2023)

URL: https://www.routledge.com/The-United-Nations-Indo-Pacific-and-Korean-Peninsula-An-Emerging-Security/Lee-Panda/p/book/9781032460680The Korea Academic Council on the United Nations System (KACUNS) recently published The United Nations, Indo-Pacific and Korean Peninsula: An Emerging Security Architecture (Routledge, 2023) in August, 2023. The book project reflected the vision of KACUNS to not only promote research on the impact of the UN system on regional and global peace but also educate the international audience on the importance of multilateral diplomacy through the UN. Moreover, the project was the culmination of thoughtful interactions among UN experts from around the world and of different generations. The direction and theme of the book were shaped through numerous meetings beginning with the kick-off meeting held in July 2021. The contents of the book were finalized after receiving feedback from experts who commented on the chapters during the 2021 KACUNS Annual Summer Conference (August 2021) and the United Nations, Indo-Pacific, and Korean Peninsula online workshop (December 2021), both hosted by KACUNS.The United Nations, Indo-Pacific and Korean Peninsula focuses on the United Nations (UN) and its frameworks to examine the power politics in two of the world’s more politically sensitive and geo-strategically crucial regions of the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific.This book provides answers to broader questions that are relevant to the global emerging peace architecture. The book is divided into three parts: global, the Indo-Pacific, and the Korean Peninsula. The first part analyses the competing world views of the US, China, Japan, and Korea and the evolvement of UN debates on global and regional security, with special emphasis on the Indo-Pacific and the Korean Peninsula. The second part concerns major bilateral or multilateral security issues facing Indo-Pacific countries and their UN debates in this regard. In particular, with new developments in the Indo-Pacific, such as the Quad process involving the Australia-India-Japan-United States and an anticipation expansion of the Group of Seven (G-7), chapters analyze how these mechanisms expand their focus within the scope of Indo-Pacific power politics. Part three focuses on the UN-centered debates on the two Koreas and their strategic fallouts at regional and global levels.KACUNS would like to thank all authors who contributed to this edited volume. In particular, KACUNS expresses sincere gratitude to Dr. Shin-wha Lee (Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University / 8th President of KACUNS) and Dr. Jagannath Panda (Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (SCSA-IPA), Institute for Security and Development Policy(ISDP)) for co-editing the book, as well as Dr. Jae Jeok Park (Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University / Korea-China-Japan Cooperation Division Director of KACUNS) for organizing and shepherding the project to its completion.========================================================================[Table of Contents]Introduction: Can the Declining Relevance of the UN be Reinvigorated? Factoring the Indo-Pacific and Korean Peninsula by Shin-wha Lee and Jagannath PandaPart-I: The UN and Competing Worldviews 1. US-China Strategic Competition in UN Multilateral Frameworks: Building Order or Inviting Conflict? by Jae Jeok Park and Shin-wha Lee2. The United Nations in Korea: US Views of Once and Future Roles by Mark Tokola3. Legitimacy, Power and Order-Building in the Indo-Pacific: China, the UN, and Managing the North Korean Nuclear Challenge by Jindong Yuan4. Role of the United Nations in Japanese Foreign Policy and Security Architecture by Kristi Govella5. The United Nations, Korean Foreign Policy and the Korean Peninsula, by Heung Soon ParkPart-II: The UN and the Indo-Pacific Security Architecture 6. China, UNCLOS and the Future of International Maritime Law in the South China Sea by Jeffrey Becker7. Opportunities for Consensus, Collaboration and Recalibration: UN and the Quad by Jagannath Panda8. Does Humanitarian Aid Save Civilian Lives in War?　The Case of UN Aid in Myanmar’s Civil War by Hyun Jin Choi and Taekyoon Kim9. The United Nations and the Curious Case of Sino-Indian Boundary Dispute by Priyanka Pandit Part-III: The UN, its Frameworks and Korean Peninsula 10. Northeast Asian Peace Architecture and the UN by Matthew Abbott11. Change in the Security Environment and Transformation of the United Nations Command by Hanbyeol Sohn and Hanbeom Jeong12. The Past, Present and Future of SDGs Discussion on the Korean Peninsula: SDGs as a Framework for New Cooperation by Kyungyon Moon and Dong-ju Choi13. A Case Study on the Success and Failure of Weapons of Mass Destruction Nonproliferation Regimes: Focus on Chemical Weapons and Biological Weapons Conventions by Ki-Chul Park and Jaewoo Choo14. Improving State Reputation through the UN: The Case of North Korea by DongJoon Park and Kyung-joo Jeon

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2023.10.04

[Korea National Diplomatic Academy] On ROK's role as a non-permanent member of UNSC

Korea Academic Council on United Nations System President Dongju Choi participated in the public meeting on the Republic of Korea's new role as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, discussing the UNSC's role in the international community.

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2023.06.16

[Cambridge University] Ambassador Shin-hwa Lee, a former KACUNS president, on North Korean human rights abuses and security challenge

Former KACUNS President Shin-wha Lee (Ambassador for International Cooperation on North Korean Human Rights, Republic of Korea) will speak about "North Korean human rights abuses and security concerns: A parallel challenge" at Cambridge University Bradfield Room, Darwin College, CB3 9EU on Thursday, 15 June, 2023 - 17:00 to 18:30.Please click on the link below if you wish to see it live.North Korean human rights abuses and security concerns: A parallel challenge, with Ambassador Shin-wha Lee | Centre for Geopolitics (cam.ac.uk)For those of you that are interested, please join the event.

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2023.06.15

2022 ASEAN-Korea Forum

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2022.12.26

[Jeju Forum 2022] Plenary Session 3. Ukraine Crisis and Politics of the Great Powers

[Plenary Session 3]Ukraine Crisis and Politics of the Great Powers: The Role of the United Nations for International Peace and the Future of Multilateralismhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpmmjelo1aE&t=10100s

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2022.09.27

[Discussion] Middle Power Powerhouse: South Korea as Global Pivotal State

On May 30, 2022, Lee Shin-wha, President of the KACUNS, and Oh Joon, Advisor of the KACUNS, attended a discussion on the topic of "Middle Power Powerhouse: South Korea as Global Pivotal State."The panel discussed the current world order and future direction, the impact of Russia-Ukraine War on multilateral security, and how Korea can contribute to resolving the current situation through multilateral diplomatic framework.https://asiasociety.org/korea/events/middle-power-powerhouse-south-korea-global-pivotal-state

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2022.05.30

Meeting of experts related to strengthening the linkage between the public diplomacy and the development cooperation in Korea

On May 10, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting of experts in strengthening the linkage between the public diplomacy and the development cooperation in Korea.Through this meeting, an in-depth discussion was held on ways to strengthen the link between the implementation of Korea's public diplomacy policy and the promotion of development cooperation projects in the future.

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2022.05.30

[Online Seminar] how to reform the UNSCR to respond to Ukraine War

On April 9th 2022, ACUNS, JAUNS, and KACUNS had an online seminar on how to reform the UNSCR to respond to Ukraine War.

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2022.04.09

2022 Diplomacy and Security Conference 「Human Security vs National Security」 (Feb. 11. 2022)

2022 Diplomacy and Security Conference 「Human Security vs National Security」Date: February 11, 2022 (Fri), 14:00-17:30Venue: National Assembly Hall 8th Meeting RoomHosted by: People Power Party Cho Tae-yong's Office / Korea Academic Council on the United Nations SystemBroadcasting: YouTube <Cho Tae-yong TV>, National Assembly Broadcasting (Session 1)Subjects - Theories and Practices of Human Security - The Connection between Human Security and National Security

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2022.02.21

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