Actor Jung Woo-sung (pictured), who has spoken out on the global refugee issue, once again made a statement.
In KBS1’s report on KBS1’The World Is Now’ broadcasted on the 26th, Jung Woo-sung, who has served as an honorary ambassador for 7 years in celebration of the 70th anniversary of UNHCR’s founding, appeared with James Lynch, representative of UNHCR’s Korean Representation as a goodwill ambassador. .
On this day’s broadcast, Jung Woo-sung sometimes watches”The Correspondent Reports The World is Now’. I thought it was a good program to report on big issues happening all over the world, but thank you for inviting me with refugee issues at the end of the year.”
President James Lynch said, “The UN Refugee Agency was founded in 1950 to address the refugee problem. The initial operating period was three years, but 70 years later, it still persists.” “The world still needs UNHCR, and after World War II, the number of refugees is increasing exponentially, rather than decreasing.” Revealed.
Accordingly, Jung Woo-sung said, “The refugee problem is a human-made disaster.” “When I was the first refugee organization, I approached refugees superficially. I was told about help, activities, and sharing for those in need. They visited the camp and recorded the life they faced, where it happened, and the problems are never different from ours.”
“They are people who resemble those of us who passed through the Japanese colonial period, liberation, and June 25th. Therefore, when it comes to looking at and understanding refugees, there is a problem of disasters that humanity has been creating for a long time. I feel that it is about the story.”
Regarding this, James Lynch said, “The world has not yet improved in dealing with humanitarian issues as there are continuing disputes over people and nationality as well as political issues (the number of returnees is decreasing).”
Jung Woo-sung said, “The scale was shocking,” saying that the Bangladeshi government recently forced the group migration of Rohingya from Myanmar into controversy. “The city was formed with nearly 900,000 people. When I saw it visually, the shock was enormous.”
“They don’t have a look of hope that’I’ll return to my homeland when the peace in my homeland returns’. In a country that I believed to be my home country, I said,’You are not a Korean citizen, get out’. They are abandoned people.”
In addition, regarding the time when there was controversy when 500 Yemeni refugees entered Jeju Island in 2018, Jung Woo-sung said, “I think we should listen to the voices of concern about refugees”. “But there were such great concerns, but after receiving permission for humanitarian stay, refugee status Do the refugees living in Korea with their status exist as dangerous beings in this society? It is now being proven that it is not.”
He added, “When many people talk about refugees, they say,’Is it difficult for us to help refugees first?’ This is not a story at all,” he said. “No life can take precedence over someone’s life. There are many problems in our complex world. Among them, the refugee problem is a problem that humanity needs to be solidarity with, so if you can afford it, let’s share it.”
Kang So-young, online news reporter writerksy@segye.com
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