After a decades-long effort, North and South Korea officially became the 160th and 161st members of the United Nations on September 17, 1991. Thirty years later, the two countries have taken different paths in their engagement with the international community and their approach to solving global issues such as international development, nonproliferation, and climate change.

Please join KEI for a conversation Mr. Kim Won-soo on the historical importance of two countries joining the UN, South Korea’s contribution to multilateral institutions, and the role of the UN in diplomacy with North Korea. Mr. Kim Won-soo is the former Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and the High Representative for Disarmament. As a Korean diplomat, he served as secretary to the ROK president for foreign affairs. He is now the Chair of the International Advisory Board of the Future Consensus Institute (Yeosijae) and a member of the Group of Eminent Persons for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBTO).

The event will be livestreamed on KEI’s YouTube channel. RSVP to receive the link.