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“As some feared, the Jeju refugees were not dangerous to our society,” Jung said at UNHCR’s year-end press conference held at The Plaza Seoul. “They are faithful to their lives for two years (no major accidents). “I have proven to myself that I have established myself as a member.”
Jeong, who initially decided to attend the site, was recently classified as a close contact with the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), went into quarantine, and divested himself of Face Zoom, an online video conferencing platform.
Beginning with UNHCR’s honorary ambassador in 2014, Chung, who has been working as a goodwill ambassador since the following year, has visited major refugee-prone countries such as Lebanon, South Sudan, and Rohingya. I’ve been asking for support.
He said, “I went to various parts of the global village where the refugee problem occurred, but the most difficult area was Jeju Island,” he said. “It was because we witnessed how confused our society was by the influx of refugees from Yemen at that time.”
“Fortunately, as the refugees themselves became members of our society over time, those criticisms have diminished.”
At that time, when news broke that there were over 500 Yemeni refugee applicants on Jeju Island, a petition against entry was posted on the Blue House National Petitions Notice Board, and they participated. more than 380,000 people.
That same year, meetings were held across the country, including Seoul and Jeju, calling for the abolition of the Refugee Law, the repatriation of the Yemeni people to Jeju, and the abolition of the Jeju visa-free system.
However, he stressed that that doesn’t mean you have to help the refugees first.
He said: “This is not about giving refugees an advantage over the socially disadvantaged in the aid ranking,” he said. “It is the purpose of sharing awareness on the issue of refugees, not of giving them more importance.”
Mr. Jung said, “Corona 19 is a global catastrophe, but one day it is a goal to overcome and it will eventually disappear,” he said. “But will refugees continue to emerge and increase after that?”
He added: “When I first worked with UNHCR, there were 40 million refugees in the global village, but now they are approaching 80 million,” he added. “It’s time to think about why these people are growing up and how they can live together.”
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The meeting was attended by James Lynch, UNHCR representative in Korea, singer Horan and UNHCR’s Asia Pacific Regional Director, Indri Karatwate.
To prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the event was held online with a minimum of offline attendees.
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