The US and South Korea are making all-out efforts to respond to the ``forced return of North Korean defectors''... ``Pressure China'' and ``considering reorganization of specialized team''

Amid reports that China recently forcibly returned 600 North Korean defectors to North Korea, both the United States and South Korea have put their full efforts into responding. Externally, the international community is concerned with the issue of human rights in North Korea.
By being more conscientious, they will put pressure on the Chinese government, and internally they will begin work to reorganize the organization in charge of North Korean defector issues. South Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Hwang Jung-kook announced on the 18th (local time)
), during a general discussion at the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the United States, made it clear that it views the forced repatriation of North Korean defectors as a ``serious human rights situation'' and strongly opposes it. The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly
This is a committee that deals with moral issues. Ambassador Hwang emphasized, ``The dire conditions that North Korean defectors face in North Korea, including the death penalty, are extremely worrying.'' He continued, ``The international community must protect the human rights of North Korean defectors.''
We must speak out for their protection." Meanwhile, North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Sung and Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations Zhang Jun made no mention of the issue of forced repatriation of North Korean defectors.
Neither did I. Julie Turner, who took up the post of special envoy for human rights in North Korea at the U.S. State Department, which had been vacant for six years, said during a visit to South Korea from the 16th to the 18th of this month that she had ``talked with the Chinese government about the issue of forced repatriation of North Korean defectors.''
``We continue to directly raise this issue in our relationship with the United States,'' and ``we are focused on preventing further deportations.''
Unification Minister Kim Yong-ho also held an online collaboration with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in North Korea Elizabeth Salmon and others.
Through this meeting, we are requesting cooperation on the issue of forced repatriation. The South Korean government stated, ``Under no circumstances should North Korean defectors be forcibly returned to North Korea against their will,'' and ``If they wish to go to South Korea,
The government has taken the principled position of accepting all North Korean defectors who wish to do so. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) is currently assisting North Korean defectors staying overseas to travel to South Korea under the umbrella of the Head of the Korean Peninsula Peace Negotiations Headquarters.
We are considering improvements to the ``Ethnic Communities Overseas Cooperation Team'' below. South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials said, ``How to improve and structure the Ethnic Community Overseas Cooperation Team, which is a temporary organization in charge of affairs for North Korean defectors.''
We are considering it from various angles.''