Separated Families in the Two Koreas: The Organizational and Political Transformations

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10.2991/assehr.k.211020.231How to use a DOI?

Keywords

North and South Korea, separated families, the Red Cross, the Ministry of Unification

Abstract

South and North Korea are the only divided countries in the world. The division of the two Koreas has raised various geopolitical problems. The geopolitical issue involves relations between the two peninsula countries as well as the United States and China. During the division of the two Koreas, humanitarian concerns are drawn by the breakup of real families. The separated families, formed in earnest due to the Korean War, have not been reunited due to political separations. To solve this problem, South and North Korea are holding family reunion actions. The Korean Red Cross and the Ministry of Unification are making various efforts to reunite separated families as of 2021. In South Korea, efforts such as setting up a video reunion centre can be confirmed. On the other side, North Korea remains passive about the issue of reunions of separated families between the two Koreas. The Biden administration also tries to resolve the issue of separated families between the two Koreas. Based on the historical political conflicts, family reunions convey both humanitarian and the friendship of two countries. It is more than necessary to show a more aggressive attitude, especially in the geopolitical map today.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TI  - Separated Families in the Two Koreas: The Organizational and Political Transformations
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