Congratulatory Remarks

Yung Ho Kim Minister of Unification, Republic of Korea

Seong-mee Yoon Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in Geneva

Kelly Billingsley U.S. Deputy Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council

Prospects for the UN UPR of North Korea

[Moderator]
Sung Min Rho Professor, Geneva Graduate Institute

[Panelists]
Buhm-Suk Baek Member, UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee

Jordan Smith Research & Advocacy Officer, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW)

Aoife Daly UN Advocacy Officer, International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH)

Jung Min Shin International Human Rights Lawyer, Harvard Law School

Lunch

Dialogue with former diplomats from South and North Korea

[Moderator]
Sarah Yoon Country Representative for Korea, National Democratic Institute (NDI)

[Panelists]
Sanguk Yoon Human Rights Policy Officer, Ministry of Unification

Young-hwan Go Former Counselor, Embassy of North Korea in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Il-gyu Lee Former Counselor, Embassy of North Korea in Cuba

Briefing

Sang-uk Yoon Human Rights Policy Officer, Ministry of Unification

Focus of North Korea’s UPR : Structural Issues of Human Rights in North Korea

[Moderator]
Seongryeol Kim Professor, Busan University of Foreign Studies

[Panelists]
Lucy McKernan UN Geneva Deputy Director, Human Rights Watch 

Sean Chung CEO, HanVoice

Boram Jang East Asia Researcher, Amnesty International

Unique Kim Human Rights Analyst, Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKDB)

Bada Nam Secretary General, Secretary General, People for Successful COrean REunification (PSCORE)

Joo-Il Kim Secretary General, International North Korean’s Association for Human Rights and Democracy (INKAHRD)

Coffee Break

Beyond UPR

[Moderator]
Ik Hwan Kim Director, North Korean Human Rights Promotion Division, Ministry of Unification

[Panelists]
Joanna Hosaniak Deputy Director General, Citizens' Alliance for North Korean Human Rights

Jeong-ah Kim CEO, Tongilmom

Ethan Hee-Seok Shin Legal Analyst, Transitional Justice Working Group

Eunju Kim Member, North Korea Human Rights Promotion Committee of Ministry of Unification

Jihyun Park Senior Fellow for Human Security, Centre for Asia Pacific Strategy

Lunch

Addressing Family Reunion : Voices of the Survivors

[Moderator]
Jae-Chun Won Professor, Handong Global University 

[Panelists]
Sung-Eui Lee Korean War Abductees' Family Union

Myeong-hwa Son Korean War POW Family Association

Jin-Young Choi Son of South Korean Missionary Chung-gil Choi Detained in North Korea

Duck Chul Cha Head of Abductees Response Team, Ministry of Unification