{
  "id": 14377867,
  "title": "One Korea forum seeks to put unification back at center of debate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/one-korea-forum-seeks-to-put-unification-back-at-center-of-debate-14377867",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T05:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261015/one-korea-forum-seeks-to-put-unification-back-at-center-of-debate"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The International Forum on One Korea 2026 took place on October 2 at the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul hotel in Yeouido, gathering 400 scholars, policymakers, and civil society leaders from across 20 countries. Among them were 140 experts specifically focused on the Korean Peninsula. The annual event, now in its ninth year, was co-hosted by the Global Peace Foundation, a UN-affiliated organization with special consultative status, and Action for Korea United, a civil society coalition advocating for unification. Keynote speaker Hyunjin Preston Moon, chairman of the Global Peace Foundation, emphasized that North Korea's abdication of its unification policy has presented South Korea with an opportunity to spearhead discussions on the matter. Moon urged the government to embrace a strategic shift towards a unified Korea, highlighting that unification could resolve North Korea's nuclear and human rights issues while unlocking new economic prospects.",
  "summary": "Calls for South Korea to take the lead in shaping the unification agenda, rather than focusing on managing the division of the Korean Peninsula, took center stage at the International Forum on One Korea 2026, Oct. 2. The forum drew some 400 scholars, policymakers and civil society leaders to the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul hotel in Yeouido, including 140 Korean Peninsula experts from 20 countries.…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "One Korea forum seeks to put unification back at center of debate",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/one-korea-forum-seeks-to-put-unification-back-at-center-of-debate",
        "published": "2026-10-14T05:22:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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