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  "id": 2705431,
  "title": "Ex-President Moon heads to Mongolia for UN desertification conference",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ex-president-moon-heads-to-mongolia-for-un-desertification-conference-2705431",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T03:37:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20260823/ex-president-moon-heads-to-mongolia-for-un-desertification-conference"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in embarked on a nine-day trip to Mongolia on Sunday to attend a United Nations conference focused on combating desertification. The journey began at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, from where Moon will fly to Incheon International Airport before continuing his visit. The conference, marking the 17th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of the Parties, is being hosted by Mongolia.\n\nUpon arrival, Moon is set to deliver a speech during the opening ceremony on Monday, followed by a luncheon hosted by Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh. In addition to these events, Moon will participate in a high-level roundtable discussion on Wednesday, addressing the Peace Forest Initiative—a global cooperation platform founded in 2019 by the Korean government and the UNCCD. This marks Moon's second official overseas trip since stepping down as president in 2022. The visit was extended by the UNCCD and the Mongolian president.",
  "summary": "BUSAN — Former Korean President Moon Jae-in departed for Mongolia on Sunday to attend a United Nations conference on desertification and meet with the Mongolian president. Moon left through Gimhae International Airport in the southeastern port city of Busan and will travel via Incheon International Airport to make a nine-day visit to Mongolia, the host of the 17th session of the United Nations…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Ex-President Moon heads to Mongolia for U.N. desertification conference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ex-president-moon-heads-to-mongolia-for-u-n-desertification-conference",
        "published": "2026-08-23T02:33:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Ex-President Moon heads to Mongolia for UN desertification conference",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/ex-president-moon-heads-to-mongolia-for-un-desertification-conference",
        "published": "2026-08-23T03:27:02.000Z"
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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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