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United Nations Development Programme Administrator Alexander De Croo speaks during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at the Grant Hyatt Hotel in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on May 21. [KIM JONG-HO]

UNDP chief says agency 'wants to engage' with North Korea, but 'neither openness nor progress there'

The UNDP has halted operations in North Korea since 2020 due to the pandemic. Administrator Alexander De Croo noted potential for engagement if conditions improve, but there are currently no plans for resumption.

2026.5.28

An usher directs an attendee to a seat for a seminar at a convention titled AI Expo in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 27 in this file photo. [AP/YONHAP]

AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says

Behind the hoopla over the promise of AI lay difficult realities, including how such technology might affect people already disadvantaged in a data driven world.

2025.12.3

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Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul, right, walks with Achim Steiner, the administrator of the UN Development Programme, toward a meeting room at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Foreign minister discusses Korea's cooperation efforts with UNDP chief

Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul has discussed ways for Korea to contribute more to international development aid in a meeting with the head of the UN agency tasked with the job, his ministry said Thursday.

2024.10.17

″What were you wearing?″ exhibition organized by Spotlight Initiative and RISE in New York in 2022. [SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE]

Spotlight Initiative needs Korea's help to end violence against women

Violence against women spiked through the pandemic. As many as one out of three women and girls aged 15 and older have experienced sexual or physical assault as of 2021, according to the World Health Organization…

2023.5.16

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UNDP chief says agency 'wants to engage' with North Korea, but 'neither openness nor progress there'

AI's impact could worsen gaps between world's rich and poor, a UN report says

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Foreign minister discusses Korea's cooperation efforts with UNDP chief

Spotlight Initiative needs Korea's help to end violence against women