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The Joint Security Area within the demilitarized zone (DMZ) pictured on Jan. 8, 2024. [UNITED NATIONS COMMAND]

UNC officials blast proposed DMZ access bills as 'completely at odds' with Armistice Agreement

The United Nations Command (UNC) issued a rare and direct warning on Wednesday that a proposed law granting civilian access to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) for peaceful purposes would violate the 1953 Korean War Armistice Agreement.

2026.1.28

An eagle flies over the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, as seen from the border city of Paju, Gyeonggi, on Jan. 11. [YONHAP]

UNC says pending bills to ease DMZ access 'completely at odds' with armistice

The United Nations Command (UNC) on Wednesday voiced strong opposition against bills seeking to grant the South Korean government control of nonmilitary access to the demilitarized zone (DMZ).

2026.1.28

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A soldier stands at a North Korean military guard post along the military demarcation line on June 26, 2024. [AP/YONHAP]

UN Command says military boundary between two Koreas under its authority

The U.S.-led United Nations Command has said a military demarcation line marking the boundary between the two Koreas has been under its authority, in an apparent objection to an internal revision by South Korea's military over land border rules.

2025.12.28

A transmission tower with no power lines stands abandoned among the overgrowth along the Gyeongui Line road in the demilitarized zone on the western front, as seen from Dora Observatory in Paju, Gyeonggi, on Sept. 3. [YONHAP]

UN Command publicly opposes bill to grant South's government control over DMZ access

The United Nations Command (UNC) issued a formal statement opposing a legislative push in Korea’s National Assembly that would grant the Korean government authority over civilian access to the southern half of the demilitarized zone (DMZ).

2025.12.17

South Korean Marines aboard amphibious assault vehicles reenact Operation Chromite off the docks of Incheon's inner harbor on Sept. 15. [YONHAP]

Incheon marks 75 years since pivotal landing with veterans and naval tribute

At the edge of Incheon's inner harbor, beneath sunny skies and the hum of helicopters, veterans and dignitaries gathered on Monday to mark an event that once seemed improbable: the amphibious landing that turned the tide of the Korean War.

2025.9.15

United Nations Day marked at Busan's UN Memorial Cemetary

South Korean Navy service members stand in silent vigil during a ceremony to mark United Nations Day at the UN Memorial Cemetery in Korea in Busan on Thursday.

2024.10.24

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, sixth from left in the front row, and Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair, seventh from left in the front row, stand alongside officials from United Nations Command member states during the organization's second meeting in Seoul on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

South Korea, UNC member states demand end to North-Russia military cooperation

South Korea and 17 member states of the United Nations Command (UNC) called on Russia and North Korea to “immediately cease” military cooperation at the command's second defense ministerial meeting in Seoul on Tuesday.

2024.9.11

Two South Korean soldiers face the North Korean side of the Joint Security Area (JSA) while a United Nations Command officer, right, leads a tour of the truce village of Panmunjom in Paju, South Korea on March 3, 2023. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

UN Command investigating incidents along the DMZ

The United Nations Command said Thursday it is investigating multiple incidents along the demilitarized zone that occurred earlier this week, including a border crossing by North Korean troops and the resumption of anti-North broadcasts by the South.

2024.6.13

A Korean War veteran from Canada pays his respects to fallen compatriots during a ceremony held at the United Nations Memorial Cemetery in Busan on Tuesday, the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong.

Veterans pay respects 73 years after the Battle of Kapyong

Commonwealth veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War paid their respects to fallen compatriots during a ceremony held at the United Nations Memorial Ceremony in Busan on Tuesday, the 73rd anniversary of the Battle of Kapyong.

2024.4.23

Defense Minister Shin Won-sik, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and others attend the ROK-UNC Member States Defense Ministerial Meeting at the Ministry of National Defense in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Nov. 14, 2023. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

UN Command member states to meet this year to regularize gathering

Representatives of member countries of the United Nations Command (UNC) — who gathered for the first time since the 1950-53 Korean War last year — plan to meet again this year to regularize the meeting.

2024.3.14