South Korean government to cut budget for defector resettlement this year: MOU

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South Korean government to cut budget for defector resettlement this year: MOU

Move linked to declining numbers of escapees making it to the South, unification ministry insists

Jeongmin Kim June 12, 2020

South Korean government to cut budget for defector resettlement this year: MOU

South Korea will cut this year's budget for North Korean defector resettlement in the South, Seoul's unification ministry confirmed on Friday.

An official from the Ministry of Unification (MOU) confirmed to NK News that more than 25% of the budget initially designated for "North Korean defector resettlement fund" will be cut, along with the funds set for "educating and training defectors."

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Jeongmin Kim

Jeongmin Kim is the Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim

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