Sports Corporation signs business agreement with Ministry of Unification to promote health and support independence of North Korean defectors
Feb 17, 2025
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At the business agreement ceremony held at the Seoul Government Complex on the 17th, Ha Hyung-ju, Unification Minister Kim Young-ho and officials attended and promised to support North Korean defectors to establish a stable society and form a healthy North Korean defector community through sports.
Through this agreement, we will provide various sports activities to North Korean youth, support 'Sports Experience Camp' and 'Sports Star Class' for healthy growth, and provide health and physical examinations and customized exercise counseling and prescriptions for the health of North Korean defectors living alone.
In addition, we will continue to cooperate with North Korean defectors to settle down in our society in connection with sports, such as supporting sports lectures and supporting self-reliance and self-sufficiency in connection with the sports industry for economically difficult youth to take sports courses.
Chairman of the Board Ha Hyung-ju said "Sports have a very positive effect on physical and mental health" and "We will continue sports cooperation with the Ministry of Unification in the future to do our best to support the settlement of North Korean defectors"
Minister Kim Young-ho said "Sports can foster a sense of community by fostering a spirit of challenge and cooperation.", emphasizing the importance of this agreement, saying "The sports program of the Sports Corporation will play an important role in overcoming the difficulties of adapting to society and settling in a stable manner for North Korean defectors."
On the other hand, the two organizations plan to develop this business agreement into a sustainable support system for North Korean defectors, not a one-time one.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
