3,500 Koreans registered for reunions died in 2014 | NK News
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November 02, 2024
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3,500 Koreans registered for reunions died in 2014

Figures released as PCUP target date for family reunions passes

Around 3,500 South Koreans who registered for family reunions for those separated by the Korean War died in 2014, according to South Korean media citing the Ministry of Unification's Integrated Information System for Separated Families.

Around 68,000 registered individuals from a total 129,000 who were registered to take part in the humanitarian exchanges are still alive.

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