Families separated by Korean War giving up hope of meeting loved ones: Survey



News Families separated by Korean War giving up hope of meeting loved ones: Survey Unification ministry notes many victims are elderly and in poor health, and 82% don’t know if family in North is alive Jeongmin Kim December 9, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Ministry of Unification \| Separated families shed tears at the reunion in Aug. 2018 More and more people separated from their families since the Korean War are giving up hope of reuniting with their loved ones in North Korea, as many consider themselves “too old” and in “bad health,” a new South Korean government survey showed Thursday. The 2021 survey from the unification ministry found that almost 22.4% of respondents said they do not want to try to find out if their families in North Korea are alive anymore — a spike from 12.5% in 2016. Demand for reunions and letter exchanges also decreased by around 10 percentage points. More and more people separated from their families since the Korean War are giving up hope of reuniting with their loved ones in North Korea, as many consider themselves “too old” and in “bad health,” a new South Korean government survey showed Thursday. The 2021 survey from the unification ministry found that almost 22.4% of respondents said they do not want to try to find out if their families in North Korea are alive anymore — a spike from 12.5% in 2016. Demand for reunions and letter exchanges also decreased by around 10 percentage points. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Families separated by Korean War giving up hope of meeting loved ones: Survey

Unification ministry notes many victims are elderly and in poor health, and 82% don’t know if family in North is alive

Jeongmin Kim December 9, 2021

Families separated by Korean War giving up hope of meeting loved ones: Survey

Ministry of Unification | Separated families shed tears at the reunion in Aug. 2018

More and more people separated from their families since the Korean War are giving up hope of reuniting with their loved ones in North Korea, as many consider themselves “too old” and in “bad health,” a new South Korean government survey showed Thursday.

The 2021 survey from the unification ministry found that almost 22.4% of respondents said they do not want to try to find out if their families in North Korea are alive anymore — a spike from 12.5% in 2016. Demand for reunions and letter exchanges also decreased by around 10 percentage points.

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