PSPD will co-host two side events at the NPT Review Conference, UN headquarters in New York.

Please refer to the details below for the program information. Side events will be held in English.

Denuclearization and Peace on the Korean Peninsula

Thursday, August 4th 13:00~15:00

Conference Room B, United Nations, New York (In-person event)

General Focus

• Analysis on the current situation on the Korean Peninsula
• Suggestion for building peace and denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula & Northeast Asia

Speaker

• Hayoung Bak (Youth Team of SPARK) : Denuclearization of the Korean peninsula – Is it still possible? YES, as long as the Biden Administration to end its hostile policies against North Korea.  
• Sooyoung Hwang (Manager of Center for Peace and Disarmament, PSPD) : Current situation on the Korean Peninsula and why we have to end the Korean War

Panelist

• Ambassador Enkhsaikhan Jargalsaikhan (Chairman of Blue Banner)
• Kawasaki Akira (Executive Committee Member, Peace Boat & International Steering Group Member, ICAN)
• Joseph Gerson (The Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security)
• Watanabe Yosuke (Peace Depot)

Co-organizer

• People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD)
• Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK)

A Call for Justice

Recent Status of Korean A-Bomb Victims and Plans for the People's Tribunal

Listen to the Voices of Korean A-Bomb Victims!

Tuesday August 2, 16:00~18:00

Conference Room B, United Nations, New York (In-person event)

*Korean A-Bomb Victims will join online

This event will introduce the purpose and plans for the people's tribunal demanding accountability from the US for dropping the atomic bomb. We will hear testimonies from the first and second generations of Korean atomic bomb victims and watch a short film historicizing the struggles of Korean atomic bomb victims.

Speaker

• Kyu-yeol Lee, President of the Korean A-bomb Victim’s Association
• Jin-tae Sim, first generation victim
• Jeong-soon Han, second generation victim
• Clara Lee, People's Tribunal expert meeting team

Panelist

• Yayoi Tsuchida, Deputy secretary general of Gensuikyo
• John Kim, NGO Rep. to UN for IFOR
• Reiner Braun, Executive Director of IPB
• Elizabeth Yoon, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development

Co-organizer 

• Korean Atomic Bomb Victims
• Solidarity of Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK)
• People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy (PSPD)

Contact Hayoung Bak, b.hayoungi@gmail.com 818-633-6481