- Thursday, March 4, 2010 1-4 (Presentation starts at 1:30 PM)
Venerable Pomnyun: Chairman, The Peace Foundation and Good Friends
A Report on the North Korean Situation after Currency Revaluation: Implications for the U.S. and ROK
Recent developments in North Korea, including the currency revaluation and related issues of food shortage, human rights, and refugees, have important implications for the United States and the Republic of Korea. Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, the Chairman of Peace Foundation and Good Friends USA, will discuss the current situation in North Korea based on the most up-to-date information and shed light on how the sudden currency revaluation has also impacted the lives of average North Koreans. This event will be a forum for sharing information and discussing practical and effective methods of addressing humanitarian and policy issues related to North Korea.
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Venerable Pomnyun, a respected Buddhist monk and activist, is the chairman of The Peace Foundation in Seoul, which supports policy research and analysis aimed at Korean unification and humanitarian issues. He concurrently serves as the chairman of Good Friends for Peace, Human Rights, and Refugee Issues, whose weekly publication North Korea Today provides detailed, up-to-date information about conditions on the ground in North Korea. Venerable Pomnyun is also chairman of the Join Together Society, an international relief agency with offices worldwide, including in North Korea. He has worked extensively to supply humanitarian aid to famine victims in North Korea and defend the human rights of North Korean refugees in China, and is a Zen master with the Seoul-based JungTo Society, which he originally established as the Central Buddhist Academy in 1985 to facilitate self-improvement through volunteerism. In recognition of his efforts, Venerable Pomnyun received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding in September of 2002.
RSVP REQUIRED: Contact Adam Wojciechowicz at awoj@koreaembassy.org or (202) 587-6168.
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