[영어]오준대사 UN 인권 발언

When we first came to the council two years ago, one of the first issues we tackled(deal with) was the DPRK's missile and nuclear issues.

 

Our term on the council started and is ending with the North Korean issue.

This must be just a coincidence but I'm saying this with a heavy heart.

For South Koreans, people in North Korea are not just anybodies.

Millions of South Koreans still have our family members and relatives living in the North.

Even though we never hear from them, even though by now the pain of separation has become a cold fact of life, (we know that they are there) just a few hundred kilometers away from where we live.

We cannot read what is described in the COI report without it breaking our hearts.

We cannot listen to stories of North Korean defectors without sharing in their tears, without feeling as if we are there with them experiencing the tragedies.

 

We only hope that one day in the future, when we look back on what we did today, we will be able to say that we did the right thing for the people of North Korea, for the lives of every man and woman, boy and girl who has the same human rights as the rest of us.

 

 

Thank you.