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Goals, one of the main topics discussed at the
soon as Ban Ki-moon, the former minister of
ODAWatch
conference. Furthermore, I had to search
Foreign Affairs and Trade, was elected as
extensively to find basic information about the
secretary-generaloftheUnitedNations.Ithink
expertswhowereinvitedtothediscussion,such
itwastooearlytosayhowtheplanwillunfold.
as information about their careers, academic
Itisunfortunatethatourgovernmentappearsto
achievements, and publications. A common
be concerned with building this somewhat
shortcoming among the conferences held in
fabricatedimageofKoreafornationalfame.
Seoul is that their answers to urgent problems
have been too superficial. Although many
Argus:DoYPmembershavetimetotalk
professionals who have studied and penetrated
aboutglobalissues?
ODA Watch YP members have discussion
into the individual problems for decades come
Park: We discuss global issues with our
aroundthetable.
totheinternationalmeetingstotalkaboutways
memberseverymonth.Itisoneoftheimportant
tosolvetheemergency,theyhavenotbeenable
activities that we do officially along with other
not only a matter of international society but
to suggest a clear answer, thus leaving it more
teams. The topic chosen every month must be
also our own. Thus, the issues created in the
ambiguous.
timely and discussable. YP members and an
world are equivalent to those in our country.
But, by working as a reporter, I was able to
expertoninternationalaffairsareinvitedtotalk
Every Korean should at least pay attention to
expand my knowledge on international issues
about the topic in a serious way. We are all
whathappensgloballyasoneoftheworld’s6.1
beyond what I had anticipated. This new
enthusiastic. The most impressive topic was
billioncitizens.
knowledge stimulated me to be more alert and
Tibet. The first reason is that I once gave a
hard-workinginallmatters.ThatiswhyIsayit
presentation about this issue in front of an
Argus: What would you like the ODA of
wasdifficultbutunforgettable.
audience. The second reason is that I took part
Koreatoimproveon?
inacandlelightvigilbymyselfwhenthetorch
Park:GovernmentofficialsandYPmembers
Argus: What is your viewpoint on the
departed from Athens arrived in Seoul for the
should seek and find appropriate role-models
ODAofKorea?
celebration of 2008 Beijing Olympic Game.
for ODA to emulate by searching for good
Park: Even though Korea is now in a better
Having these campaign experiences, I realized
examplesinforeigncountries.Ipersonallywill
position to aid underprivileged countries,
that human rights abuses, particularly those
do research on northern European countries.
neither the quantity nor the quality of its aid
being committed in Tibet by the Chinese
Their policies on financial assistance for
contributions has improved compared to the
government,shouldnotbeallowedtocontinue.
developing countries are totally advantageous
past in accordance with Korea’s enhanced
Studying and protesting about the same issue
for the recipient countries without causing
status. The size of development assistance
helpedmetounderstanditindepthandinspired
political, economic, and social interruption. In
offeredbytheKoreangovernmentissomeager
metopaycloseattentiontointernationalaffairs.
other words, their example shows that the
that the Development Assistance Committee
meaning of sincere assistance can be achieved
(DAC), a subordinate office under the
Argus: What are the things you have
withouttherecipientshavingtobedisturbedby
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
learntattheODAWatchYP?
advancedcountries.
Development (OECD) for financial assistance
Park:Firstofall,Ihavebroadenedmyviews
to developing countries, urged South Korea to
on international society through my
Argus: What do you want to do in the
increaseitsactivesupport.TheDACadvisesall
participation in the YP. Just a few years ago,
future after you graduate? Do you want to
membersofOECDtoincreasetheproportionof
when I was completely absorbed in studying
work in one of the fields you observed at
their Gross National Income (GNI) devoted to
internationalization itself, what I knew about it
YP?
foreign aid to 0.7 percent. The ODA of Korea
wasonlyafractionofthetheory.ThusIbegan
Park: MyinvolvementintheODAYPdoes
reportedthatitsassistanceratewas0.05percent
inasmallroom,butIwasabletobreakitoutby
not necessarily mean that I will go abroad to
in2006.Thisisfarbelowtheaverageassistance
becominginvolvedinYPactivities.
studymoreaboutinternationalaffairs.Bytaking
rate of DAC members, which is 0.3 percent.
Secondly, I don’t think international affairs
advantage of the experiences I got from YP
The government should take a more generous
are irrelevant to Korean affairs. Some people
activities, I hope to help the underprivileged in
attitudeasthecommitteeurges.
take advantage of this kind of organization to
Korea.
In addition, the Korean government invested
gain employment as officials of top-notch
As I mentioned above, being attentive to
a substantial amount of money in African
international organizations. I do not care about
globalissuesisdirectlyassociatedwithmatters
countries to help them rebuild from devastated
whether they join the organization with such
in my country. They are tightly interwoven. In
circumstances in the name of the Korean
purposes.
addition, I will continue to watch what the
MillenniumVillagesProject.Onegoalthatthis
However, what I realized is that my
governmentdoes.WhateverIdointhefuture,I
project has been working towards is for Korea
motivations are different from theirs. The
willpledgemyselftokeepinmindthevaluable
to be seen as a country that helps to rescue
activities in which I was involved for a year
experiencesIobtainedattheODAWatchYP.
people suffering from extreme famine. The
were based on the principle of assisting the
government began speeding up this project as
underprivileged.Helpingthosewhoareneedyis
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