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that the public should make efforts to acquire a mature
of domestic children are
Korea
awareness of the international community and a broad view
being born in hospitals, the
¨ÏUBR
withoutprejudice.
universalbirthregistrationis
As the media developed, not only the government but also
veryimportant.¡±Throughthe
the public using media such as social media became the
universal birth registration,
subjectofdiplomacy.However,theappearanceofconflictsdue
national attention should be
to the lack of understanding and appropriate communication
paid to ensure that children
between cultures raises questions about whether Korea is
do not become invisible
fulfillingitsroleasanadvancedcountry.Thewaytobecome
people.
atruly¡°advancedcountry¡±isfortheKoreanmediatodeliver
In addition, to guarantee
accurateinformationsharedatvariouslevelsaroundtheworld,
the education and health
andforthepublictohaveamatureglobalcitizenship.
rights of children, support
¡ãUniversalBirthRegistration(UBR)
Korearunsthe¡°I¡¯msorry¡±campaign
through the revision of
urgingtheintroductionofauniversal
the Child Care Act or the
TransitiontoUniversalBirthRegistration
birthregistration.
Refugee Act is needed, not
Birth registration is the starting point for children¡¯s rights.
through the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Welfare,
Accordingly, the international community guarantees the right
which have no legal basis. In addition, it is also necessary to
of children to be registered through the 1991 UN Convention
ensureelementaryandsecondaryeducationatthesamelevelas
on the Rights of the Child and its guidelines. In addition,
nationalsguaranteedbytheRefugeeAct,byincludingchildren
the international community is urging States Parties to the
ofrecognizedrefugeesinthesubjectofcompulsoryeducation.
Convention to introduce a universal birth registration* that
In order for children to enjoy basic rights and live without
guarantees all children¡¯s birth registration. In Korea, where
discrimination in South Korea, serious social consideration
thereisnosystemtopubliclyrecordallchildrenexceptchildren
should continue on what policies put the interests of children
ofKoreancitizens,thetransitiontoauniversalbirthregistration
first.
is very important. Lee Jun-il, a professor at the Graduate
School of Law at Korea University, said ¡°At least, the facts
*Universal birth registration: This guarantees that all children are notified of
accurate information about the birth to a public institution immediately after birth
about when a child was born, who the parents are, and name
bytherelevantmedicalinstitution,orbydoctorsormidwivesinvolvedinchildbirth.
shouldberegistered.¡±ProfessorLeealsosaid,¡°Since97percent
¡°UpholdingthecauseoftheProvisionalRepublicofKoreaGovernment,¡±isthecontentofthepreambleoftheConstitution
of the Republic of Korea. During the Japanese colonial period, independence activists established the Provisional
GovernmentoftheRepublicofKoreainShanghai,ChinatoescapepersecutionfromJapaneseimperialism.Inotherwords,
the Republic of Korea is a country established by political refugees. In the 21st century, Korea achieved rapid economic
growthandleapedforwardasanadvancedcountry,butKoreawasacountrywithmanyrefugeesinthepast.
In the era of globalization, as an advanced country, Korea¡¯s responsibility for international human rights issues is
increasing. At a time when Korea needs to seriously consider what role it should play as an advanced country in the
international community, The Argus wants HUFS students who learn the cultures and languages of various countries to
developmatureglobalcitizenshipandtakeaninterestinrefugeeissues.
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