10 Questions
What percentage of South Koreans who registered for family reunions since 1988 have already died?
60%
How many rounds of family reunions have reconnected individuals and families since 1985?
20
What percentage of survivors who left family behind during the Korean War are in their 80s?
41%
Who has discussed the importance of restarting family reunions between North and South Korea?
South Korean President Moon Jae-in
When were the most recent family reunions between North and South Korea?
A little over one year ago
Why did some family members choose not to attend the most recent family reunions?
They discovered their relatives across the border had already died
What has caused plans to restart family reunions to halt?
The collapse of nuclear talks between North and South Korea
What has North Korea agreed to do in regards to helping separated families?
Work with the South on helping separated families
What is the age range of many Koreans who left family behind during the Korean War?
80s and 90s
What is the current state of progress in helping separated families between North and South Korea?
Minor progress has been made
Study Notes
- Many Koreans who fled during the Korean War in the 1950s left family behind and have not seen or spoken to them since.
- Plans for government-approved family reunions between North and South Korea are often delayed, and relations between the two countries have worsened in recent months.
- Sixty percent of South Koreans who registered for family reunions since 1988 have already died.
- Among the nearly 54,000 survivors, 23% are 90 or older and 41% are in their 80s.
- Since 1985, 21 rounds of family reunions have reconnected a total of 4,355 individuals and 1,757 families.
- South Korean President Moon Jae-in has discussed the importance of restarting family reunions and has called it a "highest priority" for the two Koreas.
- The most recent reunions took place a little over one year ago, but more family members chose not to attend after discovering their relatives across the border had already died.
- Plans to restart family reunions have halted due to the collapse of nuclear talks between the two sides, and North Korea has said it would not restart the reunions.
- North Korea has accepted the recommendation of the U.N. Human Rights Council to work with the South on helping separated families, but there appears to be no major progress.
- Many Koreans who left family behind are now in their 80s and 90s, and time is running out for them to see their family on the other side of the border.
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