Ulleung Governor Nam Hankwon Participates in "Population Issue Awareness Improvement Relay Campaign"

Nam Hankwon, Governor of Ulleung County in North Gyeongsang Province, and the Ulleung County Youth Policy Committee participated in the "Population Issue Awareness Improvement Relay Campaign," which was jointly organized by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and the Korea Human Resources Development Institute for Health and Welfare.

Nam Hankwon, Ulleung County Governor (center), and the Ulleung County Youth Policy Committee are participating in the "Population Issue Awareness Improvement Relay Campaign" and posing for a commemorative photo. Provided by Ulleung County

This campaign is a relay-style initiative in which the central government, local governments, and public institutions participate together. It is based on a declaration stating, "Let us strive to make Korea a country where children are happy, young people nurture hope, and the elderly find fulfillment." The campaign aims to raise social awareness and draw attention to the issues of population decline and aging.

Governor Nam Hankwon said, "The population issue is not just an individual problem but a challenge that the entire local community must address together." He added, "Through this campaign, I hope residents' awareness will become more mature and that a social atmosphere of working together to solve these issues will spread."

Governor Nam joined the campaign after being nominated by Kim Byungsoo, Mayor of Gimpo, a sister city, and Seo Dongwook, Head of Nam-gu District in Ulsan, a friendly exchange and cooperation city. For the next participants, he nominated Baek Kyunghyun, Mayor of Guri, a sister city, and Jeon Hyungpil, Director of the Busan Regional Office of Land and Infrastructure under the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, a sister institution.