ANNUAL 2022 PartREPORT 1 | Summary  Exchange and Collaboration with International Human Rights Organizations and Associations ● Collaboration with the GANHRI and the APF ● Collaboration with international organizations and human rights groups - Consulted with major embassies, including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and the EU, for the enactment of an Equality Act, and participated in meeting of the New York City Commission on Human Rights and other organizations to address discrimination and hate crimes - Engaged in discussions with Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and other major international human rights organizations regarding collaboration to enhance human rights in North Korea in the context of the COVID-19 situation - Exchanged information with NHRIs and supported visits and investigations by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights ● Hosting international conferences on human rights issues: - Collaborated with the EU and the APF to co-organize an international human rights conference, aiming to raise awareness and facilitate discussions on the importance of an international convention on the rights of older persons - Co-organized the International Conference on North Korean Human Rights with the UK Parliamentary Association ‘All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea’ in UK and Korea Future, focusing on North Korean human rights issues norms ● Promoting domestic implementation of international human rights - Regularly reviewed country-specific human rights situations through the UPR and prepared response to the UN Human Rights Committee’s review of South Korea’s reports - Submitted an independent report on the combined second and third periodic reports on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Meeting of GANHRI Working Group on Ageing International Human Rights Conference 2133 Part 1 | Summary - Elected as the Chair of APF in September 2022, representing the Asia-Pacific region and presenting opinions; greater leadership within GANHRI - As Chair of the GANHRI Working Group on Ageing, hosted meeting in the second half of the year, actively advocating for the need to adopt an international convention on the rights of older persons - Organized a training program inviting National Human Rights Institutions(“NHRIs”) from the Asia-Pacific region