![Gov’t, civic groups, defectors unite for unification of 2 Koreas, global peace [The Korea Times]](https://www.hyunjinmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/signal-2024-09-28-232324_015-1080x675.jpeg)
North Korean defector groups are beginning to play a pivotal role in unification efforts alongside civic and government groups as was reported by The Korea Times in coverage of the 79th Liberation Day Unification Implementation Resolution Rally for Action for Korea United.
The Korea Times published an article about the Korean Dream Unification Action March, which drew roughly 30,000 people near the Demilitarization Zone (DMZ), the border between North and South Korea.
![[In the Media] Citizens rally for Korean reunification](https://www.hyunjinmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Citizens-rally-for-Korean-unification-show-solidarity-with-Koreans-in-the-North.jpg)
United Press International published an article on the mass citizens’ rally that commemorated the Korean National Liberation Day in 2024 at Imjingak Peace Park as a show of solidarity with the North Korean people.
![[In the Media] Weekly Chosun reports on Mongolia Forum on Korean unification](https://www.hyunjinmoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Mongolia-forum-980x735-1-980x675.jpeg)
The latest International Forum on One Korea 2024, hosted in Washington, D.C., on June 6, 2024, highlighted two topics: the economy of a free and unified Korea and the human rights crisis that would be resolved through peaceful reunification.