The Dalseo-gu Municipal Chapter (head: Kim Ok-yeol) of Daegu held the “North-South Unification Athletics Competition” together with North Korean refugees on June 12 at the indoor gym of Wolbae Elementary School, with about 150 people including North Korean refugees, council members, and volunteer workers participating.

This event was part of the mentoring program that assists in the settlement of North Korean refugees. The cheerful athletics competition fostered communication and harmony among North Korean refugees, mentor council members, and volunteer workers. A singing competition, a magic show, and a concert followed.

Furthermore, on June 21, the “2016 Unification Music Concert with the People of Dalseo-gu” was held by the Dalseo-gu Municipal Chapter at the Smiling Arts Center of Dalseo-gu, with about 500 local residents taking part.

The performers and the local participants shared the perspective that the provocation and threat of the North Korean nuclear tests should be overcome with the spirit of unification, and that unification should be anticipated with a “Five-Sense satisfactory Consensus formation of Unification."