This file photo shows a session of the Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity held at the Jeju International Convention Center on Jeju Island, May 28, 2025. Newsis
The Jeju Forum for Peace and Prosperity opens on Jeju Island next week, bringing together candidates for the position of the next United Nations secretary-general alongside policymakers and scholars to debate cooperation in an increasingly divided world.
The 21st edition of the annual international security forum runs from June 24-26 at Haevichi Hotel & Resort Jeju and Jeju Stone Park, under the theme "Reinventing Cooperation in a Fragmented World." The three-day program includes up to 68 sessions spanning U.S.-China power games, artificial intelligence (AI) governance, the Korean Peninsula security situation, climate change and the role of local governments in global affairs.
A plenary on June 25 titled "Reimagining Multilateralism: A Dialogue with U.N. Secretary-General Candidates" is among the most closely watched events on the agenda. Confirmed participants include Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile and former U.N. high commissioner for human rights; Maria Fernanda Espinosa, former president of the 73rd U.N. General Assembly and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador; Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency; Rebeca Grynspan Mayufis, secretary-general of the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development; and Macky Sall, former president of Senegal.
