Twenty-Eight Editions of 'Ick-Joong Chung's Child Rights Letter' Released This Year, Delivering Policy Issues

[Financial News] The National Center for the Rights of the Child announced on the 30th that it published a total of 28 editions of its Naver Blog series, 'Ick-Joong Chung's Child Rights Letter,' throughout 2025. The series delivered messages on key child policy issues such as child rights, adoption, and the prevention of child abuse.
The Child Rights Letter is an ongoing series based on Director Chung’s media contributions, interviews, keynote speeches at major events, and international presentations. By restructuring the organization’s child policy messages into blog content, it allows readers to easily grasp the flow and context of these policies.
Since its first release in the last week of March this year, a total of 28 editions have been published by year-end. Notably, reflecting that 2025 marks the first year of the Public Adoption System Reform, the series featured content such as 'Adoption: Beyond Prejudice and Misconceptions' (April 16), 'Adoption, the Whole World for One Child—Now the State Steps In' (July 16), and 'Adoption Records Are the Roots for Adoptees' (December 17). These pieces focused on the purpose of the public adoption system reform and the significance of increased state responsibility.
The series also highlighted major issues such as support for pregnant women in crisis, the prevention of child abuse, and challenges faced by youth preparing for self-reliance. Through content like 'Supporting Pregnant Women in Crisis—Ensuring Worry-Free Childbirth and Parenting' (July 23), 'Child Abuse Passed Down Through Generations—Prevention Is the Answer' (September 10), and 'Youth Preparing for Self-Reliance—You Can't Do It Alone' (December 3), the series shared policy concerns and the need for improvements.
The National Center for the Rights of the Child explained that, through the Child Rights Letter, it sought to reconstruct key topics such as the direction of child policy, the importance of adoption and family environment, and challenges in the field of social welfare within a policy context, aiming to foster greater social consensus.
Director Chung stated, "Through the Child Rights Letter, we hope to inform the public about the current status and direction of child policy, and encourage more people to participate in improving systems and building a stronger social foundation for children."
banaffle@fnnews.com Yoon Hong-jip Reporter