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Goodwill ambassador for peace

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Poet Ko Un, right, receives a plaque from Min Dong-seok, secretary general of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, marking his appointment as goodwill ambassador for peace at the commission’s building in Seoul, Monday. Ko is the first peace ambassador to be named by UNESCO’s Korea branch. He recited his poem, “To UNESCO,” during the ceremony. / Yonhap