코로나19 극복' 글로벌 논의 한국이 주도… 내주 유엔서 첫 회의<br /><br />And it's not just with the press... South Korea is expected to share its experience and know-how in tackling the coronavirus... by taking a leading role in several multilateral platforms... starting with the United Nations next week.<br />It's also moving to make its virus prevention guidelines more accessible to the international community.<br />Kim Ji-yeon reports.<br />Amid the sharp decline in the number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases in South Korea... the government is looking to play a vital role in leading global discussions aimed at overcoming COVID-19.<br />Local media outlets in South Korea cited a foreign ministry official as saying the country is to launch multilateral groups in the United Nations, World Health Organization and UNESCO this month.<br />These groups are to serve as platforms to enhance cooperative measures on global infectious diseases... where Korea is expected to share its experience and know-how learned through its COVID-19 response measures.<br />Some 30 UN member states have reportedly expressed an interest in participating... while the UN Secretariat has responded positively to the move.<br />The same official has hinted that a meeting will be held next week in New York concerning the envisioned "Friends Group" at the UN.<br />South Korea is also coming up with its so-called "K-quarantine model" guidelines... detailing the country's COVID-19 response measures... to put forward at the International Organization for Standardization.<br />South Korea's Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee discussed this matter in a virtual meeting on Thursday with her European Union counterpart.<br />For developing countries that may lack resources and information concerning the coronavirus, the Korea International Cooperation Agency has launched a webpage to share the country's experience and know-how.<br />KOICA says the webpage is aimed at helping healthcare policymakers and medical staff in these countries by providing data, case studies, media coverage... and state and global reports.<br />Kim Ji-yeon, Arirang News.<br />
