Jung Woo-sung Resigns From UNHCR

Actor Jung Woo-sung resigned as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) for the first time in nine years.

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Jung Woo-sung's agency, the Artist Company, said on the 22nd, "Jung Woo-sung recently resigned as a goodwill ambassador to the United Nations Refugee Agency", adding, "He has worked hard as a goodwill ambassador at the UN Refugee Agency for a long time, and his resignation is a natural decision".

"It's not just because of political attacks", it said. "He wants to focus on the actor's natural work".

Jung Woo-sung resigned from his position as a Goodwill Ambassador to the U.N. Refugee Agency on the 3rd. This is the first time in nine years since Jung Woo-sung was appointed as an honorary ambassador for the Asia-Pacific region of the U.N. Refugee Agency in May 2014 and became a Goodwill Ambassador the following year.

Meanwhile, Jung Woo-sung appeared in the movie "12.12: The Day".