Statutory Conference

In order to fulfill its assigned roles and responsibilities, the PUAC operates statutory conferences, including the General Assembly, Provincial Assemblies, Executive Committee, Central Committee and Standing Committees affiliated with the Central Committee.

• General
  Assembly
• Provincial
  Assembly
• Executive
  Committee
• Central
  Committee
• Standing
  Committees

General Assembly (Inaugural Session)

The Chairperson convenes the General Assembly once every two years for all council members to attend.

Provincial Assembly

The Chairperson convenes the Provincial Assemblies and Vice-chairpersons preside over the conferences of their respective provincial assemblies.

• Provincial Assemblies are convened once every two years, in the year when the General Assembly is not held, by each city, province and overseas area with all council members in attendance according to their representation.

Executive Committee

Composition

• The Executive Committee consists of up to 50 members appointed by the Chairperson, and the Executive Vice-chairperson assumes the role of the committee's chief.

Duties

• Enact, revise and abolish the rules and regulations on managing the Council.
• Review the decommissioning of council members.
• Review other issues on managing the council.

Central Committee

Composition

• The Central Committee consists of 300-500 members appointed by the Chairperson taking regional and professional representation into account.
• The Executive Vice-chairperson assumes the role of the committee's chief.

Duties

• Review assigned issues
• Deliberate on items ordered by the Chairperson
• Review the deliberations of standing committees

Standing Committees

Composition

• There are 10 Standing Committees affiliated with the Central Committee, and the members of the Central Committee are affiliated with each standing committee given their professional career, position and region of origin.
• The Chairperson appoints the chief and secretary of each standing committee.
• Each standing committee includes professionals with specialized knowledge and insight who are able to devise practical advice and suggestions on unification and the inter-Korean policy of the South Korean government. The standing committees document policy proposals through in-depth research activities on major pending inter-Korean issues and mid-to-long-term unification tasks.

Duties

• Deliberate on agenda items proposed by the chief of the Central Committee
• Review the preliminary standing committee agenda to propose to the Central Committee
• Conduct surveys and research on unification issues for each specialized field, and develop policies
• Gather opinions to make proposals for unification discussions of each field

Organization and Functions