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在2006年潘基文被任命为联合国秘书长的仪式上，身着韩国传统服装的柳淳泽吸引了各国媒体的眼光。虽然她只是静静地站在丈夫身后，不动声色，偶尔抿嘴浅笑，但也足以“秒杀”记者的无数菲林，也得到了媒体的一致好评。大家认为，温婉娴静的秘书长夫人不但为仪式带来了韩国风情，更为潘基文的整体个人形象加分不少。
联合国秘书长的贤内助
提及柳淳泽女士最被人熟知的头衔，莫过于联合国秘书长的夫人。二人结婚近五十年，更多的是细水长流的相依相守。其实，他们的姻缘在高中时就已萌芽。1962年，在家乡就读高二的潘基文，因为英语成绩出色，被选为韩国高中生代表赴美参加“外国学生访美计划”。由于找不到合适的礼物送给外国友人，忠州女高的学生想起了在手工课上做的一种极具当地特色的小礼物，于是派代表在潘基文出发前将礼物拿给他。而负责将做好的礼物带给潘基文的正是忠州女高的学生会会长柳淳泽。
该礼物在美国很受欢迎，回国后，潘基文还特地拜访了柳淳泽，以表谢意。一年后，两人都考进了首尔的名校。同样身处他乡的两个年青人也因此更加亲近，很快确定了恋爱关系，并且一直持续了9年。在通过外务考试后的第二年，潘基文与柳淳泽举行了婚礼。
柳淳泽出生于传统的韩国家庭，其母亲在她婚前就常说，如果一个女人的丈夫通常在太阳落山之前回家，那只有两种可能，即没有职业或者病了。所以丈夫如果晚归，千万不要唠叨。柳淳泽深受母亲这段话的影响，一直无怨无悔地支持着丈夫的工作，照顾着整个家庭。性格温和的柳淳泽从不抱怨丈夫的工作，也没有为他添任何麻烦。有外交官曾告诉记者，不少在使馆工作的人都会觉得大使夫人比大使更难伺候，但这种情况从未在潘基文工作的地方发生过。柳淳泽的好友也笑谈道，潘基文之所以能在政界平步青云，有百分之八十的功劳都应该属于柳淳泽，潘基文自己也多次在不同场合表达了对妻子的谢意。
四处奔走的慈善家
因为丈夫工作的关系，低调的柳淳泽也不得不学着适应四处抛头露面的生活。与其他“第一夫人”不同的是，她不会流连于时尚圈，不会醉心于争抢杂志网站头条版面，更多的是安静地帮助一些弱势群体，致力于慈善事业。即使有媒体在身边，也不会刻意作秀。柳淳泽女士几乎没有负面新闻，所有关于她个人的消息都与和平、关爱和慈善有关。
虽然年事渐高，但柳淳泽常年坚持在各国之间奔波，为世界和平尽一份力量。细数近年的重大慈善事件，总少不了她忙碌的身影。抽空走访民间，向需要帮助的人送爱心也成为她主要的日常行程。因为出身贫寒，出于对社会底层人民特殊的情感，她还经常去一些当地都并不受重视的小型慈善机构进行访问。
2008年，柳淳泽女士到尼泊尔加德满都的庇造尼流浪儿童救助中心看望那里的孩子们。有十几岁的孩子问她，如何才能成为像联合国秘书长那样的人，她动情地告诉孩子们，因为她和丈夫都出生在韩国乡村，教育设施不够先进，所以年少时的他们有时候不得不在树下学习。因为丈夫非常努力，再加上坚定的决心，最终实现了梦想。她还鼓励孩子们永远都不要失去希望，要一步一步地朝着生命中更高的目标努力，这样就一定会有美好的未来。
柳淳泽女士曾多次到访中国，深入民间了解中国传统文化昆曲的发展，到幼儿园了解“儿童伤害干预项目”的实施成果等。2010年11月，伴随着初冬的寒冷，柳淳泽女士来到位于北京鼓楼西大街的“北京红丹丹教育文化交流中心”，与盲人及志愿者们进行了面对面的互动交流。参观期间她聆听了该中心的盲人朋友为她表演的中国歌曲《送你一支玫瑰花》和韩国金曲《I Believe》，接着参观了该中心举办的一系列志愿者活动，还应邀为一位盲人女播音员用英文朗读《假如给我三天光明》选文。“红丹丹”是一个在中国艰难生存的民间组织，受关注的程度不够高，发展途中遇到过许多困难。柳淳泽女士充分肯定了该中心的相关工作，并跟大家分享了她对志愿者精神的看法和展望。她说志愿服务精神是一种不可替代的力量，在推动社会发展的过程中扮演着重要角色。唯有通过发扬志愿服务精神，才能实现真正的社会和谐与“千年发展目标”。
坚定的妇女儿童权益维护者
柳淳泽女士曾告诉过采访她的媒体记者，她证件上的生日其实比实际生日晚四个月。因为在韩国的战争年代，小孩能坚持活下来是非常困难的，她的父亲等了至少100天，直到确认了他女儿可以存活后才去办理相关证件。幼年经历坎坷的柳淳泽女士深谙妇女儿童的生存不易，一直奔走在各国为妇女儿童争取合法权益。
在先生潘基文当选联合国秘书长后，柳淳泽几乎每年参加国际妇女节游行。其中，最令人印象深刻的便是2013年的纽约游行。那天下着鹅毛大雪，潘基文和柳淳泽不顾恶劣天气，仍然走上纽约街头，带领来自各国的妇女代表游行，提醒公众消除对妇女的暴力行为。据悉，联合国妇女署的署长见状后，表示由于雪下得太大，柳淳泽女士将无法行走，但柳淳泽执意坚持参加完整个游行。她说，“我丈夫就是致力于带领联合国消除妇女暴力行为。我们已经看到了生活中这么多的变化，看到了巨大的进步。我知道，为了妇女和女孩，我们可以使每个国家和每个社区变得安全。我们将和你们一起，和来自世界各地的兄弟姐妹们一起，让可怕的暴力终结，让我们一同开创更好的未来。”在与潘基文一起访问非洲和南亚等国时，她目睹了许多这方面的问题，这让她义无反顾地加入到妇女维权活动中来。
除此之外，儿童也是柳淳泽女士的主要关注对象，她希望通过解放妇女权利来推进对儿童权益的保障。她说，随同丈夫在世界各地走访的时候，她的角色更多的是一个母亲和一个祖母，所以对儿童话题特别敏感。她在2012年曾会见来自伊斯坦布尔的一些青年领导者，共同谈论发展中国家儿童的各种问题。柳淳泽女士表示，随着越来越多年轻人的参与和共同努力，联合国儿童基金会也会一直致力于为世界各国的儿童提供平等的机会，赋予他们相同的权利，让这个充满希望的群体在阳光下健康成长。
On the ceremony to appoint Ban Ki-Moon as the United Nations Secretary General in 2006， Ban Soon-Taek was addressed in traditional Korean costumes， which attracted foreign media's attention. Although she just stood silently behind her husband with occasional smiles， she was so charming as to attract countless reporters’ camera lens. Her first public appearance in the world also received unanimous favorable comments from the media. Everyone believed that Mrs. Secretary General’s dress-up brought the styles of ROK and a bonus for Ban Ki-Moon's overall personal image. A good wife
Referring to the well-known titles of Ban Soon-Taek， the highest one is the wife of United Nations Secretary General. They have been married for nearly fifty years. In fact， their predestined marriage began in high school. In 1962， BanKi-Moon studied in high school in his hometown. Because he was excellent in English， he was chosen as the representative of ROK’s high school students to participate in the program for foreign students to visit the United States. Since they did not know what to give to foreign friends as gifts， the girls of a high schools thought of small gifts with local characteristics made in handicraft class and then they sent a representative to give the gifts to Ban Ki-Moon before his departure. The representative was just Ban Soon-Taek， the President of the Student Union of the high school.
The gifts were very popular in America. After he came back， Ban Ki-Moon specially visited Ban Soon-Taek to express his thanks. One year later， they both were admitted into a famous school in Seoul. In the alien land， they became closer. Soon they confirmed their relationship and it lasted nine years. In the second year after Ban Ki-Moon passed the exam of foreign affairs， Ban Ki-Moon and Ban Soon-Taek got married.
Ban Soon-Taek was born in a traditional Korean family. Her mother often told her before her marriage that if a woman’s husband went back home before sunset， it had only two possibilities， namely unemployed or sick. Therefore， if the husband came home late， the wife should not be nagging. Ban Soon-Taek was deeply influenced by her mother’s words. She supported her husband’s work and took good care of her family with no complaint. Ban Soon-Taek neither complained about her husband’s work nor brought any trouble to him. Some diplomatist told the reporter that many people working in embassies thought that the wife of an ambassador was harder to get along with， but it never happened to Ban Ki-Moon. Ban Soon-Taek’s good friends said that Ban Ki-Moon’s rapidly going up in the political circles should contribute to Ban Soon-Taek for eighty percent. Ban Ki-Moon has expressed his gratitude to his wife in different cases.
The philanthropist running hither and thither
Because of her husband’s work， the low-pitched Ban Soon-Taek had to learn to adapt to the life of showing her face in public. Differently from other “First Ladies”， she was not keen on the fashion or the front pages of magazines or websites. Instead， she would like to help vulnerable groups and be devoted to philanthropy. Even when the media was around her， she would not pretend her behavior. Ban Soon-Taek almost had no box news. All the information about her was related with peace， love and charity. Although she is not young， Ban Soon-Taek persists in running between different countries throughout the years to make contribution to peace in the world. In significant charity events in recent years， we could see her working busily. She also made time to visit the folk and help people in need. Since she was born poor， she has special feeling about people in the bottom of society and often visits small-scale charity organizations which do not receive enough attention.
In 2008， Ban Soon-Taek went to the wandering children aiding center in Bisauni in Karthmandu， Nepal to see the children. One child in teens asked her how to become a person like UN Secretary General. She told the children that she and her husband were born in a village and due to left-behind education facility， they had to study under trees. Because her husband worked very hard and had a strong resolution， eventually he realized his dream. She also encouraged the children never to lose hopes. If they strived hard toward the higher purpose step by step， they would have a bright future.
Ban Soon-Taek has visited China for many times. She learnt deeply about the development of Kunqu opera of the Chinese traditional culture and the implementation results of the “Children’s Harm Interference Project”. In November， 2010， a cold winter， Ban Soon-Taek came to “Beijing Hongdandan Education Cultural Exchange Center” in Western Gulou Street in Beijing to have face-to-face communication with the blind and volunteers. She heard a Chinese song “Giving you a Rose” and a Korean song “I Believe” sung by the blind. Then she visited a series of volunteer activities held by the center. She was also invited to read the selection of “Three Days to See” in English for the blind female announcer. Hongdandan is a civil organization with not enough attention in China. It met much difficulty in its development. Madam Ban Soon-Taek confirmed the relevant work in the center and shared her opinions and vision about volunteer spirits. She said that volunteer spirit was a kind of irreplaceable power and played a significant role in promoting the development of the society. Only by carrying forward volunteer spirit can we realize the “Millennium Development Goals” of social harmony.
Firmly safeguards the legal rights of women and children
Madam Ban Soon-Taek told the reporter who interviewed her that the birthday on her certificate papers was four months later than the actual one. Since ROK was in war， it was of great difficulty for the children to survive. Her father waited for more than 100 days to confirm that his daughter could survive and then he went to transact the relevant papers. Her experiences in childhood made her know the difficulty of the living of women and children and fight for the legal rights o them. After Ban Ki-Moon was appointed as the UN Secretary General， Ban Soon-Taek participated in the parade of International Women’s Day almost every year. The most impressed one was the New York parade in 2013.On that day， large snowflakes were falling. In spite of the bad weather， Ban Ki-Moon and Ban Soon-Taek took to the street in New York to lead women delegations from different countries to have the parade and remind the public to eliminate violent behaviors toward the women. Seeing this， the chairperson of UN Women told Madame Ban Soon-Taekthat they couldn’t walk because of the big snow， but Ban Soon-Taek insisted on participating in the whole parade. She said， “My husband is committed to leading the United Nations to end violence against women. We have seen so much change in our life. We have seen great progress. I know that we can make every country and every community safe for women and girls. With all of you and with all of our sisters and brothers around the world， we can end this terrible violence. Let us create a better future.”When she visited Africa and South Asia with Ban Ki-Moon， she saw many challenges in this aspect， which made her join the activities to safeguard the rights of women without hesitation.
Children are also what Ban Soon-Taek pays great attention to. She hopes that the liberation of women’s rights can promote the safeguarding of children’s rights. She said that when she accompanied her husband to go around the world， her role was more of a mother or a grandmother； therefore she was especially sensitive to the topic of children. In 2012， she met with some leaders from Istanbul and discussed about the various problems of children in developing countries. Madam Ban Soon-Taek also said that with more and more young people’s participation and joint efforts， United Nations Children’s Fund would be always committed to providing equal opportunities for children all over the world and endowing them same rights so that this group can grow up healthily and full of hope under the sunshine.
联合国秘书长的贤内助
提及柳淳泽女士最被人熟知的头衔，莫过于联合国秘书长的夫人。二人结婚近五十年，更多的是细水长流的相依相守。其实，他们的姻缘在高中时就已萌芽。1962年，在家乡就读高二的潘基文，因为英语成绩出色，被选为韩国高中生代表赴美参加“外国学生访美计划”。由于找不到合适的礼物送给外国友人，忠州女高的学生想起了在手工课上做的一种极具当地特色的小礼物，于是派代表在潘基文出发前将礼物拿给他。而负责将做好的礼物带给潘基文的正是忠州女高的学生会会长柳淳泽。
该礼物在美国很受欢迎，回国后，潘基文还特地拜访了柳淳泽，以表谢意。一年后，两人都考进了首尔的名校。同样身处他乡的两个年青人也因此更加亲近，很快确定了恋爱关系，并且一直持续了9年。在通过外务考试后的第二年，潘基文与柳淳泽举行了婚礼。
柳淳泽出生于传统的韩国家庭，其母亲在她婚前就常说，如果一个女人的丈夫通常在太阳落山之前回家，那只有两种可能，即没有职业或者病了。所以丈夫如果晚归，千万不要唠叨。柳淳泽深受母亲这段话的影响，一直无怨无悔地支持着丈夫的工作，照顾着整个家庭。性格温和的柳淳泽从不抱怨丈夫的工作，也没有为他添任何麻烦。有外交官曾告诉记者，不少在使馆工作的人都会觉得大使夫人比大使更难伺候，但这种情况从未在潘基文工作的地方发生过。柳淳泽的好友也笑谈道，潘基文之所以能在政界平步青云，有百分之八十的功劳都应该属于柳淳泽，潘基文自己也多次在不同场合表达了对妻子的谢意。
四处奔走的慈善家
因为丈夫工作的关系，低调的柳淳泽也不得不学着适应四处抛头露面的生活。与其他“第一夫人”不同的是，她不会流连于时尚圈，不会醉心于争抢杂志网站头条版面，更多的是安静地帮助一些弱势群体，致力于慈善事业。即使有媒体在身边，也不会刻意作秀。柳淳泽女士几乎没有负面新闻，所有关于她个人的消息都与和平、关爱和慈善有关。
虽然年事渐高，但柳淳泽常年坚持在各国之间奔波，为世界和平尽一份力量。细数近年的重大慈善事件，总少不了她忙碌的身影。抽空走访民间，向需要帮助的人送爱心也成为她主要的日常行程。因为出身贫寒，出于对社会底层人民特殊的情感，她还经常去一些当地都并不受重视的小型慈善机构进行访问。
2008年，柳淳泽女士到尼泊尔加德满都的庇造尼流浪儿童救助中心看望那里的孩子们。有十几岁的孩子问她，如何才能成为像联合国秘书长那样的人，她动情地告诉孩子们，因为她和丈夫都出生在韩国乡村，教育设施不够先进，所以年少时的他们有时候不得不在树下学习。因为丈夫非常努力，再加上坚定的决心，最终实现了梦想。她还鼓励孩子们永远都不要失去希望，要一步一步地朝着生命中更高的目标努力，这样就一定会有美好的未来。
柳淳泽女士曾多次到访中国，深入民间了解中国传统文化昆曲的发展，到幼儿园了解“儿童伤害干预项目”的实施成果等。2010年11月，伴随着初冬的寒冷，柳淳泽女士来到位于北京鼓楼西大街的“北京红丹丹教育文化交流中心”，与盲人及志愿者们进行了面对面的互动交流。参观期间她聆听了该中心的盲人朋友为她表演的中国歌曲《送你一支玫瑰花》和韩国金曲《I Believe》，接着参观了该中心举办的一系列志愿者活动，还应邀为一位盲人女播音员用英文朗读《假如给我三天光明》选文。“红丹丹”是一个在中国艰难生存的民间组织，受关注的程度不够高，发展途中遇到过许多困难。柳淳泽女士充分肯定了该中心的相关工作，并跟大家分享了她对志愿者精神的看法和展望。她说志愿服务精神是一种不可替代的力量，在推动社会发展的过程中扮演着重要角色。唯有通过发扬志愿服务精神，才能实现真正的社会和谐与“千年发展目标”。
坚定的妇女儿童权益维护者
柳淳泽女士曾告诉过采访她的媒体记者，她证件上的生日其实比实际生日晚四个月。因为在韩国的战争年代，小孩能坚持活下来是非常困难的，她的父亲等了至少100天，直到确认了他女儿可以存活后才去办理相关证件。幼年经历坎坷的柳淳泽女士深谙妇女儿童的生存不易，一直奔走在各国为妇女儿童争取合法权益。
在先生潘基文当选联合国秘书长后，柳淳泽几乎每年参加国际妇女节游行。其中，最令人印象深刻的便是2013年的纽约游行。那天下着鹅毛大雪，潘基文和柳淳泽不顾恶劣天气，仍然走上纽约街头，带领来自各国的妇女代表游行，提醒公众消除对妇女的暴力行为。据悉，联合国妇女署的署长见状后，表示由于雪下得太大，柳淳泽女士将无法行走，但柳淳泽执意坚持参加完整个游行。她说，“我丈夫就是致力于带领联合国消除妇女暴力行为。我们已经看到了生活中这么多的变化，看到了巨大的进步。我知道，为了妇女和女孩，我们可以使每个国家和每个社区变得安全。我们将和你们一起，和来自世界各地的兄弟姐妹们一起，让可怕的暴力终结，让我们一同开创更好的未来。”在与潘基文一起访问非洲和南亚等国时，她目睹了许多这方面的问题，这让她义无反顾地加入到妇女维权活动中来。
除此之外，儿童也是柳淳泽女士的主要关注对象，她希望通过解放妇女权利来推进对儿童权益的保障。她说，随同丈夫在世界各地走访的时候，她的角色更多的是一个母亲和一个祖母，所以对儿童话题特别敏感。她在2012年曾会见来自伊斯坦布尔的一些青年领导者，共同谈论发展中国家儿童的各种问题。柳淳泽女士表示，随着越来越多年轻人的参与和共同努力，联合国儿童基金会也会一直致力于为世界各国的儿童提供平等的机会，赋予他们相同的权利，让这个充满希望的群体在阳光下健康成长。
On the ceremony to appoint Ban Ki-Moon as the United Nations Secretary General in 2006， Ban Soon-Taek was addressed in traditional Korean costumes， which attracted foreign media's attention. Although she just stood silently behind her husband with occasional smiles， she was so charming as to attract countless reporters’ camera lens. Her first public appearance in the world also received unanimous favorable comments from the media. Everyone believed that Mrs. Secretary General’s dress-up brought the styles of ROK and a bonus for Ban Ki-Moon's overall personal image. A good wife
Referring to the well-known titles of Ban Soon-Taek， the highest one is the wife of United Nations Secretary General. They have been married for nearly fifty years. In fact， their predestined marriage began in high school. In 1962， BanKi-Moon studied in high school in his hometown. Because he was excellent in English， he was chosen as the representative of ROK’s high school students to participate in the program for foreign students to visit the United States. Since they did not know what to give to foreign friends as gifts， the girls of a high schools thought of small gifts with local characteristics made in handicraft class and then they sent a representative to give the gifts to Ban Ki-Moon before his departure. The representative was just Ban Soon-Taek， the President of the Student Union of the high school.
The gifts were very popular in America. After he came back， Ban Ki-Moon specially visited Ban Soon-Taek to express his thanks. One year later， they both were admitted into a famous school in Seoul. In the alien land， they became closer. Soon they confirmed their relationship and it lasted nine years. In the second year after Ban Ki-Moon passed the exam of foreign affairs， Ban Ki-Moon and Ban Soon-Taek got married.
Ban Soon-Taek was born in a traditional Korean family. Her mother often told her before her marriage that if a woman’s husband went back home before sunset， it had only two possibilities， namely unemployed or sick. Therefore， if the husband came home late， the wife should not be nagging. Ban Soon-Taek was deeply influenced by her mother’s words. She supported her husband’s work and took good care of her family with no complaint. Ban Soon-Taek neither complained about her husband’s work nor brought any trouble to him. Some diplomatist told the reporter that many people working in embassies thought that the wife of an ambassador was harder to get along with， but it never happened to Ban Ki-Moon. Ban Soon-Taek’s good friends said that Ban Ki-Moon’s rapidly going up in the political circles should contribute to Ban Soon-Taek for eighty percent. Ban Ki-Moon has expressed his gratitude to his wife in different cases.
The philanthropist running hither and thither
Because of her husband’s work， the low-pitched Ban Soon-Taek had to learn to adapt to the life of showing her face in public. Differently from other “First Ladies”， she was not keen on the fashion or the front pages of magazines or websites. Instead， she would like to help vulnerable groups and be devoted to philanthropy. Even when the media was around her， she would not pretend her behavior. Ban Soon-Taek almost had no box news. All the information about her was related with peace， love and charity. Although she is not young， Ban Soon-Taek persists in running between different countries throughout the years to make contribution to peace in the world. In significant charity events in recent years， we could see her working busily. She also made time to visit the folk and help people in need. Since she was born poor， she has special feeling about people in the bottom of society and often visits small-scale charity organizations which do not receive enough attention.
In 2008， Ban Soon-Taek went to the wandering children aiding center in Bisauni in Karthmandu， Nepal to see the children. One child in teens asked her how to become a person like UN Secretary General. She told the children that she and her husband were born in a village and due to left-behind education facility， they had to study under trees. Because her husband worked very hard and had a strong resolution， eventually he realized his dream. She also encouraged the children never to lose hopes. If they strived hard toward the higher purpose step by step， they would have a bright future.
Ban Soon-Taek has visited China for many times. She learnt deeply about the development of Kunqu opera of the Chinese traditional culture and the implementation results of the “Children’s Harm Interference Project”. In November， 2010， a cold winter， Ban Soon-Taek came to “Beijing Hongdandan Education Cultural Exchange Center” in Western Gulou Street in Beijing to have face-to-face communication with the blind and volunteers. She heard a Chinese song “Giving you a Rose” and a Korean song “I Believe” sung by the blind. Then she visited a series of volunteer activities held by the center. She was also invited to read the selection of “Three Days to See” in English for the blind female announcer. Hongdandan is a civil organization with not enough attention in China. It met much difficulty in its development. Madam Ban Soon-Taek confirmed the relevant work in the center and shared her opinions and vision about volunteer spirits. She said that volunteer spirit was a kind of irreplaceable power and played a significant role in promoting the development of the society. Only by carrying forward volunteer spirit can we realize the “Millennium Development Goals” of social harmony.
Firmly safeguards the legal rights of women and children
Madam Ban Soon-Taek told the reporter who interviewed her that the birthday on her certificate papers was four months later than the actual one. Since ROK was in war， it was of great difficulty for the children to survive. Her father waited for more than 100 days to confirm that his daughter could survive and then he went to transact the relevant papers. Her experiences in childhood made her know the difficulty of the living of women and children and fight for the legal rights o them. After Ban Ki-Moon was appointed as the UN Secretary General， Ban Soon-Taek participated in the parade of International Women’s Day almost every year. The most impressed one was the New York parade in 2013.On that day， large snowflakes were falling. In spite of the bad weather， Ban Ki-Moon and Ban Soon-Taek took to the street in New York to lead women delegations from different countries to have the parade and remind the public to eliminate violent behaviors toward the women. Seeing this， the chairperson of UN Women told Madame Ban Soon-Taekthat they couldn’t walk because of the big snow， but Ban Soon-Taek insisted on participating in the whole parade. She said， “My husband is committed to leading the United Nations to end violence against women. We have seen so much change in our life. We have seen great progress. I know that we can make every country and every community safe for women and girls. With all of you and with all of our sisters and brothers around the world， we can end this terrible violence. Let us create a better future.”When she visited Africa and South Asia with Ban Ki-Moon， she saw many challenges in this aspect， which made her join the activities to safeguard the rights of women without hesitation.
Children are also what Ban Soon-Taek pays great attention to. She hopes that the liberation of women’s rights can promote the safeguarding of children’s rights. She said that when she accompanied her husband to go around the world， her role was more of a mother or a grandmother； therefore she was especially sensitive to the topic of children. In 2012， she met with some leaders from Istanbul and discussed about the various problems of children in developing countries. Madam Ban Soon-Taek also said that with more and more young people’s participation and joint efforts， United Nations Children’s Fund would be always committed to providing equal opportunities for children all over the world and endowing them same rights so that this group can grow up healthily and full of hope under the sunshine.