United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea

United Front Department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
통일전선부
Emblem of the Workers' Party of Korea
Agency overview
JurisdictionNorth Korea–South Korea relations, Propaganda, front organizations, espionage
HeadquartersJunseung-dong, Moranbong District, Pyongyang, North Korea
Employees3,000
Agency executive
Parent agencyCentral Committee
United Front Department
Chosŏn'gŭl
Hancha
Revised RomanizationTongil jeonseonbu
McCune–ReischauerT'ongil chonsonbu[1]

The United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea (UFD,[2] Korean통일전선부; MRT'ongil chonsonbu) is a department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) tasked with relations with South Korea. It conducts propaganda operations and espionage and manages front organizations, including the Chongryon.

  1. ^ Lim 2008, p. 73.
  2. ^ Jang 2015, p. 6.