South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se will raise the issue of "comfort women" in a speech to be delivered at a U.N. human rights meeting in Geneva on Wednesday, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
The term is used in Japan to refer to females, mostly from occupied territories in other parts of Asia, who were forced to work at Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.
Yun will "emphasize the importance of efforts by the international community, including the United Nations, in coping with sexual crimes during armed conflicts," the ministry said in a statement.