Jiho Cha, M.D. Ph.D., a Member of Parliament (Congressman) in the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Unification is a physician, global health scholar, and field humanitarian. After completing clinical training in 2005, he has worked for North Korean and other marginalized populations around the world (North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Indonesia, China, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Libya etc.) through non-governmental (MSF, Human Rights Watch), governmental (South Korean Ministry of Unification), international organizations (WHO, IOM), and academia (Univ. of Manchester, Johns Hopkins Univ. and KAIST). His research interests lie in global response to future crises specifically related to complex humanitarian crises, climate change and human mobility, and AI for humanitarian system. He was also affiliated with Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, and Center for Humanitarian Health, Johns Hopkins University.