Unlike the UN Sculpture Park and the Peace Park, which are public parks created and managed by the Nam-gu district office, the UNMCK is NOT a public park. The UNMCK is a cemetery established by the United Nations Command during the Korean War for the interment of UN forces who were killed in action.
The UNMCK is an international organization with a governing body (Commission for the UNMCK) that is distinct and separate from local and national governing bodies and is thus is subject to regulations that differ from those of public parks.