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UN Security Council Resolution 2397
December 22, 2017
By: UN Security Council
This UN Security Council Resolution, adopted after North Korea's launch of a Hwasong-15 ICBM, expands sanctions on the export of energy products to North Korea; introduces new sectoral sanctions on North Korean exports; and contains other provisions related to North Korean shipping and overseas laborers. | READ MORE
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the DPRK, 2017
September 18, 2017
By: Tomás Ojea Quintana
Annual report of the UN's Special Rapporteur on North Korean Human Rights, calling for an approach balancing accountability and engagement, and | READ MORE
UN Security Council Resolution 2375
September 11, 2017
By: UN Security Council
UN Security Council Resolution 2375, adopted unanimously in the wake of what North Korea described as a test of a two-stage thermonuclear weapon, condemned the test and imposed several new sanctions measures. | READ MORE
UN Security Council Resolution 2371
August 5, 2017
By: UN Security Council
UN Security Council Resolution 2371, adopted on August 5, 2017 in response to two North Korean ICBM tests, adds to the international North Korea sa | READ MORE
UNSC Resolution 2321
November 30, 2016
This UNSC Resolution expanded sanctions against North Korea. sanctions included arms embargo, prohibiting the sale or transfer of helicopters and vessels, capping coal exports, and restricts specialized teaching. | READ MORE
Outlook for Food Supply and Demand in 2015/16
April 27, 2016
By: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
A global information and early warning system (GIEWS) update provided by the FAO on North Korea's outlook for food supply and demand in 2015-16. | READ MORE
UN Security Council Resolution 2270 (2016)
March 2, 2016
By: UN Security Council
Security Council resolution condemning in the strongest terms the nuclear test conducted by DPRK on 6 January 2016 and its ballistic missile launch of 7 February 2016, and demanding that it comply immediately with its international obligations. | READ MORE
UNGA Resolution on the Situation of Human Rights in the DPRK, 2015
October 30, 2015
By: UN General Assembly
UN General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in North Korea, adopted by a vote of 119 in favor, 19 against, and 48 abstaining. The resolution was adopted in the wake of a major report by the UN Commission of Inquiry on North Korean human rights, and included for the first time language encouraging the UN Security Council to refer the human rights situation in North Korea to the International Criminal Court (ICC). An amendment to remove this language from the resolution, offered by Cuba, was rejected by a vote of 77 General Assembly Members against, 40 for, and 50 abstaining. | READ MORE
Situation of human rights in the DPRK, 2015
September 25, 2015
By: Ban Ki-moon
This report by the office of the UN Secretary-General provides an overview of the human rights and humanitarian situation in the DPRK from September 2014 to August 2015. The report also provides information on the level of engagement of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea with the United Nations human rights mechanisms during the reporting period. | READ MORE
DPR Korea 2015: Needs and Priorities
April 8, 2015
By: UN OCHA
United Nations document on humanitarian needs in North Korea and UN country team objectives for 2015. | READ MORE