"KOREAN PENINSULA"

The Security Council failed to adopt a resolution imposing new sanctions on the DPRK after a ballistic launch. UNIFEED

A top United Nations official told the Security Council that “the Secretary-General strongly condemns the DPRK’s continued development of missiles using ballistic missile technology. Such actions are clear violations of relevant Security Council resolutions and contribute to increasing tensions in the region and beyond.” UNIFEED

Uptick in ballistic missile launches on Korean Peninsula, notices of pre-emptive nuclear strike 'deeply concerning’, top official tells Security Council.

The Security Council discussed on Friday the latest launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with the UN political affairs chief saying it "risks triggering a significant escalation of tensions in the region and beyond." UNIFEED

The Secretary-General "strongly condemned" the launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 24 March 2022, a UN spokesperson told reporters in New York. UNIFEED

In a joint statement delivered by US ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, several countries condemned North Korea’s ballistic missile launch over the weekend which “violated multiple Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

Reading a joint statement on behalf of Albania, Brazil, France, Ireland, Japan, Norway, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States, United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the DPRK’s launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) this week, “is a significant escalation in the DPRK’s recent violations of multiple Security Council resolutions and seeks to further destabilize the region.” UNIFEED

Chinese ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, said the key to solving the North Korean nuclear issue “is already in the hands of the United States,” adding that the US should “come up with more attractive and more practical, more flexible approaches, policies and actions in accommodating the concerns of the DPRK." UNIFEED

In a statement on behalf of several members of the Security Council, United States ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) recent missile launches “demonstrate the regime’s determination to pursue weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programmes at all costs, including at the expense of its own people,” and stressed that the country’s “unlawful behaviour is a threat to international peace and security.” UNIFEED

In a joint statement on behalf of Albania, France, Ireland, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the DPRK's latest ballistic missile launch shows its "determination to expand its unlawful weapons capabilities" and "pose a significant threat to regional stability." On Ukraine, she said "if Russia chooses the path of conflict, " the US and partners, "are prepared to impose enormous costs on Russia’s economy, reinforce NATO’s presence in frontline allied states, and increase our defensive assistance to Ukraine." UNIFEED