"KOREAN PENINSULA"

Joint stakeout delivered by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, on the DPRK's latest ICBM launch on behalf of the United States, Albania, Ecuador, France, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Non-Proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The UN senior official for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific, Khaled Khiari, warned that “the lack of unity and action in the Security Council does little to slow the negative trajectory on the Korean Peninsula” and “the DPRK is unconstrained, and other parties are compelled to focus on military deterrence.” UNIFEED

In a statement read by his spokesperson, UN chief António Guterres said he “strongly condemns” the launch of "yet another long-range ballistic missile" by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. UNIFEED

Following last week’s intercontinental ballistic missile launching drill by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the UN top official for Europe, Central Asia and Americas warned the Security Council that the country “has clearly stated its intention to continue pursuing its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, in violation of relevant Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

UN senior official for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Khaled Khiari said, “the situation on the Korean Peninsula continues to head in the wrong direction. Tensions continue to increase, due to the negative action-reaction cycle, with no off-ramps in sight.” UNIFEED

Delivering a joint statement on behalf of many Member States, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged all Security Council members to support an open briefing in 2023 to “discuss the human rights violations and abuses committed by the DPRK, the implications for peace and security and explore ways to incorporate human rights into the peace and security diplomacy in the Korean peninsula.” UNIFEED

​​​​​​​Briefing Security Council on new missile launch by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, senior official calls for unified response, resumed dialogue.

Following the latest intercontinental ballistic missile test from the People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the top UN political affairs official told the Security Council that “tensions continue to increase” in the Korean Peninsula and “with no off ramps insight.” UNIFEED

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s unprecedented number of ballistic missile launches violates resolutions, senior official warns Security Council.