"REPUBLIC OF KOREA"

Briefing by Stephane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

General Assembly elects 18 member states to Human Rights Council, allowing vote by 3 member states in Article 19 exemption over financial dues at 19th plenary meeting.

Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

Briefing by Monica Grayley, Spokesperson for the President of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly.

After the closing of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly General Debate, GA President María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés said multilateralism and national interest "can be combined" and that during the General Debate "both voices" were heard. UNIFEED

Noon briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Ri Yong Ho told the General Assembly that without any trust in the U.S, there is “no way we will unilaterally disarm ourselves first.” UNIFEED

Ri Yong Ho, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, addresses the general debate of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 25 September - 01 October 2018).

Press briefing by Takeshi Osuga, Spokesperson for the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister of Japan.

‘Path to peace’ on Korean Peninsula only possible through diplomacy and full denuclearization: US tells Security Council.