"NON-PROLIFERATION"

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.

Syria's failure to remedy pending issues of chemical weapons use is 'wake up call' for international community, disarmament chief tells Security Council.

The First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations of the Russian Federation told journalists that the Russian ministry of defense “keeps collecting information that the Kyiv regime, backed by the US, is preparing staged provocations in order to accuse the Russian Armed Forces of using chemical, biological, and tactical nuclear weapons.” UNIFEED

Informal comments to the media by Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations, on behalf of other Security Council members Albania, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Republic of Korea, the United Arab Emirates (in its national capacity), the United Kingdom, and the United States, on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

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

Security Council extends mandate of Expert panel overseeing sanctions against Democratic People’s Republic of Korea until 30 April 2023.

Comprehensive review of non-proliferation resolution top priority for committee charged with overseeing implementation, its Chair tells Security Council.

The High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, Izumi Nakamitsu, told the Security Council on Thursday that “due to the identified gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies that remain unresolved", the Technical Secretariat can't consider the declaration submitted by the Syrian Arab Republic to be accurate and complete in accordance with the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). 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