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A UN top political affairs official told the Security Council that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK’s) launches “represent a serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.” UNIFEED

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) ambassador Kim Song told the General Assembly that some UN member states are “instigating confrontation between camps and bloc-forming in pursuance of hegemony and self-profits”, adding that “because of their prejudiced behavior, conflict and bloodshed among nations, forces, ethnics and religious sects are continuing unabated in the international arena.” UNIFEED

A top political affairs official told the Security Council that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK’s) unannounced launches represent a serious risk to international civil aviation and maritime traffic.” UNIFEED

Over fifty countries called on all Member States to join in raising awareness of the links between human rights situations in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and international peace and security, and to “hold the DPRK government accountable for its actions and fully implement Security Council resolutions.” UNIFEED

During a Security Council briefing on the human rights situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said, “Human suffering of such scale and magnitude engenders instability, internally, and has wider implications.” UNIFEED

A Security Council meeting on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)’s human rights abuses and violations and the links to international peace and security, will be held on August 17th. UNIFEED

The United Nations top political affairs official said, “it is the right of a sovereign state to launch a satellite and to benefit from space activities. However, Council resolutions expressly prohibit the DPRK from conducting any launches using ballistic missile technology.” UNIFEED

Marking the beginning of Switzerland’s presidency of the Security Council, Permanent Representative Pascale Baeriswyl said that “there are intense discussions” to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative and wished they are successful because the deal is “really saving lives all over the world.” 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

A report published by the UN Human Rights Office vividly details the ongoing suffering of victims of enforced disappearance and abduction by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. OHCHR