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Abudu-Birresborn

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2023-06-02
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2023-11-27
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  1. “Where difficult options must be embraced, we should be bold in accepting them, because time may not be on the side of the Council if we wait too long. Our responsibility is to steer the region away from a path of catastrophe and preserve peace and lives on the peninsula.”

    2023-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9485 (2023) · source

  2. “Over the years, however, conflicting national interests among regional actors have hindered successful and coordinated multilateral security efforts to resolve the issues on the Korean peninsula. It is time for regional actors and other key stakeholders to lead the efforts to address the security and development challenges in their region. In conclusion, we recognize that the threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to international security is serious and growing. As a Council, we must find better ways of sustaining the Council’s unity on the matter and pursuing long- term engagement within a multilateral framework arrangement to restrict the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s weapons development programme.”

    2023-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9485 (2023) · source

  3. “While we commend the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) for its proactive approach to addressing the humanitarian situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea within the framework of exemptions to the existing sanctions, we must address the unintended consequences of sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea swiftly and comprehensively. It is also important to evaluate the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea sanctions regime thoroughly to better understand the gaps that have enabled sanctions overrides and the unhindered facilitation of its nuclear weapons programme. Thirdly, a comprehensive multilateral security solution to the issues on the Korean peninsula is essential. As is often said, it is vital to seek regional solutions to regional problems.”

    2023-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9485 (2023) · source

  4. “Diplomatic channels of communication between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, its neighbours and other stakeholders through regular in-person meetings should be prioritized as pandemic restrictions are gradually lifted. We continue to urge the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to expedite action on permitting the return of the United Nations country team, as well as other aid agencies. Secondly, sanctions are an important component of the Security Council’s toolbox for the maintenance of international peace and security. However, they are not an end in themselves.”

    2023-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9485 (2023) · source

  5. “In that regard, we continue to urge the international community to implement pragmatic measures while simultaneously pursuing long-term engagement within a multilateral framework arrangement to restrict the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s weapons development programme. More specifically, we would like to share some priority areas of action. First, at the heart of pragmatic solutions is the urgent need to rebuild trust, solidarity and mutual respect through dialogue and diplomacy, taking the concerns of all members into consideration. After three years, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is showing signs of reopening to the world. Recent bilateral engagements with its neighbours and with the Council are critical first steps in trust- and confidence-building.”

    2023-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9485 (2023) · source

  6. “We deplore the latest launch and call on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to fully comply with its international obligations, as expressed in the relevant Council resolutions, by refraining from further launches using ballistic-missile technology. The anti-proliferation mechanisms that once served as guardrails by keeping nuclear ambitions in check are failing. The North Korean nuclear impasse is part of that trend. We continue to see an erosion of trust and a spike in political polarization on this file, which has paralysed the Council and rendered it unable to act. But after years of very little or no progress, we must resist the temptation to do nothing, because the cost of inaction is far greater than the cost of action.”

    2023-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9485 (2023) · source

  7. “I thank Assistant Secretary-General Khiari for his briefing to the Council and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representatives of the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in this meeting. While the Council’s attention has been focused elsewhere, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has continued to develop its capabilities in breach of multiple Security Council resolutions. Ghana is gravely concerned about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s launch of a military reconnaissance satellite on 21 November, the third such launch in the past six months. Those acts by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea are in violation of its international obligations, as expressed in multiple Security Council resolutions.”

    2023-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9485 (2023) · source

  8. “We must therefore work collaboratively to strengthen the unity of the Council on this matter and act faithfully on behalf of all Member States who have entrusted us with the powerful mandate to maintain international peace and security.”

    2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source

  9. “We encourage all members of the Council to embrace a unified and different approach in order to obtain different results with our engagement on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea file in our common objective to achieve concrete progress in furtherance of peace and security on the Korean peninsula. We believe that a principled and pragmatic approach based on diplomacy, dialogue and trust-building is needed to incrementally foster conditions that allow for constructive engagement between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and major stakeholders on its weapons programme. While different stakeholders may have different interests on the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, it must be obvious that a nuclearized Korean peninsula is in no one’s interest.”

    2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source

  10. “The 2023 final report of the Panel of Experts of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) (see S/2023/171) makes it clear that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is working assiduously to accomplish its third key strategic goal, which is to exponentially increase the production of nuclear weapons, particularly the mass production of smaller tactical nuclear weapons. We therefore regret that, in the midst of all of those rapidly changing developments that threaten international peace and security, the Council has not been unified in its response, despite the numerous meetings held on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea this year and last year.”

    2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source

  11. “The launch of a military satellite is yet another disturbing confirmation of the dramatic acceleration of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s weapons programme. It is also a worrisome reflection of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s resolve to accomplish its 2023 strategic goals set out at the sixth plenary meeting of the eighth Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, held in January this year. With its latest launch, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has now attempted to accomplish two of those key strategic goals — that is, the launch of a military satellite and the test of a solid- fuel intercontinental ballistic missile.”

    2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source

  12. “I thank Under- Secretary-General Rosemary DiCarlo for her briefing to the Council and welcome the participation of the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea in this meeting. Ghana is gravely concerned by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s launch of a military satellite on 31 May, in contravention of multiple Security Council resolutions. We deplore the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s latest actions and call on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea to fully comply with its international obligations under all relevant Security Council resolutions and to take immediate and concrete steps to de-escalate the tensions on the Korean peninsula by refraining from further launches with ballistic missile technology.”

    2023-06-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9336 (2023) · source