Your Excellency, On behalf of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, I am writing to you regarding the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. The HRC plays an...
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DPRK + 14 more
Your Excellency, On behalf of the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, I am writing to you regarding the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva. The HRC plays an...
FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Favourable start of 2023/24 winter season Main season 2023 food crops benefited from well‑distributed and above‑average precipitation amounts Favourable start of 2023/24 winter...
Heightened Oppression Worsens Humanitarian Crisis (Bangkok) – The North Korean government in 2023 continued to use the Covid-19 pandemic as a pretext to maintain “shoot on sight” orders on its...
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) recently delivered medical equipment to a hospital and two physical rehabilitation centres in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), as...
SG/SM/21912 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: The Secretary-General strongly condemns the attempted launch of yet another...
SC/15355 9376TH MEETING (PM) Note: A complete summary of today's Security Council meeting on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will be made available after its conclusion. Briefing KHALED...
SC/15342 On 29 June 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) enacted the amendments, specified with strikethrough and/or underline, in the entries below on...
SECURITY COUNCIL SC/15324 On 2 June 2023, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) approved updates to its seventh implementation assistance notice (IAN) entitled...
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DPRK The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is likely facing a food crisis caused by worsening shortages resulting from long-term border closures, adverse weather, and economic sanctions. In March...
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Council Concludes Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with the Special...
DELIVERED BY James Turpin, Chief, Prevention & Sustaining Peace Section, OHCHR NYO AT Security Council Arria-formula Meeting on “The Situation of Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of...
Introduction North Korea suffers from recurrent natural hazards, ranging from extended droughts and severe flooding to occasional typhoons. The border closures and strict quarantine procedures...
Ahead of North Korea’s apparent preparations for a military parade in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher...
Enhanced Fences, Guard Posts Further Restrict Movement, Trade (Seoul) – The North Korean government has substantially increased security along its northern border, using Covid-19 as the...
This afternoon (4 November), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia, and the...
SEOUL (2 September 2022) - The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Elizabeth Salmón, conducted her first official visit to the...
GENEVA (23 June 2022) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Tomás Ojea Quintana, will conduct an official visit to South Korea from...
FROM Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Liz Throssell LOCATION Geneva We are deeply concerned about the likely human rights impact of the first officially reported outbreak...
Dr Sandip Kumar Mishra evaluates the first and second-order challenges Pyongyang is likely to face as it confronts a COVID-19 outbreak On 13 and 14 May 2022, North Korea reported 1,74,400 and...
New Delhi | 16 May 2022 Expressing concern at the COVID-19 outbreak in DPR Korea, the World Health Organization today reiterated its commitment to support the country respond to the pandemic. “WHO is...