UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea
The UN Security Council Sanctions Committee on North Korea (formally named Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1718) is a subsidiary body established in 2006 by the UN Security Council's resolution 1718 in response to North Korea's first nuclear test and its other nuclear proliferation efforts.
| Formation | 2006, in response to North Korea's first nuclear test, and its continued nuclear proliferation efforts. |
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| Founder | UN Security Council, in resolution 1718 |
| Purpose | To oversee the relevant sanctions measures relating to North Korea (DPRK) |
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Region | Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Fields | Economic sanctions |
Membership | All members of the UNSC |
Parent organization | United Nations Security Council |
| Subsidiaries | Panel of Experts |
| Website | www |
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| North Korea and the United Nations |
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Resolution 1718 imposed a series of economic sanctions on the DPRK and established a committee to gather more information, specify the sanctions, monitor them, and issue recommendations. The committee's responsibilities have broadened as subsequent resolutions expanded and strengthened sanctions, which include an arms embargo, a ban on luxury goods, financial sanctions, and limitations on export of mining resources.
A Panel of Experts (PoE) established in 2009 supports the work of the committee through expert analysis, particularly in evaluating cases of non-compliance. While the committee can make legally-binding decisions on how to specifically execute the sanctions (by naming which entities are targeted, for example), the PoE only has an informational and advisory role in support of those decisions.