UN Security Council Tightens Sanctions on North Korea

The UN Security Council unanimously passed a resolution tightening sanctions on North Korea on Wednesday in response to the country's latest nuclear test conducted in September..

    The resolution condemning the reclusive regime's fifth nuclear test aims to prevent North Korea from developing nuclear weapons by further tightening measures to block funding and stop the procurement of parts and technology.

    The new measures on North Korea's coal trade alone is expected to decrease the country's trade revenue by one-fourth equaling 700 million dollars annually. The resolution also prohibits countries from buying statues and helicopters from North Korea.

    The resolution also zeroes in on the country's diplomatic missions, calling on UN member states to reduce the number of North Korean diplomatic staffers and limit the number of bank accounts the missions and their diplomats can open to one each.

    This is the second round of sanctions imposed on the North Korean regime by the council this year. In March, the 15-member council put stiff economic sanctions in place following a nuclear test in January.

Source: QNA