DPR Korea & Non-Proliferation - Security Council Briefing by Political & Peacebuilding Chief

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The topics: The Security Council discussed on Friday the latest launch of a ballistic missile of intercontinental range by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), with the UN political affairs chief saying it "risks triggering a significant escalation of tensions in the region and beyond." "The Secretary-General strongly condemns the DPRK’s latest ICBM launch. This is a flagrant breach of the DPRK’s own 2018 moratorium and a clear violation of relevant Security Council resolutions," said Rosemary DiCarlo, the Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs. The state news agency of the DPRK reported that the country launched a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) - at approximately 2:34 p.m. local time on 24 March. The missile – so-called “Hwasong 17” - was reportedly launched from Sunan, an area north of Pyongyang. It covered a range of 1,090 km and reached an apogee of around 6,200 km. It made impact in the sea within Japan’s exclusive economic zone. The last time the DPRK conducted an ICBM test was on 29 November 2017. The DPRK has conducted twelve launches using ballistic missile technology this year alone. This is the fifth time the Secretariat has been asked to brief the Council in 2022 in this connection. According to DiCarlo, "the DPRK also appears to be actively pursuing its nuclear programme." She said that, on 7 March, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that there were “ongoing indications consistent with the operation of the 5 megawatt reactor at the Yongbyon site.” For the UN political affairs chief, "in pursuing its nuclear capability and ballistic missile programmes, the DPRK is defying the repeated demands of the Council to cease such activities." "We have consistently conveyed these concerns to the DPRK," DiCarlo informed.


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