THREATS FROM NORTH KOREA: UNSC unanimously adopts new sanctions

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted new sanctions against North Korea from all 15 members of the body. The move comes in the wake of North Korea's sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September 3rd.

The sanctions include a freeze on North Korean imports of crude oil at current levels of four million barrels a year.This is the first time the Security Council has targeted oil in its sanctions against the regime.

The United States had pushed for a complete oil embargo to stop North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles aimed at the US. Resolution 23-75 also includes a ban on North Korean textiles, a key source of revenue for the regime, and restrictions on the use of North Korean workers overseas. However, there is no travel ban or asset freeze against North Korean leader Kim Jong-un or Yo-jong.

The resolution demonstrates the international community's growing resolve to take action against North Korea as its adoption comes only eight days after the nuclear test.

Source: Arirang News