The UN Secretary-General has welcomed the latest efforts made towards building trust and reducing military tension on the Korean Peninsula, following his meeting with North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho.
A two-day historic meeting involving church leaders from North and South of the Korea has ended in Geneva with the Ecumenical Forum for Peace, Reunification and Development Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula issuing a call to “Seek Peace and Pursue It.”
The UN Security Council has imposed new sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, increasing the depth of measures imposed on the country in the wake of its continued nuclear and ballistic weapons programme.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Friday (15 December 2017) that he is deeply concerned over the risk of military confrontation on the Korean Peninsula, “including as a result of miscalculation.”
The top United Nations political official has urged the Security Council to remain united and to take appropriate action against Sunday's nuclear explosive test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
In response to the launches of ballistic missiles of possible intercontinental range by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the United Nations Security Council has moved to strengthen sanctions on the Northeast Asian country's exports.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned yesterday's launch of a ballistic missile of possible intercontinental range by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
China should immediately release five North Korean refugees held in Chinese detention and agree not to return them to North Korea, where they would face grave danger, says Human Rights Watch.
The leadership of the Worker’s Party of Korea selected at the upcoming party congress should urgently address the serious rights abuses committed by the government, including forced labour connected with the congress, Human Rights Watch said today.