UN Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2270(2016), imposing additional sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) in response to the continued pursuit of a nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programme. UN Photo / Rick Bajornas

Security Council Takes Tough Measures Against North Korea

December 1, 2016December 2, 2016 RMN News Ban Ki-moon, North Korea, Security Council, UN

The Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted measures against North Korea that United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described as “the

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How to Improve the Human Rights Situation in North Korea

November 28, 2016November 30, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, Japan, North Korea, Tokyo, UN

A United Nations (UN) rights expert has appealed to governments and civil society organizations to put people squarely at the

Children in Hoeryong City, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), observe the UN inter-agency assessment mission that evaluated the needs of people affected by floods in September 2016. Photo: UNICEF/Murat Sahin

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600,000 People Affected by Floods in North Korea

October 8, 2016October 9, 2016 RMN News Children, Floods, North Korea, UNICEF

After disastrous flooding in North Korea in August and September left tens of thousands of children in urgent need of

President Barack Obama. Photo courtesy: White House

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Obama Responds to North Korea’s Nuclear Test

September 10, 2016September 12, 2016 RMN News Japan, North Korea, Nuclear Test, Obama, White House

The United States has termed North Korea’s September 9 nuclear test a grave threat to regional security and to international

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UN Appoints Human Rights Experts to Monitor North Korea

September 10, 2016September 11, 2016 RMN News Human Rights, North Korea, UN

The UN High Commissioner for human rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein has designated two independent human rights experts, Ms. Sonja

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NATO Reacts to North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Launch

June 22, 2016June 24, 2016 RMN News Ballistic Missile, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO, North Korea

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today reacted sharply over North Korea’s ballistic missile launch. “I strongly condemn the launch by