April 19, 2024
Interviews

UN sanctions do not affect N. Korea’s food, agriculture, trade – Newcomb

Former member of the UN Panel of Experts talks to NK News about N. Korean sanctions and financial measures

As North Korea has continued developing its weapons programs, so have sanctions against it grown in depth and complexity.

Sanctions measures from the United Nations, autonomous sanctions and safeguards put in place by financial institutions are often conflated, while patchy enforcement from individual UN member states further complicates enforcement.

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