UPDATE: After publication the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) released a statement condemning the recent violations of UN resolutions. The statement can be found here: http://www.un.org/press/en/2016/sc12509.doc.htm

An emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) was held on Tuesday in New York in response to North Korea’s decision to fire three ballistic missiles into Japanese waters at the beginning of the week.

While no statement was yet issued by the UNSC following the meeting, the Ambassadors to the UN from the U.S., South Korea and Japan, emerged to make statements before the press.

“We hope that the Security