UN / SWEDEN DPRK SANCTIONS

Swedish Ambassador Olof Skoog today said that the members of the Security Council are “very committed” and “stand firmly behind the sanctions on the DPRK in accordance with the Council’s resolutions,” adding that it is “absolutely key” that all Members implement sanctions “faithfully and in a rigid and rigorous way.” UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:31
• Production Date: 21 November 2018
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; SANCTIONS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
• MAMS Id: 2318295
• Parent Id: 2318295
• Alternate Title: unifeed181121d

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STORY: UN / SWEDEN DPRK SANCTIONS
TRT: 1:31
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTION: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 21 NOVEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

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RECENT – NEW YORK CITY

1.Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters

21 NOVEMBER 2018, NEW YORK CITY

2.Wide shot, Swedish Ambassador walking to the podium
3.Close up, reporter typing
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations:
“We are very committed, and we stand firmly behind the sanctions on the DPRK in accordance with the Council’s resolutions. We believe that it is absolutely key that all Members implement those sanctions faithfully and in a rigid and rigorous way. We believe that the Council has shown strong resolve and unity on the DPRK issue and that has contributed to the momentum that we have seen over the last year.”
5. Close up, reporter typing
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations:
“There is no question that the main responsibility for that situation rests with the Government of North Korea, but that does not take away the responsibility in North Korea, as in any other country, for the international community to so its best, its at most to provide lifesaving support for the population.”
7. Close up, cameraperson
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Olof Skoog, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations:
“We are concerned that the chronic underfunding of humanitarian support is hampering this humanitarian effort. So we’ve also urged and I’ll do it again, urge all countries to come in with financial support to OCHA and the agencies that are operating in the DPRK and elsewhere.”
9. Wide shot, Skoog leaving the podium

Storyline

Swedish Ambassador Olof Skoog today said that the members of the Security Council are “very committed” and “stand firmly behind the sanctions on the DPRK in accordance with the Council’s resolutions,” adding that it is “absolutely key” that all Members implement sanctions “faithfully and in a rigid and rigorous way.”

Speaking to reporters today (21 Nov) in New York after the Security Council held a discussion on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Swedish Ambassador Olof Skoog said “we believe that the Council has shown strong resolve and unity on the DPRK issue and that has contributed to the momentum that we have seen over the last year.”

Saying that the humanitarian situation in the country is dire, Skoog said “there is no question that the main responsibility for that situation rests with the Government of North Korea, but that does not take away the responsibility in North Korea, as in any other country, for the international community to so its best, its at most to provide lifesaving support for the population.”

The Swedish Ambassador also said the Council is concerned that “the chronic underfunding of humanitarian support is hampering this humanitarian effort.”

He urged all countries to “come in with financial support to OCHA and the agencies that are operating in the DPRK and elsewhere.”