The situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Security Council, 9653rd meeting

The situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:15:58
• Production Date: 12 June 2024
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: HWANG JOONKOOK; VOLKER TÜRK; ELIZABETH SALMÓN
• Corporate Name: SECURITY COUNCIL
• Subject Topical: COMMEMORATION; HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS; KOREAN QUESTION; NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; FOOD SHORTAGE; POLITICAL REPRESSION; TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; KOREAN PENINSULA
• MAMS Id: 3226029
• Parent Id: 3216576

Description

The meeting includes a minute of silence in honor of the death of Saulos Klaus Chilima, Vice President of Malawi, who died in a plane crash on 10 June 2024. 

• Statements before the vote: China, Russian Federation, United States of America, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
• Further statement: Russian Federation 
• Procedural vote(s) requested by: China, Russian Federation 
• The President put the provisional agenda to a vote. 
• Vote: 12 in favour; 2 against (China, Russian Federation); 1 abstention(s) (Mozambique) 
• The agenda was adopted. 
• Briefer: Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (via video-teleconference) 
• Briefer: Ms. Elizabeth Salmón, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
• Briefer: Mr. Gumhyok Kim, Civil society representative 
• Statements: All Council members 
• Further statements: United States of America, China

Related Sites and Documents

S/PV.9653

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