Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Security Council, 10147th meeting

Korean Peninsula military tensions rising as Pyongyang expands nuclear, ballistic-missile programmes, speakers warn Security Council.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 02:18:06
• Production Date: 30 April 2026
• Asset Language: Arabic; English; French; Russian; Spanish; Chinese; Original
• Personal Subject: ROSEMARY A. DICARLO
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - IAEA; DEPARTMENT OF PEACE OPERATIONS - DPO; DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND PEACEBUILDING AFFAIRS - DPPA; TREATY ON THE NON-PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS - NPT
• Subject Topical: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE; INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY; NON-PROLIFERATION; SANCTIONS; TRADE; INTERNATIONAL MONITORS; MILITARY ACTIVITY; TREATIES; NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION; NUCLEAR WEAPONS; BALLISTIC MISSILES
• Geographic Subject: DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA; KOREAN PENINSULA
• MAMS Id: 3564360
• Parent Id: 3562423
• Alternate Title: MTG SC 10147 NON PROLIFERATION DPRK 30 APR 2026 AM

Description

Amid growing concern over the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s expanding nuclear and ballistic-missile programmes, senior United Nations officials and Security Council members today warned of continued weapons development, sanctions evasion and rising military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

“These activities undermine the global nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation regime, including the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT),” said Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations.

Statements delivered:

• Briefer: Ms. Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
• Briefer: Mr. James Byrne, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Open Source Centre
• Statements: All Council members
• Further statements: France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Statements: Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Republic of Korea
• Further statements: China, Japan, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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