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STORY: UN / DPRK
TRT: 05:03
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / RUSSIAN / NATS
DATELINE: 30 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, UN Headquarters
30 APRIL 2026, NEW YORK CITY
2. Med shot, Security Council
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations:
“Throughout 2025 and into early 2026, the DPRK has continued to conduct ballistic missile launches.”
4. Wide shot, Security Council
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations:
“This month, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned of a “very serious increase” in the DPRK’s fissile material production capacity at the Yongbyon nuclear site. These developments have been accompanied by statements from the DPRK Leader reiterating the country’s commitment to further advancing its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities through qualitative modernization and the diversification of delivery systems.”
6. Wide shot, Security Council
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations:
“We reiterate our call on the DPRK to fully comply with its international obligations, including the NPT and IAEA safeguards, and to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. At this critical juncture, it is essential to underscore the urgent need to reduce nuclear risk, prevent any use of nuclear weapons and bring about their total elimination.”
8. Wide shot, Security Council
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations:
“The Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) continues to oversee the sanctions measures, which remain in place. As the Secretary-General has stated, all countries must abide by the relevant Security Council sanctions in their relations with the DPRK.”
10. Wide shot, Security Council
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, United Nations:
“The broader security landscape on the Korean Peninsula remains tense, with heightened military activities, limited avenues for inter-Korean and regional dialogue, and growing concerns over the potential for miscalculation. The only way to durably reduce tensions and alleviate these concerns is to achieve sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”
12. Wide shot, Security Council
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Jennifer Locetta, Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs, Permanent Mission to the United Nations, United States:
“If some members of this Council choose to ignore these violations, they are making a deliberate choice to enable the DPRK’s nuclear weapons program. The United States will not make that choice. We will continue to identify violators, nominate them for designation, and work with our partners to ensure that they face consequences—whether through this Council or through other means.”
14. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vasily Nebenzya, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Russian Federation:
“Our cooperation, both military and otherwise, is not directed against third countries and poses no threat to states in the region or to the international community. Russia will, of course, continue to develop this cooperation, and it does not contradict our international obligations.”
15. Med shot, DPRK’s Ambassador
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Song, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
“We will neither recognize nor be bound at all by those resolutions which deny our State's legitimate right to self-defense.”
17. Wide shot, Security Council
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Song, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
“We owe it to the strong self-defensive war deterrence built by the DPRK that the peace and security on the Korean peninsula are being maintained despite the grave geo-political landscape of today.”
19. Wide shot, Security Council
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Song, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Democratic People's Republic of Korea:
“The DPRK will, as ever, continue to exercise her just and legitimate sovereign rights to cope with all sorts of challenges and threats posed by the hostile forces.”
21. Wide shot, Security Council
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Jihoon Cha, Permanent Representative, Republic of Korea:
“Some might argue that sanctions have failed to prevent the DPRK from developing nuclear weapons. However, it is undeniable that these measures adopted unanimously by this Council have slowed its progress by constraining financing and access to key resources. Ultimately, the effectiveness of sanctions depends on how faithfully and universally they are implemented by Member States. We must guard against any attempts to exploit loopholes or weaken existing measures.”
23. Wide shot, Security Council
UN’s political affairs chief Rosemary DiCarlo said that the continued pursuit of nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) remain a matter of serious concern.
Addressing the Security Council about today (30 Apr), DiCarlo said, “Throughout 2025 and into early 2026, the DPRK has continued to conduct ballistic missile launches.”
She continued, “This month, the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) warned of a “very serious increase” in the DPRK’s fissile material production capacity at the Yongbyon nuclear site. These developments have been accompanied by statements from the DPRK Leader reiterating the country’s commitment to further advancing its nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities through qualitative modernization and the diversification of delivery systems.”
She reiterated the call on the DPRK “to fully comply with its international obligations, including the NPT and IAEA safeguards, and to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty. At this critical juncture, it is essential to underscore the urgent need to reduce nuclear risk, prevent any use of nuclear weapons and bring about their total elimination.”
She highlighted, “The Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 continues to oversee the sanctions measures, which remain in place. As the Secretary-General has stated, all countries must abide by the relevant Security Council sanctions in their relations with the DPRK.”
She added, “The broader security landscape on the Korean Peninsula remains tense, with heightened military activities, limited avenues for inter-Korean and regional dialogue, and growing concerns over the potential for miscalculation. The only way to durably reduce tensions and alleviate these concerns is to achieve sustainable peace and the complete and verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”
US Ambassador Jennifer Locetta, said, “If some members of this Council choose to ignore these violations, they are making a deliberate choice to enable the DPRK’s nuclear weapons program. The United States will not make that choice. We will continue to identify violators, nominate them for designation, and work with our partners to ensure that they face consequences—whether through this Council or through other means.”
Russian Permanent Representative Vasily Nebenzya said, “Our cooperation, both military and otherwise, is not directed against third countries and poses no threat to states in the region or to the international community. Russia will, of course, continue to develop this cooperation, and it does not contradict our international obligations.”
Kim Song, DPRK’s Permanent Representative, said, “We will neither recognize nor be bound at all by those resolutions which deny our State's legitimate right to self-defense.”
He also said, “We owe it to the strong self-defensive war deterrence built by the DPRK that the peace and security on the Korean peninsula are being maintained despite the grave geo-political landscape of today.”
He concluded, “The DPRK will, as ever, continue to exercise her just and legitimate sovereign rights to cope with all sorts of challenges and threats posed by the hostile forces.”
Jihoon Cha, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea said, “Some might argue that sanctions have failed to prevent the DPRK from developing nuclear weapons. However, it is undeniable that these measures adopted unanimously by this Council have slowed its progress by constraining financing and access to key resources. Ultimately, the effectiveness of sanctions depends on how faithfully and universally they are implemented by Member States. We must guard against any attempts to exploit loopholes or weaken existing measures.”
