UN Security Council Adopts New North Korea Sanctions

The UN Security Council has approved a resolution toughening sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programme.

The Security Council unanimously adopted on Saturday the 🇺🇸-led resolution, which bans mineral and seafood exports worth more than $1bn.

The measures would be the 7th set of UN sanctions imposed on North Korea since it first carried out a nuclear test in 2006. Saturday’s move come after the North tested 2 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) last month, prompting the 🇺🇸 to lead a push at the UN for tougher sanctions.

Nikki Haley, the ambassador to the UN, praised the new sanctions, telling council members after the vote that it is “the single largest economic package ever levelled against the North Korean regime.”