UNSC Resolution 702 (membership admission in 1991)
List of Security Council resolutions
COI Report on Human Rights in the DPRK (2014)
Nuclear proliferation
Sanctions against North Korea UN Security Council resolutions:
825 (1993)
1695 (2006)
1718 (2006)
1874 (2009)
1928 (2010)
1985 (2011)
2050 (2012)
2087 (2013)
2094 (2013)
2141 (2014)
2207 (2015)
2270 (2016)
2321 (2016)
2356 (2017)
2371 (2017)
2375 (2017)
2397 (2017)
2407 (2018)
2464 (2019)
2515 (2020)
2569 (2021)
2627 (2022)
2680 (2023)
UNSC Sanctions Committee on North Korea
Korean War
United Nations Command UN Security Council Resolutions:
82 (1950)
83 (1950)
84 (1950)
85 (1950)
90 (1951)
UN General Assembly Resolutions:
377 "United for Peace" (1950)
498 (1951)
500 (1951)
977 (1955)
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The Permanent Mission of North Korea to the United Nations (officially Permanent Mission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations) is the diplomatic mission of North Korea to the United Nations (UN) in New York.[1]
After North Korea became a member of the World Health Organization, it was entitled to observer status in the UN and thus could establish a permanent mission. The mission in New York was established in the autumn of 1973.[2] North Korea became a permanent member of the UN in 1991.[3]
The mission is represented by the permanent representative of North Korea to the United Nations. The current permanent representative is Kim Song [ja]. North Korea also has a mission to the UN in Paris and an Ambassador to the UN at the UN Office at Geneva.[4][5] Since North Korea does not have an embassy to the United States, the mission is its only form of diplomatic representation it has in the country.[6] In 2016, following the detention of US citizen Otto Warmbier in North Korea, the mission threatened to sever this "New York channel" of communication between the two countries.[7] The mission also coordinates aid to North Korea by the humanitarian organization AmeriCares.[8]
Diplomatic posts in the mission are highly sought-after in the diplomatic corps of North Korea. North Korean diplomats are generally expected to earn money to pay their living expenses, with the state providing only for minimum operational costs of a mission. The UN mission is the only exception to this rule and living expenses are covered. Staff is paid a meager salary of $300 to $600 per month and need to employ various means to reduce their cost of living. Diplomatic staff live in a working-class apartment on Roosevelt Island. They commute to the mission by vans and shop together. Staff frequent fast-food restaurants near the UN headquarters and fish in the East River Park. Korean Americans who sympathize with North Korea may also cover some of the costs. Diplomats typically enroll their children in schools that specialize in teaching English, in hopes that they too could become diplomats stationed in the United States. When a high-ranking official leaves the mission, a farewell party is typically organized and they are expected to return to North Korea with gifts to the leader of North Korea.[9]
^Klug, Foster (24 September 2020). "For North Korea, UN Membership is a Key Link to Larger World". AP. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^Vreeland, Nena (1975). Area Handbook for South Korea (Second ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 213. OCLC 1695028. DA Pam 550-41.
^Dorell, Oren (19 September 2017). "Is North Korea in the UN? Yes, it is among most sanctioned members". USA Today. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^"Countries that have established diplomatic relations with the DPRK". North Korea in the World. East-West Center, The National Committee on North Korea. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
^Nebehay, Stephanie (22 May 2019). "North Korea Says 'Biggest Issue' in U.S. Ties Is Impounded Ship". Reuters. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^Deen, Thalif (1 June 2018). "Pompeo in Talks with Blacklisted North Korean Official in New York". Inter Press Service. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^"Report: North Korea May Have Shut Down Communication Channel". UPI. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^"AmeriCares Rushes Emergency Aid to North Korea Flood Survivors". Cision. AmeriCares. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^"N.Korean Diplomats Go Crazy for English, Too". The Dong-a Ilbo. 26 March 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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