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Australia and Canada deploy surveillance aircraft to Japan to monitor ship-to-ship transfers between North Korean vessels that bypass United Nations sanctions. The aircraft join a warship already deployed by the United Kingdom.
2018-04-28

A United Nations report claims that a North Korean shipping company has been renaming and reflagging its vessels to avoid an arms embargo.
2015-02-26

A United Nations report accuses North Korea of atrocities and calls for an investigation by the International Criminal Court.
2014-02-17

The United Nations appoints a three-member panel led by Australian High Court judge Michael Kirby to investigate alleged human rights breaches in North Korea.
2013-05-8

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warns that the crisis may soon become "uncontrollable". The Commander of the United States Pacific Command Samuel J. Locklear describes the situation as a threat to the U.S. but states that North Korean missiles will not be destroyed, unless a serious threat.
2013-04-9

Iran, North Korea and Syria block adoption of a United Nations treaty that would regulate the international arms trade, a proposal which required agreement by all 193 UN member states.
2013-03-29

A scuffle breaks out at the United Nations Human Rights Council after a North Korean diplomat said a U.N. report on the human rights situation in the country had been "fabricated".
2012-03-12

The United Nations World Food Programme calls for "urgent assistance" for the North Korean people due to a food crisis.
2011-05-19

North Korea agrees with United States troubleshooter Bill Richardson to permit the return of United Nations nuclear inspectors.
2010-12-20

A spokesperson for North Korea suggests new United States sanctions against it are "in violation" of a United Nations statement which did not apportion blame for the sinking of a South Korean warship.
2010-07-22