United Nations Security Council Resolution 2371
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The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2371 on August 5, 2017, with approval of all the five permanent members and the ten non-permanent members in response to North Korea’s July 2017 missile tests.[1][2][3]
UN Security Council Resolution 2371 | ||||
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Date | 5 August 2017 | |||
Meeting no. | 8019 | |||
Code | S/RES/2371 (Document) | |||
Subject | Non-proliferation: Democratic People's Republic of Korea | |||
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Result | Adopted | |||
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The resolution tightened economic sanctions for the 6th time, since they were first imposed in 2006, when North Korea had its first nuclear test.[4]
The new restrictions ban purchases of North Korean coal, iron, lead and seafood (the country’s main exports). According to some estimates, this will deprive the regime of $1 billion a year—a third of its foreign earnings. The sanctions also prohibit governments around the world from admitting any more North Korean workers, as the regime pockets most of their wages.[4][3][2]