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| UN imposes tough North Korea sanctions | UN imposes tough North Korea sanctions |
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| The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution significantly expanding international sanctions against North Korea. | The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution significantly expanding international sanctions against North Korea. |
| Correspondents say the new measures amount to some of the toughest against North Korea in two decades. | Correspondents say the new measures amount to some of the toughest against North Korea in two decades. |
| The vote is in response to North Korea's nuclear test last month. | The vote is in response to North Korea's nuclear test last month. |
| The sanctions will result in all cargo going to and from the country being inspected, while 16 new individuals and 12 organisations have been blacklisted. | |
| "Today, the international community, speaking with one voice, has sent Pyongyang a simple message: North Korea must abandon these dangerous programmes and choose a better path for its people," US President Barack Obama said in a statement. | "Today, the international community, speaking with one voice, has sent Pyongyang a simple message: North Korea must abandon these dangerous programmes and choose a better path for its people," US President Barack Obama said in a statement. |
| Carrots or sticks to take on North Korea? | |
| North Korea's missile programme | |
| N Korea's dramatic rhetoric over test | |
| How potent are North Korea's threats? | |
| Addressing the council after the vote, US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said that it was a "perverse reality" that North Korea was more interested in developing its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes than it was in meeting the basic needs of its people. | |
| The United States and North Korea's long-standing ally China spent seven weeks discussing the new sanctions. | The United States and North Korea's long-standing ally China spent seven weeks discussing the new sanctions. |
| Economy fears | Economy fears |
| In addition to the mandatory cargo inspections the sanctions also include a ban on all sales or transfers of small arms and light weapons to North Korea, and expulsion of diplomats from the North who engage in "illicit activities". | In addition to the mandatory cargo inspections the sanctions also include a ban on all sales or transfers of small arms and light weapons to North Korea, and expulsion of diplomats from the North who engage in "illicit activities". |
| The US, its Western allies and Japan were eager for the new sanctions to be speedily put in place, and pushed for them to be as wide-ranging as possible. | The US, its Western allies and Japan were eager for the new sanctions to be speedily put in place, and pushed for them to be as wide-ranging as possible. |
| But China made clear that it did not want to impose measures that could jeopardise the stability of North Korea and cause its economy to collapse. | But China made clear that it did not want to impose measures that could jeopardise the stability of North Korea and cause its economy to collapse. |
| The UN resolution emphasises that the new sanctions are not intended to lead to "adverse humanitarian consequences" for civilians, many of whom face financial hardships and shortages of food. | |
| North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket in February and a nuclear test in January were widely condemned as a flagrant violation of UN resolutions. | |
| North Korea earlier said it would no longer take part in UN Human Rights Council sessions examining its rights record. | North Korea earlier said it would no longer take part in UN Human Rights Council sessions examining its rights record. |
| Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong accused the council of "politicisation, selectivity and double standards" and of "singling out" North Korea for criticism. | Foreign Minister Ri Su-yong accused the council of "politicisation, selectivity and double standards" and of "singling out" North Korea for criticism. |
| The UN council has repeatedly criticised North Korea over its treatment of its citizens. | The UN council has repeatedly criticised North Korea over its treatment of its citizens. |
| The North insists its missile programme is purely scientific in nature, but the US, South Korea and even its ally China say such rocket launches are aimed at developing inter-continental ballistic missiles. | |
| The North claimed its January nuclear test - the fourth since 2006 - was a test of its hydrogen bomb technology. | |
| The new sanctions in detail | |
| Source: Associated Press/AFP |