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UN to vote on North Korea action UN boosts North Korea sanctions
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The United Nations Security Council is preparing to meet in New York to vote on a draft resolution imposing new sanctions on North Korea. The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to impose new sanctions on communist North Korea.
The move follows a nuclear test carried by Pyongyang last month. The move follows a nuclear test carried by the North Koreans last month, in defiance of previous UN resolutions.
Western diplomats say the planned new sanctions are tougher than those already in place. The new sanctions are tougher than those that were already in place against the North Koreans.
The changes include provisions for the inspection of North Korean ships, a tighter ban on arms exports, and financial measures. They include provisions for the inspection of North Korean ships, a tighter ban on arms exports, and financial measures.
On Thursday, the US envoy to North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, said Washington was addressing a "growing threat" from Pyongyang, but still hoped for a diplomatic solution.On Thursday, the US envoy to North Korea, Stephen Bosworth, said Washington was addressing a "growing threat" from Pyongyang, but still hoped for a diplomatic solution.
Mr Bosworth told a Senate hearing in Washington that the Obama administration's strong preference was to engage in "serious, effective diplomacy".Mr Bosworth told a Senate hearing in Washington that the Obama administration's strong preference was to engage in "serious, effective diplomacy".
The draft UN resolution agreed this week calls on member states to inspect North Korean ships suspected of carrying equipment related to weapons of mass destruction.The draft UN resolution agreed this week calls on member states to inspect North Korean ships suspected of carrying equipment related to weapons of mass destruction.
It also reasserts a UN ban on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests and calls on Pyongyang to go back on its decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT).It also reasserts a UN ban on North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests and calls on Pyongyang to go back on its decision to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT).
In recent weeks, North Korea has fired a long-range and several short-range missiles, and tested a nuclear device in defiance of the UN Security Council.In recent weeks, North Korea has fired a long-range and several short-range missiles, and tested a nuclear device in defiance of the UN Security Council.
North Korea has warned that it will use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked.North Korea has warned that it will use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked.