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Appendix
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UNSC Resolutions on Sanctions Against North Korea

Classification Background Major Details (summary)
Resolution North Korea’s
1695(July 15, long-range missile • Demands member states to prevent and monitor the transfer of materials,
technologies, and financial resources related to WMD and missile activities
2006) launch (July 5, 2006)
Resolution North Korea’s 1st
1718 (October nuclear test (October • Embargo, shipment inspection, asset freezing, and travel control
• Sets up sanctions committee on North Korea under the UN Security Council
14, 2006) 9, 2006)
Resolution North Korea’s 2nd • Complete embargo against arms imports with an exception to small arms
1874 • Ban on all financial services and support that could contribute to North Korea’s WMD
nuclear test
(June 12, (May 25, 2009) and missile activities
2009) • Sets up an expert panel to support the sanctions committee on North Korea
Resolution North Korea’s • Pursues introduction of standards to strengthen search activities of suspicious vessels
2087 long-range missile in open waters
(January 22, launch • Reinforces "catch-all" export control against North Korea
2013) (December 12, 2012) • Urges enhanced monitoring of all activities involving North Korean financial institutions
Resolution North Korea’s 3rd • Expands embargoed items related to nuclear weapons and missiles
2094 (March nuclear test • Reinforces financial sanctions (suspension of activities of North Korean banks violating
7, 2013) (February 12, 2013) the resolution)
North Korea’s 4th • Prohibits cooperation with North Korean military and police
Resolution nuclear test (January • Introduces mandatory search of shipments to and from North Korea and prohibits
2270 6, 2016) / North entry of sanctioned vessels or vessels suspected of involvement in illegal activities
(March 2, Korea’s long-range • Demands closure of overseas branches and offices of North Korean banks within 90
2016) missile launch days
(February 7, 2016) • Introduces import ban on North Korean minerals (coal, iron, gold, etc.)
• Prohibits scientific and technological cooperation with North Korea
• Prohibits rental of aircraft and vessels and provision of crew to North Korea; States
Resolution
2321 North Korea’s 5th mandatory search of travel baggage to and from North Korea
nuclear test
(November (September 9, 2016) • Closes foreign financial institutions in North Korea
• States additional mineral items that are banned for export (silver, copper, zinc, and
30, 2016)
nickel) and bans the export of sculptures
• Caps North Korea’s coal export
Resolution North Korea’s launch
2356 of IRBM (May 14, • Expands the scope of sanctions
(June 2, 2017) 2017)
• Adds WMD and conventional weapon dual-use control items
Resolution North Korea’s launch • Grants the committee authorities to designate vessels involved in prohibited activities
2371 and requires member states to deny entry of suspected vessels
of ballistic missiles
(August 5, (July 4 and 28, 2017) • Restricts member states’ employment of North Korean workers
2017) • Bans North Korea’s export of coal, iron, and iron ores
• Bans North Korea’s export of lead, lead ores, and seafood
• Adds WMD and conventional weapon dual-use control items
Resolution North Korea’s 6th • Urges search of vessels suspected of carrying banned items with the consent of flag state
2375 nuclear test • Bans granting a work permit to North Korean workers
(September (September 3, 2017) • Bans North Korea’s textile export
11, 2017)
• Restricts fuel supply to North Korea
• Capture, search, and seizure of vessels suspected or involved in the transportation of
banned items or prohibited activities within territories and territorial waters
• Repatriates North Korean works to North Korea within 24 months
Resolution North Korea’s • Restricts fuel supply to North Korea
2397 launch of
(December Hwasong-15 • Bans North Korea’s export of food, agricultural products, machinery, electronics,
minerals, soil, stone, wood, and vessels
22, 2017 (November 29, 2017)
• Bans export of industrial machinery, means of transportation, iron, and other metals to
North Korea
• Expressly bans trading of fishing rights
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