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UN Panel: Financial Sanctions Against North Korea Among ‘Most Poorly Implemented’

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UN Panel: Financial Sanctions Against North Korea Among ‘Most Poorly Implemented’

Sanctions implementation against North Korea continues to lag.

UN Panel: Financial Sanctions Against North Korea Among ‘Most Poorly Implemented’
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On Tuesday, the United Nations Panel of Experts on North Korea released its latest report, detailing advances in the country’s capabilities and the extent to which the international sanctions regime toward the country was being implemented.

As in recent years, the Panel found a range of North Korean activities designed to evade and violate international sanctions. North Korean individuals and entities, as well as individuals and entities in other United Nations member states, were implicated in the activities.

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