S/2013/337 - National Committee on North Korea

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Figure I
Overview of reporting Member States by region 3
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50
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Number of States
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48
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Reporting States
Nonreporting States
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Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania
Regions
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16. Paragraph 10 of resolution 1874 (2009) requires that the export of small arms
and light weapons be notified to the <strong>Committee</strong>. It was publicly reported in October
2012 that Switzerland exported about US$ 174,000 worth of small arms to the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea during the first half of 2012. The Panel is in
communication with the Government of Switzerland in this regard.
V. Continuing violations by the Democratic People’s Republic
of Korea of its obligation to abandon nuclear, other weapons
of mass destruction and ballistic missile programmes
17. Over the past 12 months, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has
continued to develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes. Its launch using
ballistic missile technology in December 2012 was quickly followed by a nuclear test
in February <strong>2013</strong>. The Security Council condemned both events. The Democratic
People’s Republic of Korea has also continued to expand its related infrastructures
and administrative organizations.
18. In defiance of resolution 1874 (2009), which stated that it cannot have the status
of a nuclear weapons State, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea revised the
preamble to its Constitution adopted in April 2012 to describe itself as a “nucleararmed
State”. In <strong>2013</strong> it passed a law purporting to consolidate its “nuclear weapons
State” position. 4 The <strong>National</strong> Defence Commission and the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs have also repeatedly stated that the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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3 Regional breakdowns are taken from the Statistics Division of the Department of Economic and
Social Affairs of the Secretariat: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm.
4 “Law on consolidating position of nuclear weapons State adopted”, KCNA, 1 April <strong>2013</strong>.
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