The report on North Korea's nuclear advancements comes at a time when tensions among Security Council members are running high.
imposed sanctions
on five North Korea officials. The administration also announced at the time it would seek further sanctions from the U.N. After even more launches, the U.S. called for a closed council meeting, which Russia unsuccessfully tried to block in a procedural vote. At the Friday meeting, China and Russia would not sign onto a statement condemning the proliferation of North Korea's missile launches, but nine council members, including the U.S., issued a statement that called theof an intermediate-range ballistic missile a"significant escalation" and condemned the"unlawful action in the strongest terms."
Divisions within the council on what to do next were evident in the acrimonious statements by diplomats following the closed meeting. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said,"The United States has made clear that we are willing to meet with the North Koreans without preconditions, but before we can commit our President to meeting, we need to have a better sense of what there is to achieve."The most recent report noted that the humanitarian situation continues to worsen. It contains 30 recommendations, some of which may be revised before the final report is issued.
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