Voice of America (VOA) reported on Wednesday that the UN has passed a resolution on North Korean human rights for the twentieth consecutive year.
The UN General Assembly Third Committee, South Korea, and sixty-one other nations passed the North Korean human rights resolution on Wednesday at the UN Headquarters in New York. The resolution was then forwarded to the General Assembly for consideration.
The Third Committee addresses social, humanitarian, and cultural issues. It first adopted the North Korean Human Rights Resolution in 2005 and has continued for two decades.
No committee member called for a vote. Opposing countries, including North Korea, refrained from requesting a vote due to concerns about overwhelming support for the resolution. As a result, the resolution was adopted unanimously without a formal vote.
The resolution was drafted by the EU and forty-six co-sponsors, including South Korea and the U.S. An additional fifteen countries joined on Wednesday, bringing the total number of co-sponsors to sixty-one.
The resolution strongly condemns the North Korean regime for prioritizing the development of illegal nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs over the safety and well-being of its citizens. It also demands the immediate repatriation of all individuals who have been abducted.
China and Russia opposed the resolution, while North Korea’s UN ambassador, Kim Song, refuted the claims. He asserted that such human rights issues do not exist in North Korea.
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