S/RES/2356 (2017)
United Nations
Security Council
Distr.: General
2 June 2017
Resolution 2356 (2017)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 7958th meeting, on
2 June 2017
The Security Council,
Recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 825 (1993),
resolution 1540 (2004), resolution 1695 (2006), resolution 1718 (2006), resolution
1874 (2009), resolution 1887 (2009), resolution 2087 (2013), resolution 2094
(2013), resolution 2270 (2016), and resolution 2321 (2016), as well as the
statements of its President of 6 October 2006 (S/PRST/2006/41), 13 April 2009
(S/PRST/2009/7) and 16 April 2012 (S/PRST/2012/13),
Reaffirming that proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as
well as their means of delivery, constitutes a threat to international peace and
security,
Expressing serious concern that the DPRK has continued to violate relevant
Security Council resolutions through repeated launches and attempted launches of
ballistic missiles, and noting that all such ballistic missile activities contribute to the
DPRK’s development of nuclear weapons delivery systems and increase tension in
the region and beyond,
Expressing great concern that the DPRK’s prohibited arms sales have
generated revenues that are diverted to the pursuit of nu clear weapons and ballistic
missiles while DPRK citizens have unmet needs,
Expressing its gravest concern that the DPRK’s ongoing nuclear - and ballistic
missile-related activities have further generated increased tension in the region and
beyond, and determining that there continues to exist a clear threat to international
peace and security,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, and taking
measures under its Article 41,
1.
Condemns in the strongest terms the nuclear weapons and ballistic
missile development activities including a series of ballistic missile launches and
other activities conducted by the DPRK since 9 September 2016 in violation and
flagrant disregard of the Security Council’s resolutions;
2.
Reaffirms its decisions that the DPRK shall abandon all nuclear weapons
and existing nuclear programmes in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner,
and immediately cease all related activities; shall not conduct any furthe r launches
17-09024 (E)
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