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NR # 3041B
Resolution 2094 is the fifth UNSCR against North Korea since 2006 for the countrys nuclear and ballistic missile activities in violation of previous Security Council resolutions 1695, 1718, 1874, and 2087. According to Susan E. Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Resolution 2094 is designed to significantly impede North Korea's ability to develop further its illicit nuclear and ballistic missile programs, as well as its proliferation activities. Rice further stated that one major aspect of the new resolution is that it has tightened financial sanctions by making some of the existing measures mandatory. Under the new resolution, 193 member states are now required to freeze or block any financial transactions or monetary transfers if such activities are deemed to help North Koreas nuclear and ballistic missile programs. The resolution also prohibits financial support for trade with North Korea that could assist in its illicit programs. The new financial measures are aimed at cracking down on bulk cash transfers and also on restricting the financial network of North Korean banks involved in the countrys illicit activities. Furthermore, interdiction and inspection of all suspicious ships and cargos also became mandatory, a notable development since China and Russia opposed making such measures mandatory in the past. Rice said a North Korean provocation in the coming weeks is expected with the imposition of this sanction. It has already threatened suspension of the 1953 Korean War armistice, including severing its military hotline with the United States and suspending the activities of its representative office at Panmunjom. Second, its rhetoric is at a fever pitch with threats of preemptive nuclear attacks against the United States. Third, North Korea has blasted ongoing annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises, including the start of Key Resolve beginning Monday, March 11. Fourth, it has declared no-sail, no-fly zones in the East Sea and Yellow Sea, which are telltale signs of more missile tests. (30)
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