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Latest UN images shows life in North Korean nursery, hospital
A visit to North Korea by the executive director of the UN World Food Programme this week has provided a glimpse inside a handful of state-run establishments that care for babies and new mothers. The pictures, shot by the WFP on May 20, showed several stops on the visit by Ertharin Cousin, which lasted from May…
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DPRK UN ambassador takes questions, gives advice
It’s not often that a North Korean official faces a skeptical press corps and takes questions. Judging by Friday’s appearance at the United Nations by DPRK Ambassador Sin Son-ho, it’s even rarer that they provide answers to those questions. Sin called a news conference at the U.N. in New York on Friday morning to announce…
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UN, US State Dept. react to execution of Jang Song Thaek
The United Nations Human Rights agency said it is following with concern news coming out of Pyongyang that Jang Song Thaek was executed this week. “This underscores the arbitrary nature of the system in the DPRK and the absence of transparency and due process which is required for the rule of law,” said Ravina Shamdasani, a…
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UN to DPRK: Allow access to alleged prison camps
The chair of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea called this week on the country to allow them access to areas of North Korea that are said to contain prison camps. Speaking at a news conference in New York on Tuesday, Michael Kirby…
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DPRK registers satellite with UN
The DPRK has submitted registration papers for the recently launched Kwangmyongsong 3-2 satellite to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. The papers were dated January 24 but were only made available this week by the Vienna-based organization. They were submitted by the DPRK’s diplomatic mission in the city. They don’t provide any new…
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WFP video from Anju, Wonsan
In my daily monitoring of North Korean news and information I come across a wide range of material, much of it reported and posted by general-interest North Korean blogs like NK News or North Korean Economy Watch. From time-to-time I come across something that isn’t so widely publicized, usually with a tech-angle that I post on…
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WIPO tech exports didn’t violate rules finds UN committee
A United Nations committee has concluded the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) technical assistance program didn’t violate U.N. Security Council resolutions. In question were exports of computer equipment by WIPO intended to help North Korea upgrade its patent office IT system. The exports were first reported by Fox News Channel in April, which published internal…
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UN Special Rapporteur calls for freedoms in DPRK
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the DPRK has called for increased freedom of information and access to independent media for the people of North Korea. The calls came in a 76-point report submitted on Feb. 21, 2011, to the UN’s Human Rights Council. The rapporteur, Marzuki Darusman, met with defectors, politicians and others in…
