Security Council resolution 1718 (2006) [on measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in connection with its nuclear weapon tests]
Symbol: S/RES/1718(2006)
Date: 2006-10-14
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/61 [23] NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION
Subjects: UN. Security Council (61st year : 2006) > Resolutions and decisions|IAEA|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1718 (2006) concerning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea > Establishment|UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1718 (2006) concerning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea > Terms of reference|Six-Party Talks|Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)|Agreement between the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards in connection with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1992)|Joint Statement of the Fourth Round of Six Party Talks (2005 : Beijing)|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|NUCLEAR WEAPON TESTS|BALLISTIC MISSILES|SANCTIONS|DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA|KOREAN PENINSULA|NEGOTIATION|INTERNATIONAL SECURITY|TREATY COMPLIANCE|NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS|INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS|NUCLEAR FREEZE|NUCLEAR WEAPONS|NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY|WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION|VERIFICATION|ARMS TRANSFERS|CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS|EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES|CONSUMER GOODS|EXPORTS|TECHNICAL COOPERATION|FROZEN ASSETS|TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS|TRANSIT COUNTRIES|ILLICIT ARMS TRAFFICKING|SHIP INSPECTION|FINANCIAL RESOURCES|BASIC NEEDS|REPORT PREPARATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: ARGENTINA
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: CONGO
vote: yes
country: DENMARK
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GHANA
vote: yes
country: GREECE
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: PERU
vote: yes
country: QATAR
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SLOVAKIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/1718 (2006)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              14 October 2006




               Resolution 1718 (2006)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5551st meeting, on
               14 October 2006

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its previous relevant resolutions, including resolution 825 (1993),
               resolution 1540 (2004) and, in particular, resolution 1695 (2006), as well as the
               statement of its President of 6 October 2006 (S/PRST/2006/41),
                    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 the gravest concern at the claim by the Democratic People’s
               Republic of Korea (DPRK) that it has conducted a test of a nuclear weapon on
               9 October 2006, and at the challenge such a test constitutes to the Treaty on the
               Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and to international efforts aimed at
               strengthening the global regime of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, and the
               danger it poses to peace and stability in the region and beyond,
                    Expressing its firm conviction that the international regime on the
               non-proliferation of nuclear weapons should be maintained and recalling that the
               DPRK cannot have the status of a nuclear-weapon state in accordance with the
               Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons,
                   Deploring the DPRK’s announcement of withdrawal from the Treaty on the
               Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and its pursuit of nuclear weapons,
                    Deploring further that the DPRK has refused to return to the Six-Party talks
               without precondition,
                  Endorsing the Joint Statement issued on 19 September 2005 by China, the
               DPRK, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States,
                   Underlining the importance that the DPRK respond to other security and
               humanitarian concerns of the international community,
                     Expressing profound concern that the test claimed by the DPRK has generated
               increased tension in the region and beyond, and determining therefore that there is a
               clear threat to international peace and security,



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                   Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, and taking
               measures under its Article 41,
                     1.    Condemns the nuclear test proclaimed by the DPRK on 9 October 2006
               in flagrant disregard of its relevant resolutions, in particular resolution 1695 (2006),
               as well as of the statement of its President of 6 October 2006 (S/PRST/2006/41),
               including that such a test would bring universal condemnation of the international
               community and would represent a clear threat to international peace and security;
                     2.    Demands that the DPRK not conduct any further nuclear test or launch of
               a ballistic missile;
                    3.   Demands that the DPRK immediately retract its announcement of
               withdrawal from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;
                    4.    Demands further that the DPRK return to the Treaty on the
               Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and International Atomic Energy Agency
               (IAEA) safeguards, and underlines the need for all States Parties to the Treaty on
               the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to continue to comply with their Treaty
               obligations;
                    5.    Decides that the DPRK shall suspend all activities related to its ballistic
               missile programme and in this context re-establish its pre-existing commitments to a
               moratorium on missile launching;
                      6.   Decides that the DPRK shall abandon all nuclear weapons and existing
               nuclear programmes in a complete, verifiable and irreversible manner, shall act
               strictly in accordance with the obligations applicable to parties under the Treaty on
               the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the terms and conditions of its
               International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Safeguards Agreement (IAEA
               INFCIRC/403) and shall provide the IAEA transparency measures extending beyond
               these requirements, including such access to individuals, documentation,
               equipments and facilities as may be required and deemed necessary by the IAEA;
                     7.    Decides also that the DPRK shall abandon all other existing weapons of
               mass destruction and ballistic missile programme in a complete, verifiable and
               irreversible manner;
                    8.    Decides that:
                     (a) All Member States shall prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or
               transfer to the DPRK, through their territories or by their nationals, or using their
               flag vessels or aircraft, and whether or not originating in their territories, of:
                    (i) Any battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, large calibre artillery
                    systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles or missile
                    systems as defined for the purpose of the United Nations Register on
                    Conventional Arms, or related materiel including spare parts, or items as
                    determined by the Security Council or the Committee established by paragraph
                    12 below (the Committee);
                    (ii) All items, materials, equipment, goods and technology as set out in the
                    lists in documents S/2006/814 and S/2006/815, unless within 14 days of
                    adoption of this resolution the Committee has amended or completed their
                    provisions also taking into account the list in document S/2006/816, as well as
                    other items, materials, equipment, goods and technology, determined by the


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                Security Council or the Committee, which could contribute to DPRK’s
                nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destructionrelated programmes;
                (iii) Luxury goods;
                  (b) The DPRK shall cease the export of all items covered in subparagraphs
           (a) (i) and (a) (ii) above and that all Member States shall prohibit the procurement of
           such items from the DPRK by their nationals, or using their flagged vessels or
           aircraft, and whether or not originating in the territory of the DPRK;
                 (c) All Member States shall prevent any transfers to the DPRK by their
           nationals or from their territories, or from the DPRK by its nationals or from its
           territory, of technical training, advice, services or assistance related to the provision,
           manufacture, maintenance or use of the items in subparagraphs (a) (i) and (a) (ii)
           above;
                 (d) All Member States shall, in accordance with their respective legal
           processes, freeze immediately the funds, other financial assets and economic
           resources which are on their territories at the date of the adoption of this resolution
           or at any time thereafter, that are owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the
           persons or entities designated by the Committee or by the Security Council as being
           engaged in or providing support for, including through other illicit means, DPRK’s
           nuclear-related, other weapons of mass destruction-related and ballistic missilerelated programmes, or by persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their
           direction, and ensure that any funds, financial assets or economic resources are
           prevented from being made available by their nationals or by any persons or entities
           within their territories, to or for the benefit of such persons or entities;
                 (e) All Member States shall take the necessary steps to prevent the entry into
           or transit through their territories of the persons designated by the Committee or by
           the Security Council as being responsible for, including through supporting or
           promoting, DPRK policies in relation to the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic
           missile-related and other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, together
           with their family members, provided that nothing in this paragraph shall oblige a
           state to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory;
                 (f) In order to ensure compliance with the requirements of this paragraph,
           and thereby preventing illicit trafficking in nuclear, chemical or biological weapons,
           their means of delivery and related materials, all Member States are called upon to
           take, in accordance with their national authorities and legislation, and consistent
           with international law, cooperative action including through inspection of cargo to
           and from the DPRK, as necessary;
                9.    Decides that the provisions of paragraph 8 (d) above do not apply to
           financial or other assets or resources that have been determined by relevant States:
                 (a) To be necessary for basic expenses, including payment for foodstuffs,
           rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and
           public utility charges, or exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees
           and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal
           services, or fees or service charges, in accordance with national laws, for routine
           holding or maintenance of frozen funds, other financial assets and economic
           resources, after notification by the relevant States to the Committee of the intention



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               to authorize, where appropriate, access to such funds, other financial assets and
               economic resources and in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee
               within five working days of such notification;
                    (b) To be necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that such
               determination has been notified by the relevant States to the Committee and has
               been approved by the Committee; or
                     (c) To be subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien or judgement, in
               which case the funds, other financial assets and economic resources may be used to
               satisfy that lien or judgement provided that the lien or judgement was entered prior
               to the date of the present resolution, is not for the benefit of a person referred to in
               paragraph 8 (d) above or an individual or entity identified by the Security Council
               or the Committee, and has been notified by the relevant States to the Committee;
                     10. Decides that the measures imposed by paragraph 8 (e) above shall not
               apply where the Committee determines on a case-by-case basis that such travel is
               justified on the grounds of humanitarian need, including religious obligations, or
               where the Committee concludes that an exemption would otherwise further the
               objectives of the present resolution;
                     11. Calls upon all Member States to report to the Security Council within
               thirty days of the adoption of this resolution on the steps they have taken with a
               view to implementing effectively the provisions of paragraph 8 above;
                    12. Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of its provisional rules of
               procedure, a Committee of the Security Council consisting of all the members of the
               Council, to undertake the following tasks:
                    (a) To seek from all States, in particular those producing or possessing the
               items, materials, equipment, goods and technology referred to in paragraph 8 (a)
               above, information regarding the actions taken by them to implement effectively the
               measures imposed by paragraph 8 above of this resolution and whatever further
               information it may consider useful in this regard;
                     (b) To examine and take appropriate action on information regarding alleged
               violations of measures imposed by paragraph 8 of this resolution;
                    (c) To consider and decide upon requests for exemptions set out in
               paragraphs 9 and 10 above;
                    (d) To determine additional items, materials, equipment, goods and
               technology to be specified for the purpose of paragraphs 8 (a) (i) and 8 (a) (ii)
               above;
                   (e) To designate additional individuals and entities subject to the measures
               imposed by paragraphs 8 (d) and 8 (e) above;
                    (f) To promulgate guidelines as may be necessary to facilitate the
               implementation of the measures imposed by this resolution;
                     (g) To report at least every 90 days to the Security Council on its work, with
               its observations and recommendations, in particular on ways to strengthen the
               effectiveness of the measures imposed by paragraph 8 above;
                     13. Welcomes and encourages further the efforts by all States concerned to
               intensify their diplomatic efforts, to refrain from any actions that might aggravate


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           tension and to facilitate the early resumption of the Six-Party Talks, with a view to
           the expeditious implementation of the Joint Statement issued on 19 September 2005
           by China, the DPRK, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the
           United States, to achieve the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula
           and to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and in north-east Asia;
                 14. Calls upon the DPRK to return immediately to the Six-Party Talks
           without precondition and to work towards the expeditious implementation of the
           Joint Statement issued on 19 September 2005 by China, the DPRK, Japan, the
           Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States;
                 15. Affirms that it shall keep DPRK’s actions under continuous review and
           that it shall be prepared to review the appropriateness of the measures contained in
           paragraph 8 above, including the strengthening, modification, suspension or lifting
           of the measures, as may be needed at that time in light of the DPRK’s compliance
           with the provisions of the resolution;
               16. Underlines that further decisions will be required, should additional
           measures be necessary;
                17.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.




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