United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/2024/255
Date: 2024-03-28 (meeting 9591)
Agenda: Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Vetoed by: RUSSIA/USSR

 United Nations   S/2024/255  
  Security Council   Distr.: General  
28 March 2024  
 
Original: English  
 
24-05905 (E)    020424  
*2405905*   
 
United States of America: draft resolution  
 
 
 The Security Council , 
 Recalling  its previous relevant resolutions, including resolutions 825 (1993) , 
1540 (2004) , 1695 (2006) , 1718 (2006) , 1874 (2009) , 1887 (2009) , 1928 (2010) , 1985 
(2011) , 2050 (2012) , 2087 (2013) , 2094 (2013) , 2141 (2014) , 2207 (2015) , 2270 
(2016) , 2276 (2016) , 2321 (2016) , 2345 (2017) , 2356 (2017) , 2371 (2017) , 2375 
(2017) , 2397 (2017) , 2407 (2018) , 2464 (2019) , 2515 (20 20), 2569 (2021) , 2627 
(2022) , 2664 (2022)  and 2680 (2023)  as well as the statements of its President of 
6 October 2006 ( S/PRST/2006/41 ), 13 April 2009 ( S/PRST/2009/7 ), 16 April 2012, 
(S/PRST/2012/13 ), and 29 August 2017 ( S/PRST/2017/16 ), 
 Recalling  the creation, pursuant to paragraph 26 of resolution 1874 (2009) , of a 
Panel of Experts, under the direction of the Committee, to carry out the tasks provided 
for by that paragraph,  
 Recalling  the 12 September 2023 interim report ( S/2023/656 ) by the Panel of 
Experts appointed by the Secretary -General pursuant to paragraph 26 of resolution 
1874 (2009)  and the 7 March 2024 final report ( S/2024/215 ) by the Panel,  
 Recalling  the methodological standards for reports of sanctions monitoring 
mechanisms contained in the Report of t he Informal Working Group of the Security 
Council on General Issues of Sanctions ( S/2006/997 ), 
 Welcoming  the efforts made by the Secretariat to expand and improve the roster 
of experts for the Security Council Subsidiary Organs Branch, bearing in mind the 
guidance provided by the Note of the President ( S/2006/99 7), noting paragraph 11,  
 Emphasizing , in that regard, the importance of credible, fact -based, independent 
assessments, analysis, and recommendations, in accordance with the mandate of the 
Panel of Experts, as specified in paragraph 26 of resolution 1874 (2009) , 
 Determining  that proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, as 
well as their means of delivery continue to constitute a threat to international peace 
and security,  
 Acting  under Article 41 of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,  
 1. Decides  to extend until 30 April 2025 the mandate of the Panel of Experts, 
as specified in paragraph 26 of resolution  1874 (2009)  and modified in paragraph 29 
of resolution 2094 (2013) , decides t hat this mandate shall apply also with respect to 
the measures imposed in resolutions 2270 (2016) , 2321 (2016) , 2356 (2017) , 2371 
(2017) , 2375 (2017) , 2397 (2017) , and 2664 (2022) , expresses its intent to review the 
mandate and take appropriate action regarding further extension no later than 
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 24 March 2025, and requests  the Secretary -General to take the necessary 
administrative measures to this effect;  
 2. Requests  the Panel of Experts to provide to the Committee no later than 
23 August 2024 a confidential midterm report with its findings and r ecommendations, 
and further requests  that, after a discussion with the Committee, the Panel of Experts 
submit to the Council its midterm report on a confidential basis and provide an oral 
briefing on the report to all UN Member States by 20 September 2024,  and requests  
also a final report to the Committee no later than 14 February 2025 with its findings 
and recommendations and further requests  that, after a discussion with the 
Committee, the Panel of Experts submit to the Council its final report no later t han 
21 March 2025;  
 3. Encourages  the Panel of Experts to identify, gather information on, and keep 
the Committee informed of instances and common patterns of DPRK non -compliance 
with the measures imposed in relevant Security Council resolutions;  
 4. Reque sts the Panel of Experts to provide to the Committee a planned 
programme of work no later than thirty days after the Panel ’s reappointment, 
encourages  the Committee to engage in regular discussions about this programme of 
work and to engage regularly with the Panel about its work, and further requests  the 
Panel of Experts to provide to the Committee any updates to this programme of work;  
 5. Underscores  that the panel shall carry out credible, fact -based, 
independent assessments, analysis, and recommendatio ns in an objective and 
impartial manner and in accordance with the mandate of the Panel of Experts, as 
specified in paragraph 26 of resolution 1874 (2009) ; 
 6. Recalls  the measures imposed in resolutions 2270 (2016) , 2321 (2016) , 
2356 (2017) , 2371 (2017) , 2375 (2017)  and 2397 (2017) , and reaffirms  that it will 
keep the DPRK ’s actions under continuous review and that it is prepared to review, 
by 30 April 2025, the appropriateness of measures taken t o date, including the 
strengthening, modification, suspension, or lifting of the measures as may be needed 
in light of DPRK compliance;  
 7. Decides  that paragraph 12 (g ) of resolution 1718 shall be replaced by the 
following:  
 To report at least every 120 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;  
 8. Further expresses  its intent to continue to follow the work of the Panel;  
 9. Urges  all States, relevant United Nations bodies and other interested 
parties, to cooperate fully with the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 
(2006)  and the Panel of Experts, in particular by supplying any information at their 
disposal on the implementation of the measures imposed by resolutions 1718 (2006) , 
1874 (2009) , 2087 (2013) , 2094 (2013) , 2270 (2016) , 2321 (2016) , 2356 (2017) , 2371 
(2017) , 2375 (2017) , and 2397 (2017) ; 
 10. Decides  to remain actively seized of the matter.  
 

Voting result: 13 yes, 1 no, 1 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Algeria
vote: Y
country: Ecuador
vote: Y
country: France
vote: Y
country: Guyana
vote: Y
country: Japan
vote: Y
country: Malta
vote: Y
country: Mozambique
vote: Y
country: Republic of Korea
vote: Y
country: Sierra Leone
vote: Y
country: Slovenia
vote: Y
country: Switzerland
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: Y
country: United States of America
vote: Y
country: Russian Federation
vote: N
country: China
vote: A