United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874
The Resolution 1874 of the UN Security Council is a resolution, adopted unanimously on 12 June 2009 at its 6141st meeting of the United Nations Security Council. With the resolution of the Security Council condemned North Korea's nuclear weapons test test on May 25 and tightened the embargo on arms and other selected goods. The Resolution had France, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States introduced.
The Panel followed up on its previous relevant resolutions on the subject, including resolutions 825 (1993), 1540 (2004) and especially 1718 (2006) and the declaration of the President of the Security Council of 13 April 2009, and confirmed that the proliferation of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and their delivery system is a threat to the security and international peace performing.
The Security Council noted that the nuclear test on May 25, is in breach of resolution 1718 (2006) and contrary to the NPT. The panel ordered the withdrawal of North Korea from this agreement and stressed that the measures imposed by resolution measures was not directed against the people of the state and should have an impact on humanitarian assistance.
Under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council took the measures provided for in Article 41 measures and condemned North Korea in the strongest because of the disregard of the relevant resolutions. The resolution demanded the body of North Korea not to conduct further nuclear weapons and ballistic missile tests and decided that the state had to suspend all activities related to the North Korean ballistic missile program. The resolution further demanded that North Korea immediately meets the relevant resolutions, revokes its withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the short term allows inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA ).
The Member States, the Council called on to implement their obligations in terms of resolution 1718 (2006). The Security Council also decided to extend the property subject to the embargo on all weapons except small arms and other light weapons and related materials and the related maintenance, training, advice or help. All states were required to report to the Sanctions Committee of the supply of small arms and other light weapons in advance.
The resolution calls on Member States to inspect all freight shipments to and from North Korea and made possible with the permission of the State under whose flag a ship sails to control a ship on the high seas, if it is suspected that the vessel is transporting prohibited goods. All states are called upon to cooperate in these controls.
The Security Council decided that found in such checks prohibited goods are to be confiscated and disposed of while the States have to comply with the relevant obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention. It should cooperate with each other all states.
The panel also ruled that the Member States have to prohibit the supply of ships until they were checked and were, if necessary, seized and disposed of prohibited goods. Member states should freeze in their territories of funding to be used for the acquisition and placement of banned goods or intended. The resolution also calls for signing new contracts to grants or loans with North Korea, except for humanitarian purposes. This includes financial support for commercial transactions that can serve the North Korean nuclear weapons program or the ballistic missile program.
Part of the resolution are the obligations for Member States, relevant reports to the Sanctions Committee be discontinued and the constitution of a seven-member Expediency Council.
In addition, the resolution calls on North Korea to receive the six- party talks and expresses the intention of avoiding actions that lead to an increase of tension.
As usual, the Security Council decided to remain actively seized of the matter.