DPRK Korea: Continued militarisation a ‘serious concern’, political affairs chief warns Security Council It comes after the DPRK – more commonly known as North Korea – launched a new five-year military development plan this year, which is in violation of multiple Security Council resolutions, noted Under Secretary-General  Rosemary DiCarlo . ‘New arsenals’ Pyongyang’s strategy to keep developing “new secret arsenals” and assets is also a challenge to global nuclear disarmament efforts, including  the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, she told ambassadors. Security Council resolution 1718 (2006) provided a framework for targeted sanctions on North Korea including an arms embargo.  However, support for sanctions from the international community remains in doubt after permanent member Russia vetoed a Security Council resolution that sought to renew the role of a UN independent panel to monitor sanctions. in 2024,  triggering a General Assembly debate on the move.  Ms.…