North Korea’s big demand from the United Nations

PNP DeskMarch 5, 2023September 10, 202402 mins

North Korea asked the United Nations to stop joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States. In a statement on state media on Sunday, Vice Foreign Minister Kim Sae-jeong said the allies’ exercises and statements had raised tensions to an “extremely dangerous level”. He said that the United Nations and the international community…

Experts demand better measures to protect children caught in conflict

PNP DeskFebruary 13, 2023September 10, 202406 mins

Virginia Gamba, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, who is currently preparing her latest report, said data gathered so far reveals that trends showing high levels of violations are continuing. Nearly 24,000 grave violations were verified in 2021, the last reporting year. Most involved killing and maiming, as well as recruitment and…