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UN Security Council Unanimously Votes to Impose New Sanctions on North Korea

UN Security Council Unanimously Votes to Impose New Sanctions on North Korea
Nikki Haley, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, votes with other members of the United Nations Security Council to impose new sanctions on North Korea in New York City on Dec. 22, 2017. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to impose new sanctions on the North Korean regime following its Nov. 28 launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).

Under the resolution, only 500,000 barrels of refined petroleum products can be sold to North Korea in total per year—a sharp drop from the two million barrels which had been allowed under U.N. Security Council sanctions passed in September.
Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
Jasper Fakkert is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. With more than a decade of experience at The Epoch Times, Fakkert has played a key role in expanding the publication’s reach, ensuring readers are provided with independent and insightful news coverage.
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