Capacity-building to implement United Nations Security Council sanctions on North Korea

This project funds the United States Civilian Research and Defence Foundation to build regional and international capacity to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) sanctions on North Korea’s proliferation activities. Project activities include: (1) translating UNSCR training materials into French; (2) promoting open-source monitoring and reporting on North Korean sanction evasion to the private sector; (3) training on North Korean sanctions implementation for legal experts in the Caribbean; (4) training on best practices to prevent North Korean sanctions evasion for ship registry officials in Latin America; and (5) training private sector entities in China on North Korean sanctions-related risk management.

The expected outcomes for this project include: (1) increased awareness of UNSCRs on North Korea by compliance officers in governments and in the private sector; (2) improved access by experts to resources to prevent North Korean proliferation-related activities; (3) stronger connections between private sector compliance officers and the subject matter experts producing information on North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction program; (4) strengthened capacity of professional associations to provide training and resources to prevent North Korean sanctions evasion; (5) strengthened national legal regimes for UNSCR sanctions enforcement; and (6) increased knowledge about managing sanctions-related risk at financial institutions.