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South Korea detains Tanzania-flagged ship over North sanctions

Seoul said it held the African-flagged cargo vessel Prada at Pyeongtaek after finding evidence it violated UN sanctions on North Korea.

2026.7.22

Korea elected to UN Economic and Social Council for 11th term

Korea has been elected as a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) for the 2027-29 term, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday.

2026.6.5

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The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building on Feb. 28, 2022, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. [AP/YONHAP]

All UN chief candidates to attend peace forum in Jeju in June

An annual international peace forum will be held on Jeju Island next month to explore ways to enhance cooperation amid intensified geopolitical challenges, with all candidates for the next United Nations secretary-general expected to gather.

2026.5.26

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk speaks during a press conference at the Seoul Global Center in Jongno District, central Seoul, on May 13. [YONHAP]

UN human rights chief calls for 'guardrails' in AI development, expresses concern about North Korea

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stressed the need for human rights to serve as the "DNA" of AI development during a press conference in Seoul on Wednesday.

2026.5.13

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at the UN headquarters in New York City on April 27. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

North Korea not bound by NPT under any circumstances: UN envoy

North Korea is not bound under any circumstances by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), its representative to the United Nations said in a statement released on Thursday.

2026.5.7

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversees a ground test of a high-thrust solid-fuel missile engine using a composite carbon fiber material in a photo shared on March 29. [NEWS1]

North Korea condemns UN human rights resolution on Pyongyang: KCNA

North Korea on Thursday condemned a recent United Nations resolution on human rights violations in the country, calling it a "grave political provocation."

2026.4.2

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs in Lebanon on March 30. A strike hit the Lebanese capital after Israel issued a warning for people in the Hezbollah stronghold to leave. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korea condemns acts threatening UN peacekeepers in Lebanon after Indonesian casualties

Korea on Tuesday condemned all acts threatening United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon after Indonesian personnel were killed and wounded in the region.

2026.3.31

An election of members of the UN Human Rights Council is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on Oct. 10, 2023. [XINHUA/YONHAP]

South Korea to co-sponsor UN human rights resolution on North Korea

The South Korean government has decided, after deliberation, to join as a co-sponsor of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council resolution on North Korea.

2026.3.28

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young delivers opening remarks at a joint conference hosted by the Ministry of Unification and the Korea Institute for National Unification at The Plaza Hotel in Jung District, central Seoul, on March 25. [YONHAP]

South sees no reason to push UN human rights resolution against North: Unification minister

Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said on Thursday that South Korea sees no reason to push for a United Nations resolution denouncing human rights violations in North Korea.

2026.3.26

Participants ring a bell during a gender equality event at the Korea Exchange in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul, on March 13. [KOREA EXCHANGE]

Korea Exchange hosts annual bell-ringing ceremony for gender equality

The Korea Exchange (KRX) stated on Friday that it hosted a bell-ringing ceremony for the 12th annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality campaign in celebration of International Women's Day this month.

2026.3.13