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Report: Sanctions on N. Korea Not Working; Harming Civilian Population

Lisa Schlein

   GENEVA - A new report finds sanctions imposed on North Korea are
   failing to advance denuclearization prospects on the Korean Peninsula,
   while causing immense suffering to the civilian population. An
   international, multi-disciplinary panel of independent experts compiled
   the report. The report is the first comprehensive assessment of the
   human impact of sanctions against North Korea.

   The United Nations strengthened economic sanctions against North Korea
   in 2016 with the aim of bringing Pyongyang to the nuclear negotiating
   table with Washington. This tactic, however, has not worked. The talks
   remain deadlocked.
   North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in April said he would give the U.S.
   until the end of the year to become more flexible on nuclear talks;
   since then, he's launched 12 missiles to back up that warning

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