United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 was adopted unanimously by the United Nations Security Council on October 14, 2006.
The resolution, passed under Chapter VII, Article 41, of the UN Charter, imposes a series of economic and commercial sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the DPRK, or North Korea) in the aftermath of that nation's claimed nuclear test of October 9, 2006.[1] Provisions[edit] The resolution's provisions include: Sanctions committee[edit] All the UN's member states are required to report to the Council on the measures they adopt in compliance with the resolution within the next 30 days.