The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Friday extended the mandate of the panel of experts assisting the committee which oversees its sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) until April 30, 2023.

In a unanimous decision, the council also underscored that the panel should carry out credible, fact-based, independent assessments and analysis, and recommendations in an objective and impartial manner in accordance with its mandate.

The council urged all states, relevant United Nations bodies and other interested parties, to cooperate fully with the sanctions committee and the expert panel, in particular by supplying any information at their disposal on the implementation of the measures imposed by several other resolutions. 

UN Resolution 1718 imposed a series of economic sanctions on the DPRK and established the sanctions committee to gather more information, specify the sanctions, monitor them, and issue recommendations. 

The panel of experts established in 2009 supports the work of the sanctions committee, particularly in evaluating cases of noncompliance. While the sanctions committee can make legally binding decisions on how to specifically execute the sanctions, the panel has an informational and advisory role in support of those decisions.