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Targeted financial sanctions obligations and designated lists relating to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and proliferation financing

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30 October 2026UN Security Council updates the sanctions list (30/10/2026)

RI HONG-SOP

UN reference
KPi.004
Sanctions regime
DPRK (1718 Committee)
Type
Individual
Designation
Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, and Head of Nuclear Weapons Institute
Nationality
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Date of birth
1940-02-26
Address
Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Listed on
16 July 2009
Updated by the UN
29 June 2023

Other information (UN original text)

Former director, Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, oversaw three core facilities that assist in the production of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the Nuclear Reactor, and the Reprocessing Plant.

If your counterparty matches this record: suspend the transaction, freeze the related funds and assets without delay and report to the competent authorities.