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North Korea ratifies UN convention against organized crime

DPRK historically involved with organizations and crimes the convention seeks to combat

North Korea has ratified the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday.

The report said that the decision was enacted on June 16 by the Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), which is the standing committee of North Korea’s parliament.

“The document of accession will soon be presented to the secretary general of the United Nations, trustee of the convention,” the brief announcement on state media read.

The United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime was adopted by the UN General Assembly in December 2000 and entered into force