Discord among representatives of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) in New York has put a question mark over the future operations of the expert group tasked with monitoring North Korea sanctions implementation, multiple informed sources have told NK News.

The U.N. Panel of Experts, which produces in-depth biannual reports on DPRK sanctions violations, consequently faces what two former panel members described as an “unprecedented” situation threatening its ability to carry out ongoing work.